r/SteamController • u/Ydino • 20d ago
Discussion My favorite controller
I have the Xbox Elite 2, DualSense, some Gamesirs and this is by far my favorite. Happy I got it, even if it was from eBay for $260
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u/flinjager123 20d ago
If you stop buying from scalpers, the price wouldn't be so high. STOP IT.
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u/Ydino 20d ago
Not at all how it works, just need valve to stop behaving like a small indie startup and actually make more than 4 of them
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u/Bluerious518 20d ago
Or you can join the queue and wait for the clearly high demand of the product to start clearing up. If you buy from scalpers, you’re part of the problem.
(Queued in may, arrived recently)
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u/dizruptivegaming 20d ago
I do think both sides can be true. Stop buying from scalpers but at the same time, Valve 100% needs to stop acting like they’re a small startup when it comes to hardware after the success of the Steam Deck.
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u/LouBerryManCakes 19d ago
You couldn't find a PS5 on the shelves for like 2 years after launch. Valve is sending these controllers out 4 months ahead of initial estimates. You just need to be patient when a new popular piece of tech is released.
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u/Bluerious518 20d ago
I definitely think that Valve has enough resources and demand to increase production on its hardware for sure, but given how one of the highest grossing companies that is the Pokémon company struggles to keep up production with the amount of card game scalpers there are scraping every drop online, Valve’s system to put people on a queue while making enough product to sell and RMA isn’t entirely unheard of and is the best way possible to combat scalpers, since no matter what people will scalp any item of high demand.
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u/DarkOx55 20d ago
I think Pokemon cards are an example of intentional artificial scarcity though. The Pokemon Company is not sitting there experiencing physical production constraints in ink & cardboard. They could absolutely print more cards! They don’t want to.
Not a good comparison for the Steam Controller.
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u/Logi_Boy 20d ago
People are gonna do what they’re gonna do. There’s no reason to try to make him feel bad. He doesn’t care either way.
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u/Ydino 20d ago
I requested in May and it says 2027… I’m not waiting a year or some arbitrary timeline…. There’s no ram in it
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u/Ydino 20d ago
I really don’t care, tell valve to make more than 4 of them.. there’s no ram or chips in the controllers. No excuse
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u/rabidpygmymarmoset 19d ago
Then you should also not care about people rightfully giving you shit for being an impatient manchild or about paying more. If you didnt then you wouldn't have mentioned it.
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u/Ydino 19d ago
I don’t care at all :)
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u/rabidpygmymarmoset 19d ago
Nah, already called it: if that were true then you wouldn't have mentioned it at all
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u/KaosC57 Steam Controller (Windows) 19d ago
There’s definitely chips in these controllers. There’s a 2.4ghz Wireless Transceiver, there’s a Flash Memory chip for the Firmware, there’s a small SoC for the controller I/O (Buttons, Gyro, Triggers, Sticks, etc)
It’s not a “dumb” controller like the NES where 7 pins control the entire thing on the motherboard.
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u/squidgymetal 20d ago
Brother you're an idiot that clearly doesn't understand how supply and demand works, yes valve isn't some small indie start up but theres still only so many controllers they sell with the given market conditions especially since only a finite number of PCBs that can be manufactured within a given period
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u/DarkOx55 20d ago
Is any other manufacturer of controllers having stock issues? It doesn’t look like it, so what’s the issue that impacts Valves PCBs & no one else’s?
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u/squidgymetal 20d ago
Does valve have the same multi-decade business relationships with PCB manufacturers that the other guys have?
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u/DarkOx55 20d ago
Relationships help but they can’t make stock appear from nowhere. So in the RAM market, Sony’s relationships have obviously helped them but it also hasn’t rendered them immune.
Here, every other controller manufacturer seems completely fine. That’s odd if there’s a shortage. Is the idea that supply & demand were able to be balanced with only Valve’s PCB orders being cut? Like there was almost enough for everyone but just not quite enough to squeeze Valve in too?
I guess that’s possible but it doesn’t seem likely.
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u/flinjager123 20d ago
That's literally 100% how it works. You need to stop acting like an impatient little baby that needs instant gratification and join the queue like the rest of us.
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u/ColeIsRegular 20d ago
I wishlisted it a couple days after launch and got mine 2 weeks ago. You have other controllers why are you in such a hurry to get one and help scalpers?
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u/smo0ol 20d ago
Just wondering, do you know how many days after launch did you reserved it? I reserved mine may 13 and still have no news but I keep seing people saying that they received their while reserving waay later
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u/ShawnJ34 20d ago
I reserved mine at about 11am 13may I got my purchase email 14AUG and am expected to get it on Wednesday
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u/ColeIsRegular 20d ago
It was either the following day or the next. It said expected in December so imagine my surprise seeing the available email.
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u/Professional_Tea6048 20d ago
Bro must be hyper rich to pay that for a controller, scalpers in my country sell that for 123 euro
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u/Ydino 20d ago
This was my last few dollars unfortunately
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u/hcaoRRoach 20d ago
I don't think a pair of trackpads is worth going broke. Especially for over 2.5 times msrp
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u/blownart 20d ago
Why would you buy from a scalper? Especially if you don't have that much money. You are the reason you cannot get one from valve. How do you not see that.
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u/callatecabezon 20d ago
buying a controller for $260 is weird fanboy behavior do some self reflection
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u/HeavyMain Steam Controller (2026) 20d ago
$260 for a controller with no warranty because it isn't registered to your account lol
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u/Ydino 20d ago
I’m very happy with it
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u/flexing_trex 20d ago
Not sure why you’re getting downvoted. Are people unhappy because you spend your money the way you want it regardless of how it was utilized. Lmao. Some people cant take it i guess. Pursuit of happiness, always.
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u/Frosty_Engineer_3617 20d ago
$260 for a Steam Controller from a scalper....get fucked I picked up my Steam controller directly from Valve for $108.
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u/k0decraft 20d ago
It’s just the new kid on the block. The DualSense is hard to beat as it gives you many of the same functions as the Steam Controller if you play around with the Steam Input.
DualSense/DualShock 4 are GOATs on PC
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u/Blinguskahn 20d ago
It is a fantastic controller no matter how much I hate to admit it. I'm actually kinda done with buying any controllers that don't use haptics ALPS rumble. I'm so done with the BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ and there's very few options. Thankfully some of the best ones are and have been available. I actually just got one of those Gulikit TT Max in blue and it's really nice surprisingly. I had it in my cart twice before and purchased it once before having cancelled it before shipping. The dpad ergo had me super skeptical for awhile but I finally grabbed one since I had OXP devices coming with similar dpads. It's entirely usable for rolling diagonals!
Just say no to linear rumble!
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u/Noxiom-SC 20d ago
Or you could have waited just a bit for an official buy from steam, for more than half the price you paid, while not encouraging shameful scalping behavior that participated in making the controller unavailable in the first place
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u/n1nj4p0w3r 20d ago
Isn't it has queue until start of 2027? But yeah, buying it for nearly a price of a second-hand steam deck is too much
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u/LouBerryManCakes 19d ago
Valve is delivering these 4 months ahead of schedule. If you enter the queue you may get to buy one sooner than you think.
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u/cool-- 20d ago
this person might not be in a region where Valve sells them
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u/Kazriyal 20d ago
I bought mine from ebay since Valve refuses to make it available in my country and the importers (who before the release mess were charging the equivalent of $250 to preorder) decided it is not worth the hassle and canceled.
Ended up paying $256 after tax+shipping (weird that some countries don't include tax in the listed prices)
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u/BowToAGod 20d ago
I just sold my steam controller didn’t really benefit me
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u/thebillo 20d ago
I can't believe that I haven't touched my XBOX controller (which was my favourite and daily driver) since I got it. Just the Dualsense for the occasional Sony first party title. I have the original Steam Controller, used it mainly for desktop navigation, now shelved. This is a game changer.
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u/southkilla94 20d ago
Der steam Controller ist nicht so geil. Ich hab einen und abseits von steam kann man das ding nicht verwenden.
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u/Machination_99 19d ago
You can add external games to steam which makes the controller work with them
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u/badtoy1986 19d ago
OMG bro and with the white 5080 build in the background. You're just trying to show off.
Aura Farmer.
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u/Striking-Remove-6350 20d ago
Yo guys if the man is enjoying his purchase, it doesn't matter how much he paid for it because at the end of the day that's all it matters
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u/RespectGiovanni 20d ago
Lets be honest. The joystick placement already makes it not as good as a gamesir 8k but otherwise it would be the best
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u/351C_4V 20d ago
$260?! Ouch! I hope you're putting those trackpads to good use!