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Valve launches the Steam Controller without the Steam Machine

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27 Apr
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7 May
Valve is fighting Steam Controller scalpers with a new reservations system

Valve's new Steam Controller sold out quickly when it went on sale on Monday, and the company is going to open a "reservations queue" on Friday at 1PM ET for anyone who missed

REPORT · WHO · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
27 Apr
The Steam Controller is officially going on sale May 4th for $99 USD, $149 CAD, $149 AUD, £85 in the UK and €99 in the EU.

The Steam Controller is officially going on sale May 4th for $99 USD, $149 CAD, $149 AUD, £85 in the UK and €99 in the EU.

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
28 Apr
Steam Frame isn’t Launching Alongside Steam Controller on May 4th Due to RAM Shortage

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REPORT · WHAT · Road to VROPEN STORY
22 Jun
Valve describes just how brutal RAM negotiations are in 2026

Valve's Steam Machine finally has a price: a whopping $1,049 for the 512GB configuration or $1,349 for the 2TB version. And those are without bundled controllers, which drive up

REPORT · HOW · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
27 Apr
Valve’s new Steam Controller isn’t perfect, but I’m buying one anyway

After my brief hands-on last year with Valve's new Steam Controller, I said it might be my dream controller. I've been looking for a controller with the customization and sheer

REPORT · WHO · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
22 Jun
Valve explains why it isn&#8217;t subsidizing the Steam Machine

Valve finally announced the price of the Steam Machine, and like a lot of new gadgets these days, it's not cheap: It starts at $1,049 for a 512GB model, and a 2TB model costs $300

REPORT · WHAT · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
18 Jun
Valve is so behind on Steam Controller orders that some won&#8217;t ship until 2027

Valve has some good news and bad news about Steam Controllers. The good news: if you make a reservation for a Steam Controller, the company will now show you one of three

REPORT · WHEN · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
15 Sept
Valve is still figuring out ‘how and when’ to do Steam Deck 2

Now that Valve has finally launched its entire 2026 hardware lineup - the Steam Controller, the Steam Machine, and today's Steam Frame - are we any closer to a next-gen Steam Deck

REPORT · WHEN · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
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