Steam Controller
Valve · Controller
Announced alongside the Steam Frame and Steam Machine.
Valve's new Steam Controller pairs with the Steam Machine, the Steam Frame and any PC running Steam. Valve announced it with the other two devices; price and date are still to come.
Facts checked Oct 25, 2026
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Official Steam Controller updates
Latest official Steam Controller posts
- NewsGetting the most out of your Steam Controller: Grip Sense
There are lots of features we're excited about when it comes to Steam Controller, and Grip Sense is one of them. Wait, what IS Grip Sense? Grip Sense is what we're calling the two capacitive touch sensors inside the…
- NewsGetting the most out of your Steam Controller: Gyro
The Gyroscope The Steam Controller has a gyroscope inside – a highly accurate sensor for detecting the controller's rotation. It allows you to do things in-game like: Control cameras in an exploration game Aim precisely…
- NewsSteam Machine launches today!
[url="https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steammachine"]Steam Machine is launching in four different options that you can sign up for beginning today: Steam Machine 512GB: $1,049 USD / 1,509 CAD / 1,039 EUR / 879…
- NewsSteam Controller: Reservations update
When we launched [url="https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steamcontroller"]Steam Controller last month, we quickly saw that initial demand exceeded our expectations. Switching to a reservation queue has (hopefully)…
- NewsGetting the most out of your Steam Controller: Trackpads
[url="https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller"]Steam Controller launched on May 4th, with all the inputs you'd expect plus advanced features (like trackpads) that let you game however you like. The trackpads…
- NewsGetting the most out of your Steam Controller: Virtual Menus
Virtual menus are customizable on-screen menus controlled by selected inputs on your Steam Controller. While most commonly used with the trackpads, in some cases they can also be enabled with a thumbstick, the…
- NewsSteam Controller: Reservations open May 8th
[url="https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steamcontroller"]Steam Controller launched on May 4th, and while we were happy to see such a high level of interest, the experience for a lot of you trying to buy it was…
- NewsSteam Controller and Puck CAD files now available!
Greetings! We have exciting news to share for those of you who want to hack, mod, or design accessories for the Steam Controller and Puck. Today we're making the CAD files for the external shell (surface topology) of…
- NewsSteam Controller is here!
Steam Controller is [url="https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller?curator_clanid=45479024"]now available on Steam . Check out our handy overview and quick-start guide in the video we made (above). You can…
- NewsGetting the most out of your Steam Controller: Steam Input Configurator
[url="https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steamcontroller"]Steam Controller launches May 4th at 10 am Pacific on Steam. Ahead of that (and beyond!), we'll be using the Steam Hardware Blog to share a closer look at…
- NewsSteam Controller: It's almost here!
*hey, we rhymed! [img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45479024/d790d2bef0c0870bd991ea89319c3f5c5b2f03c5.gif"] You can officially start adding Steam Controller to cart on May 4th, and we're excited for folks to get their hands…
- NewsSteam Hardware: Launch timing and other FAQs
[img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45479024/fd10025f5a61826bd8a031043b347fa34dbf1312.png"] We started the Steam Hardware Blog as a way to specifically address topics surrounding Steam Hardware, and wanted to start by tackling…
- NewsAnnouncing new Steam Hardware, coming in 2026!
We're excited to announce three new hardware products joining Steam Deck as part of our hardware family: [url="https://steampowered.com/hardware/steamcontroller"]Steam Controller…
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