Valve’s Steam Controller will hit the marketplace on Monday, Might 4, for a going worth of $99 in the US. The Steam Controller does exactly what it says: It communicates with anything else operating Steam or the Steam Hyperlink app, so this comprises PCs, Macs, cell units and the Steam Deck.
Sooner or later, the Steam Controller will connect with the brand new Steam Device console and Steam Body VR headset, however neither of those merchandise have cast liberate dates simply but. They had been at first slated to return out in early 2026 along the Steam Controller, however we are just about 5 months into the yr and just a 3rd of that promise is poised to be fulfilled. Valve in March mentioned it hopes to send in 2026, shedding the “early” bit.
As famous in our evaluation, the Steam Controller is a cast gamepad, particularly for the fee. It feels and appears so much like a Steam Deck, entire with two trackpads underneath a couple of TMR thumbsticks and a normal face array. It is reactive, ergonomic, and is derived with a lovable little charging and connection puck that snaps onto the ground of the gamepad. Simply word that the Steam Controller isn’t a PC controller: It really works with Steam, and most effective Steam. You will have to upload video games with their very own launchers like Overwatch, Valorant, Minecraft or Fortnite on your Steam library ahead of enjoying them with Valve’s proprietary controller. How handy — for Valve, a minimum of.
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International, Steam Controller costs are as follows:
