The Steam Controller officially went on sale today at 10AM PT / 6PM BST / 3AM AEST, but unless you were straight onto getting your order in, there’s a good chance you’ve already missed out.
The exact time that Steam ceased serving up orders for its shiny new PC gaming controller varies a bit depending on your region, and with sporadic bursts of it returning for those still paying attention, but as it stands currently the thing is sold out.
That’s a pretty huge effort for what is the release of, well, a controller, and one that sits well above the normal entry level asking price for a run-of-the-mill pad. Of course, the Steam Controller is anything but run-of-the-mill, but you’d better hope it’s capable of making your wildest dreams come true if you’re now deciding to turn to eBay listings in order to get your hands on one.
Scalpers are having a field day already with listings asking for at least double what the controller went for officially. Here are some screenshots of hopefully Australian ‘resellers’ and their eBay items:
There’s no word yet on when the Steam Controller might be back on the Steam storefront for purchase again, but here’s hoping it’s not far off. We’re expecting our review unit to arrive very soon so we should be able to give you a better idea of what makes it so special soon enough!
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Steam Controller price and release date
The Steam Controller launched Australia on May 5, 2026 at 3AM AEST, for AUD $149.
Orders were available directly through the Steam website here.
For the folks over in the US, this puts the order launch date at May 4, 2026 at 10AM PT with a price tag of USD $99, and for the UK it’s May 4, 2026 at 6PM and £85.
Steam Controller features
As for what makes this particular controller (hopefully) worth that price tag? It’s sporting TMR thumbsticks, HD rumble, 35-hour battery life, four extra programmable back buttons, six-axis gyro that activates with capacitive touch and Steam Deck-style left and right track pads, situated just below each of the analog sticks.
It’s also fully compatible with the upcoming Steam Frame VR headset, which will see the Steam Controller through infrared tracking, and the Steam Machine console-style gaming PC with dongle-free pairing and remote wake-up.
Here’s what the product page for the Steam Controller has to say:
“Built for Steam, and configurable with Steam Input. Play all your games however you like, on whatever you like: PC, laptop, Steam Deck, Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and more.”
- Magnetic thumbsticks (TMR)
- Full set of inputs to play your whole Steam library
- 4x haptic motors for high definition rumble
- 8.39 Wh battery; 35+ hours of gameplay on a single charge
- Steam Controller Puck (USB cable included) enables plug-and-play low-latency wireless connection & easy magnetic charging