Hoping to get the new Steam Controller soon? Good luck, demand appears to be still quite high and seems far more than Valve can currently make.
Valve have now announced an update on the reservation system - to give a bit more detail on when you can expect to receive one if you make a reservation. The good news is that Valve said very clearly "We have no plans to stop making Steam Controller" but due to demand they're trying to manage expectations.
The Steam Controller page will now give you a time frame "by when you can expect to receive your order email, based on when you reserved":
- By September 2026
- By December 2026
- In 2027 (with additional information on specific timing to come)
If you still want to reserve one - Valve are still taking reservations right now but if you reserve from now it won't get to you until 2027 at the earliest it seems. And once you get a purchase email, Valve give you 72 hours to make the purchase before you get removed from the list.
To me that seems pretty nuts. Over 6 months if you reserve from today. Although, perhaps not totally unexpected. It is one of the most versatile and configurable controllers available on the market making it quite popular. But on the flip-side, it probably has a much lower priority for production compared to other hardware.
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To me that seems pretty nuts. Over 6 months if you reserve from today.It's sugar in the fuel tank for those that want a Controller to use with their Machine. Unless they've held enough back for bundles.
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Heh, I wasn't planning to order one soon, but if it's shipping in 2027, I might as well get in line!
Gosh, I can't imagine how it will go with the Steam Frame.
As far as I know, they manufacture the Steam Controller in house? If so, expanding production capacity is harder than just ordering bigger production batches.
Gosh, I can't imagine how it will go with the Steam Frame.
As far as I know, they manufacture the Steam Controller in house? If so, expanding production capacity is harder than just ordering bigger production batches.
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Turkeysteaks 13 hours ago
Quoting: CatKillerIt's sugar in the fuel tank for those that want a Controller to use with their Machine. Unless they've held enough back for bundles.I can only assume the bundles will be accounted for (although I expect they'll only have supply for half a moment anyway). From my understanding every steam machine will come with a SC2 right?
I wonder if they'll employ reservations from the get go with the frame/machine. Part of me thinks not, they'll wait until the initial supply runs dry first (which agian, I expect will be a few hours at most)
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Quoting: TurkeysteaksI can only assume the bundles will be accounted for (although I expect they'll only have supply for half a moment anyway). From my understanding every steam machine will come with a SC2 right?I don't think so. I'm sure that there will be bundles offered of machine and controller, just as I'm sure there'll be bundles offered of machine and frame. But I don't think the machine will come with a controller as standard.
Made for Steam ControllerNote that it says that it comes with the built-in antenna (because they can't really build some units without it), not that it comes with a controller.
Steam Machine comes with a built-in wireless adapter, just for pairing with Steam Controller. (Up to four with a single adapter!) This means you can pair your Steam Controller without its puck, and you can wake your Steam Machine without leaving your couch.
They're struggling with supply on the controller, and they're struggling for price for the machine, so it makes sense for Valve to keep them separate items by default. See, for example, Xbone and Kinect.
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Mohandevir 12 hours ago
Woah! Mine, which I reserved on may 9th 9:30pm, is slated for December... Ok!
But I'm quite sure that Valve put some Steam Controller stocks in reserve for the Steam Machine launch since it will be sold in 4 configurations (512gb, 512gb+sc, 2tb, 2tb+sc)... Unless they decide to remove 2 of these skus.
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But I'm quite sure that Valve put some Steam Controller stocks in reserve for the Steam Machine launch since it will be sold in 4 configurations (512gb, 512gb+sc, 2tb, 2tb+sc)... Unless they decide to remove 2 of these skus.
Last edited by Mohandevir on 18 Jun 2026 at 11:52 pm UTC
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Just got the "72 hours to finish order" email for my steam controller reservation. Went to the steam page manually to check if the email was scam, nope had the finish order button. Should be getting it in the mail early next week. So looks like they are getting stock in and its not a hard wait til september.
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ScottCarammell 8 hours ago
I reserved mine like a day after the reservations went up and it's already "by December 2026" jesus christ reserving today you may not have a planet to ship to by the time it's ready
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Man i really hope for everyone here in line that the real shipping will be much earlier. This many months ... that's hard. :(
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hardpenguin 4 hours ago
I am so glad I was part of the first order wave 🥲 2027 is insane!
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I reserved one when they became available again. Recieved it two weeks ago? Something like that. Valve really didn't expect such high demand it seems...
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Quoting: MohandevirWoah! Mine, which I reserved on may 9th 9:30pm, is slated for December... Ok!Reserved mine on the 8th, slated for September... Seems I was slightly less unlucky.
I was hoping for a faster delivery, as the controller shouldn't be dependent on RAM, but...
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Quoting: jbbandosReserved mine on 10th – I'll be waiting 'til 2027. 😢Quoting: MohandevirWoah! Mine, which I reserved on may 9th 9:30pm, is slated for December... Ok!Reserved mine on the 8th, slated for September... Seems I was slightly less unlucky.
I was hoping for a faster delivery, as the controller shouldn't be dependent on RAM, but...
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I was gonna reserve one next week when I get paid, expecting it to take a few weeks, not until next year that's pretty wild
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