{"id":1039523,"date":"2026-01-16T17:52:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/Yd8jv2eXiBSuqPNRD8zyPN"},"modified":"2026-01-16T17:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:52:23","slug":"wait-the-steam-controller-2-is-in-mass-production-someone-grab-the-popcorn-because-nothing-brought-out-the-strong-opinions-like-valves-first-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wait-the-steam-controller-2-is-in-mass-production-someone-grab-the-popcorn-because-nothing-brought-out-the-strong-opinions-like-valves-first-controller\/","title":{"rendered":"Wait, the Steam Controller 2 is in mass production? Someone grab the popcorn because nothing brought out the strong opinions like Valve&#8217;s first controller"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>The original Steam Controller, which has been defunct now for half a decade, had a rocky history. Well, perhaps not so much rocky as controversial, it having a plethora of diehard fanboys and fangirls but also more than a smattering of detractors, including our very own hardware overlord Dave James. Now\u2014someone shield Dave&#8217;s ears\u2014there&#8217;s talk of a second iteration already being in mass production.<\/p>\n<p>Valve boffin and leaker <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SadlyItsBradley\/status\/1858925211363553316\" target=\"_blank\">Brad Lynch shared on X<\/a> (via <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/2024\/11\/19\/24300757\/valve-steam-controller-2-roy-deckard-leak\" target=\"_blank\">The Verge<\/a>) that, in addition to a VR controller, the Steam Controller 2, codenamed &#8220;Ibex&#8221; is &#8220;being tooled for a mass production goal in their factories right now&#8221; and &#8220;that&#8217;s why I know they&#8217;re in later stages of production.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Codename for Steam Controller 2 is \u201cIbex\u201dSeparate product from Deckard\u2019s \u201cRoy\u201d controller(s)Both are being tooled for a mass production goal in their factories right now. That\u2019s why I know they\u2019re in later stages of productization<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1858925211363553316\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Presumably by &#8220;their factories&#8221; Brad means Valve&#8217;s factories, given both are Valve products. This would possibly shed some light on whether the Steam Controller 2 would be produced in-house or with help from a third party, something which\u2014along with everything else about the Steam Controller 2\u2014has remained unclear.<\/p>\n<p>We first <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/steam-controller-2-oh-no-valve-want-to-make-it-happen\/\" target=\"_blank\">heard about a second Steam Controller<\/a> back in 2022 when Steam Deck designer Lawrence Yang stated &#8220;yeah, we want to make it happen. It&#8217;s just a question of how and when.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If this rumour&#8217;s true, it looks like that &#8220;when&#8221; might be very soon.<\/p>\n<p>The original Steam Controller ran for a fair few years up until 2019 when it was discontinued. During its lifespan, it had an ardent following of dedicated proponents espousing the benefits of the controller&#8217;s versatile design: two trackpads, gyro movement, and back-paddles. Using custom configs, the controller, these proponents argued, allowed you to play mouse-and-keyboard games much easier than a standard controller does.<\/p>\n<p>One problem, however, was that there were no official baseline profiles, so you had to comb through community-made profiles, and when you got one that worked well it often wasn&#8217;t the quickest and easiest thing to get used to. Another problem was that the build quality wasn&#8217;t great, although the build quality of Valve hardware has obviously improved massively since then.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, as our Dave argued back in 2022, there wasn&#8217;t much of a reason to use a Steam Controller when you could either use an easier-to-use, better-built, standard one, or otherwise just use a mouse and keyboard. There&#8217;d have been more of a market for the Steam Controller if there was more of a market for Steam couch gaming, but the Steam Machines Valve pushed out were too late, came sporting Windows rather than SteamOS, and didn&#8217;t catch on.<\/p>\n<p>I asked Dave for comment on this latest Steam Controller 2 rumour and in response I got a picture of a whale and a plant pot hurtling towards the ground: &#8220;Hello, ground!&#8221; and &#8220;Oh no, not again.&#8221; Although that&#8217;s only the sentiment if Valve were to use exactly the same design again, and it might not. Valve has a tendency to only release things when it&#8217;s totally confident it&#8217;s doing something new.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy-box\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">More on the Steam Deck<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' >\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ShLoNMK9jDjMCLeTuVzoeB\" name=\"Steamdeck_20.jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"Steam Deck set up as a PC\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wait-the-steam-controller-2-is-in-mass-production-someone-grab-the-popcorn-because-nothing-brought-out-the-strong-opinions-like-valves-first-controller.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"pinterest-pin-exclude\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-handheld-gaming-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best handheld gaming PC<\/strong><\/a>: What&#8217;s the best travel buddy?<strong><br \/><\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/steam-deck-oled-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Steam Deck OLED review<\/strong><\/a>: Our verdict on Valve&#8217;s handheld.<br \/><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-steam-deck-accessories-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best Steam Deck accessories<\/strong><\/a>: Get decked out.<br \/><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/valve-steam-deck-battery-life\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Steam Deck battery life<\/strong><\/a>: What&#8217;s the real battery life?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The thing is, though, even if it <em>did <\/em>go for the same design, I could see there being more room for a Steam Controller 2 today than there was for the original Steam Controller way back when. That&#8217;s because, despite the abandoned Shield and Steam Machine projects, there&#8217;s more room for couch Steam gaming these days, primarily thanks to remote play and ubiquitous options for screen mirroring and such.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, I often beam the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/lenovo-legion-go-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lenovo Legion Go<\/a> up to the big screen while sitting back on the couch, and before I did that I&#8217;d often use remote play on my laptop to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>The ease of using remote play and the prevalence of handhelds and docks might, I think, make much more sense of a Steam Controller today than it did back in the days of the first-gen Steam Controller. Heck, I sometimes even use an external controller for my handheld when I&#8217;m <em>not <\/em>streaming it to the big screen, for example sat up in bed, using the Legion Go&#8217;s built-in stand.<\/p>\n<p>Throw in some Steam Deck- or Index controller-esque build quality and it might do well. Although, saying all this, we don&#8217;t even know for certain whether Valve will opt for the same trackpad design as the first-gen. It would probably make more sense for Valve to opt for a trackpad <em>and <\/em>thumbstick design such as on the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/steam-deck-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steam Deck<\/a>. That&#8217;d be fitting, too: The Steam Controller experiment helps lead to the Steam Deck, then the Steam Deck helps lead to the Steam Controller 2.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, given we know next to nothing about the Steam Controller, I&#8217;m holding out hope that it&#8217;s just a really solid, normal controller\u2014no trackpads or anything. Not for any actual reason, but just because I revel in controversy and the thought of the stink it&#8217;d stir makes me chuckle. That, or a giant red button the likes of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.8bitdo.com\/products\/8bitdo-dual-super-buttons\" target=\"_blank\">8BitDo Super Buttons<\/a>. And announce it on April 1, of course.<\/p>\n<p>Nah, jokes aside, trackpad that badboi up. It&#8217;ll be interesting to see what the detractors make of the design in today&#8217;s gaming landscape where it arguably makes more sense to use one.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/controllers\/wait-the-steam-controller-2-is-in-mass-production-someone-grab-the-popcorn-because-nothing-brought-out-the-strong-opinions-like-valves-first-controller\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The original Steam Controller, which has been defunct now for half a decade, had a rocky history. Well, perhaps not so much rocky as controversial, it having a plethora of diehard fanboys and fangirls but also more than a smattering of detractors, including our very own hardware overlord Dave James. Now\u2014someone shield Dave&#8217;s ears\u2014there&#8217;s talk of a second iteration already being in mass production. Valve boffin and leaker Brad Lynch shared on X (via The Verge) that, in addition to a VR controller, the Steam Controller 2, codenamed &#8220;Ibex&#8221; is &#8220;being tooled for a mass production goal in their factories right now&#8221; and &#8220;that&#8217;s why I know they&#8217;re in later stages of production.&#8221; Codename for Steam Controller 2 is \u201cIbex\u201dSeparate product from Deckard\u2019s \u201cRoy\u201d controller(s)Both&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wait-the-steam-controller-2-is-in-mass-production-someone-grab-the-popcorn-because-nothing-brought-out-the-strong-opinions-like-valves-first-controller\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1039524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[484,66],"class_list":["post-1039523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-controllers","tag-hardware"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wait, the Steam Controller 2 is in mass production? 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