Valve is implementing a reservation system for its retooled Steam Controller after the preliminary wave of accessible models
sold out in minutes. There continues to be no phrase on when the following restock will occur, however starting
right this moment (May 8) at 10:00 am Pacific (1:00 pm Eastern) patrons who’ve a Steam account in good standing will likely be in a position to place a reservation.
In addition to needing an account in good standing, Valve says it would solely settle for reservations from Steam customers who’ve made a purchase order on Steam prior to April 27, 2026. The thought is to fight scalpers, or as Valve places it, it’s “taking steps to limit reseller activity” after listings appeared on eBay with steep markups.
“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 incredibly frustrating. We plan to continue replenishing stock as we get more in, but in the meantime wanted to share changes we’re making to improve the purchase experience and to limit reseller activity,” Valve states in a weblog put up.
The reservation queue places patrons in line to purchase a Steam Controller, with a restrict of 1 unit per person. After inserting a reservation, your spot in line is saved, and Valve despatched out emails in the identical order they had been made as soon as it has extra models to promote.
Anyone who already bought a Steam Controller from the preliminary wave of availability just isn’t eligible to reserve a second unit, it doesn’t matter what the standing of their Steam account. For those that are eligible, as soon as they obtain an e-mail saying the Steam Controller is in inventory and it is their flip to purchase one, they may have 72 hours to make a purchase order on Steam,
Valve says.
Valve’s pricing on the most recent iteration of the Steam Controller is $99, which is a bit excessive in contrast to base fashions of Microsoft’s Xbox wi-fi controller ($64.99, on sale for
$49.06 at Amazon) and Sony’s DualSense wi-fi controller (
$74), although fairly a bit lower than the extra premium Xbox Elite Series 2 (
$149.99) and particularly the DualSense Edge (
$199).
Valve additionally
released 3D CAD files for the Steam Controller and Puck for individuals who need to hack, mod, or design equipment.
