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The new Steam Controller packs features that rival controllers costing twice as much — but whether that justifies the $99 price tag depends on how you game.
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Everything we know about the new Steam Controller
The Steam Controller is really looking to challenge the popular console controllers on the market. With Valve’s enormous budget, they are winding up a hell of a punch. With the original 2015 model serving as a cult classic and a new successor surfacing through recent leaks and shipments in April 2026,
A YouTuber uploaded a video too early, and the Steam Controller’s $99.99 price slipped out. The video vanished fast, but not before the internet caught it.
If you’re a PC gamer, you’re probably right at home with a mouse and keyboard, only picking up a controller every now and then — and you probably don’t care what that controller is. Us console gamers, though, spend hundreds and thousands of hours ...