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Valve will be providing Steam Controller replacement parts via iFixit after launch

Valve ensured the new pad has a focus on modding and repairability: "We know our community."

PC Gamer

Valve’s new Steam Controller keeps leaking — and the rumored price suggests Steam Machine is quietly gearing up for a real comeback (but will fans pay?)

Valve’s Steam Controller continues to leak through images, early reviews, and backend updates, revealing a $99 price, key features, and a possible May 2026 launch window.

Windows Central

Valve's Steam Controller goes on sale next week, May 4. It's pricier than you might have hoped, but more reasonable than I expected

Trackpad-tastic.

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Steam Controller (2026) review

Second time's the charm.

PC Gamer

I’m a PC gamer of over 30 years, and the Valve Steam Controller (2026) is now one of my favorite gamepads since Sega dropped out of the console wars

Valve has released a new gamepad, the Steam Controller – it’s just waiting for the Steam Machine to really shine.

TechRadar

Steam Controller teardown: simple to open, easy to fix

The Steam Controller is straightforward to repair or mod at home.

PC Gamer

Gamers, it's time to get excited — the Steam Machine's price and launch date may be imminent

The memory crisis has forced Valve to delay the Steam Machine from an early 2026 launch, but rumors suggest a price and release date announcement is near.

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A leaked Steam Controller review claims Valve will charge you $99 for it, which is both too expensive and good value for money, depending on who you ask

A leaked Steam Controller suggests it'll be priced at $99. Is that too much for Valve's new gamepad, or is it the perfect midway point?

GamesRadar

Valve could sell the Steam Machine at a loss, and that would be a win for everyone

Valve is reportedly considering selling the Steam Machine at a loss "in the short term," but it's currently unclear whether decisions on MSRP have been made.

GamesRadar

Erik Wolpaw, co-writer of Portal and Portal 2 adores Burnout Paradise and has 1,500 hours in Slay the Spire: 'This is the perfect level of strategy'

"It's the exact, perfect level of decision making and cognitive load for my brain."

PC Gamer

Smart move as Valve’s new Steam Deck tools aim to boost handheld performance with developer tuning and user‑submitted framerate data

Valve has added new developer tools to help dial in performance on the Steam Deck. Users will now be able to submit data to help identify average framerates, as well as provide feedback on Verified game status.

Windows Central

Steam Controller price leaked — and I'd start saving now

A YouTuber may have just leaked the price of Valve's new Steam Controller, and if the price is correct, you should start saving for the new peripheral now.

Tom’s Guide

New Steam Controller reportedly $99

Premium price? Definitely. Premium product? We'll see.

PC Gamer

"There was an arrogant assumption that players of shooters didn't want and wouldn't care about a story; we just didn't believe this": Go behind the scenes of Half-Life with legendary Valve designer Marc Laidlaw

Retro | We return to the abandoned halls of Black Mesa to uncover how a truly revolutionary video game was created

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“I think this might just be the missing analog link to complete your amp modeling rig”: Victory PowerValve 200 review

Victory's new power amp aims to marry our digitally modeled preamps to a real cabinet, whilst providing tube warmth and feel - is it the best of both worlds?

Dot Esports

CS2 Prime: Matchmaking, weekly drops, and is it worth the price?

CS2 is free to play, but Prime status is where the full competitive experience begins. Here's what you get and whether it's actually worth buying.

Dot Esports

Cache’s return to CS2 confirmed with Valve teaser video

Valve dropped the confirmation fans have been waiting years for

PC Gamer

'We don't have to fire 1000 people to keep it working': Facepunch Studios says paying s&box game developers is sustainable, with '$500,000 paid out to date'

Developers can also export their games standalone to Steam: "No hidden percentages, no rug pulls, your work is yours."

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Larian keeps a framed reminder of Baldur's Gate 3 breaking Steam in its office, hopes Divinity will "absolutely demolish" Valve's storefront

And that was at Early Access – the game would later go on to reach over 800,000 more players for its actual launch

Tom’s Guide

Steam Controller launch imminent as Valve uploads 'secret' unboxing — here's what you need to know

Valve has uploaded an unwatchable unboxing video of the new Steam Controller to its platform, suggesting a launch is imminent.

GamesRadar

Quake 2 dev felt "breathless" when he saw how Valve was using id Software's engine, and it led to one of my favorite games of the '00s: "26 years later and I can still say 'Wow'"

All roads lead to Alice

GamesRadar

Garry's Mod follow-up S&box will launch on Steam with "sustainable" payout for people using it to make games, as devs say with a wink: "We don't have to fire 1000 people to keep it working"

"We're not guided by commercial milestones"

Dot Esports

CS2 Ranking Systems explained: Everything you need to know about Competitive, Premier, and FACEIT

CS2 has multiple ranking systems, and understanding each one can be confusing. This guide breaks down every rank, rating, and level in CS2.

PC Gamer

Alice creator American McGee says he was inspired by a Valve demo he saw while working on Quake 2

McGee was fired from id Software in 1998, but it all worked out pretty well for him.

PC Gamer

Hideo Kojima went to Valve and like a master troll took a photo of himself with 3 Half-Life gravity guns

And the orb!

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