2026 hardware push from Valve starts with its luxe controller
Valve’s new Steam Controller now has an official price and a release date. The hardware will cost $99 in the United States, and can be ordered starting May 4, Valve announced Monday.
At just shy of $100, Valve’s new Steam Controller is one of the more expensive controllers from a major game company. Sony’s DualSense controller retails for $74, while Nintendo’s Pro Controller for the Nintendo Switch 2 costs $89.99. The new Steam Controller is twice the price of the controller of the same name that Valve released in 2015. But it is cheaper than comparable PC controllers from companies like Scuf, which makes the $169.99 Envision wireless controller, and deluxe gamepads like Sony’s DualSense Edge and the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2, both of which retail for $199.
Based on our hands-on time with the Steam Controller though, the $99 asking price may be worth it. In our review of the new controller, we called it “a near-perfect PC gamepad.”
Valve released additional price details for the Steam Controller in other territories, which follow (and are inclusive of VAT where applicable):
- United States – $99
- Canada – CA$149
- EU – €99
- U.K. – £85
- Australia – AU$149
- Poland – 449zł
The new Steam Controller will be available for purchase starting May 4, and is expected to ship immediately.
Valve has not provided an update on when we’ll get the other hardware it announced last year, the new Steam Machine and Steam Frame VR headset.
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