April 27, 2026
Valve have confirmed the Steam Controller price and release date, though the Steam Machine is still in RAM price purgatory
Plans for a simultaneous trio of hardware launches seemingly dashed on the rocks of ongoing RAM shortages , Valve have decided to release the relatively unaffected Steam Controller refresh without Steam Machine or Steam Frame backup. It’s out soon, too: the release date is confirmed for Monday, May 4th, with pricing set at £85 / $99 / €99 . Expensive? Maybe a little. A good gamepad? Yes, so says I in...
Plans for a simultaneous trio of hardware launches seemingly dashed on the rocks of ongoing RAM shortages , Valve have decided to release the relatively unaffected Steam Controller refresh without Steam Machine or Steam Frame backup. It’s out soon, too: the release date is confirmed for Monday, May 4th, with pricing set at £85 / $99 / €99 . Expensive? Maybe a little. A good gamepad? Yes, so says I in our Steam Controller review , which has also been freed from its own embargo limbo. Read more
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