{"id":1564289,"date":"2026-04-27T17:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yvoS8xEi5dK52bgMpHqnE4"},"modified":"2026-04-27T17:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:49:17","slug":"valves-steam-controller-goes-on-sale-next-week-may-4-its-pricier-than-you-might-have-hoped-but-more-reasonable-than-i-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/valves-steam-controller-goes-on-sale-next-week-may-4-its-pricier-than-you-might-have-hoped-but-more-reasonable-than-i-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"Valve&#8217;s Steam Controller goes on sale next week, May 4. It&#8217;s pricier than you might have hoped, but more reasonable than I expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>The new <a href=\"www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/game-pads\/steam-controller-2026-review\" target=\"_blank\">Steam Controller<\/a> is an impressive bit of equipment\u2014and if you&#8217;re itching to get your hands on one, there isn&#8217;t too long left to wait. According to Valve, the dual-trackpad-equipped beastie will be available to stick in your cart on the Steam store from Monday, May 4.<\/p>\n<p>Pricing varies by region, with the mega-pad coming in at $99 in the US, \u20ac99 in the EU, and \u00a385 in the UK. Aussie buyers will pay AUD 149, whereas Polish Steam-enjoyers will pay PLN 419.<\/p>\n<p>Valve says these pricing differences are down to distribution costs, import duties\/tariffs, and marketing conditions, which is pretty much a summary of many of the challenges facing the entire tech industry right now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"high\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/SoNANE4mHlI\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height: 250px;\">\n<div class=\"kwizly-quiz kwizly-Xm4jRO\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/kwizly.com\/embed\/Xm4jRO.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Still, the price tag is slightly less than I was expecting, especially when you take into account the uniqueness of Valve&#8217;s design. The Steam Controller is a sizable beast with two large, haptic-enabled trackpads and twin TMR sticks, alongside a more traditional array of face buttons and triggers. <\/p>\n<figure role=\"gallery\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/valves-steam-controller-goes-on-sale-next-week-may-4-its-pricier-than-you-might-have-hoped-but-more-reasonable-than-i-expected.jpg\" alt=\"The Steam Controller on a desk during a teardown, with various parts removed.\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Future<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/valves-steam-controller-goes-on-sale-next-week-may-4-its-pricier-than-you-might-have-hoped-but-more-reasonable-than-i-expected-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Steam Controller on a desk during a teardown, with various parts removed.\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Future<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/valves-steam-controller-goes-on-sale-next-week-may-4-its-pricier-than-you-might-have-hoped-but-more-reasonable-than-i-expected-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Steam Controller on a desk during a teardown, with various parts removed.\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Future<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/valves-steam-controller-goes-on-sale-next-week-may-4-its-pricier-than-you-might-have-hoped-but-more-reasonable-than-i-expected-3.jpg\" alt=\"The Steam Controller on a desk during a teardown, with various parts removed.\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Future<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/valves-steam-controller-goes-on-sale-next-week-may-4-its-pricier-than-you-might-have-hoped-but-more-reasonable-than-i-expected-4.jpg\" alt=\"The Steam Controller on a desk during a teardown, with various parts removed.\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Future<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>There are also four sizeable buttons on the rear of the grips, which makes it a very customisable controller. There aren&#8217;t many gaming devices that can truly mimic a mouse, and it&#8217;s even got gyro controls to play with, too.<\/p>\n<p>Our Jacob likes his review sample very much, calling it a &#8220;comfy pad for comfy gamers.&#8221; It&#8217;s not particularly quick for competitive gaming due to a standard 250 Hz polling rate, but if you&#8217;re the sort of person who likes to recline on a couch or game in bed, it&#8217;s pretty ace.<\/p>\n<p>And with a 35-hour battery life, you shouldn&#8217;t have to top it up too often with the included charging puck, either. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/controllers\/steam-controller-re-review-a-fresh-look-at-valves-flawed-but-influential-10-year-old-controller\/\" target=\"_blank\">The original Steam Controller was a bit of a disappointment<\/a>, but this one&#8217;s got a design that really works\u2014and there&#8217;s only a short while to go before you can grab one for yourself.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/controllers\/valves-new-steam-controller-goes-on-sale-next-week\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Steam Controller is an impressive bit of equipment\u2014and if you&#8217;re itching to get your hands on one, there isn&#8217;t too long left to wait. According to Valve, the dual-trackpad-equipped beastie will be available to stick in your cart on the Steam store from Monday, May 4. Pricing varies by region, with the mega-pad coming in at $99 in the US, \u20ac99 in the EU, and \u00a385 in the UK. Aussie buyers will pay AUD 149, whereas Polish Steam-enjoyers will pay PLN 419. Valve says these pricing differences are down to distribution costs, import duties\/tariffs, and marketing conditions, which is pretty much a summary of many of the challenges facing the entire tech industry right now. Still, the price tag is slightly less than&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/valves-steam-controller-goes-on-sale-next-week-may-4-its-pricier-than-you-might-have-hoped-but-more-reasonable-than-i-expected\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1564290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[484,66],"class_list":["post-1564289","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>Valve&#039;s Steam Controller goes on sale next week, May 4. 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