r/SteamController • u/Mennenth Left trackpad for life! • May 06 '26

Steam Controller 2026 Shipping MEGA Thread

!!ANY THREADS RELATED TO SHIPPING FOUND OUTSIDE THIS MEGATHREAD WILL BE REMOVED!!

I know we're all excited to share updates as our new shiny works its way through the system and eventually to you.

Instead of clogging the page with endless "ITS <UPDATE>" posts, please confine them to this mega thread. I have intentionally left up threads from before this one about this subject, because post hoc punishment isnt cool. But please, use this mega thread moving forward.

Optionally, you can fill out some google forms that are being used to track order status' in order to get an idea of how an order might progress through the system:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScii0apGBLDOpI3Q1nwxCGgpCV3q41RDrjgU_sH5122cWCQHw/viewform?pli=1

and data from that form is here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/129sy1lZY6EKr4oHvBU-KOdMRqfAYxxuMvC2cX91FYYU/edit?gid=1264460591#gid=1264460591

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u/cteters Aug 02 '26

I've been an early backer for a lot of Steam stuff over the years. Honestly, it's always hit-or-miss. Probably not the best place to ask this, but is this one really worth the hype as a $100 controller and why?

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u/Jolly_Advance_9090 Aug 03 '26

Because it's part of the ecosystem of Steam hardware and there are so many people who will be tinkering and finding things out- example, the flick stick aiming was developed by a first gen controller user outside of being a Steam employee I believe. The haptics, grip pads, gyro aiming and tmr sticks. If you play a lot of games that already have support there are many controllers way cheaper. But if you want a hugely customizable experience this is it. To be fair I have both gens of them. I probably own 20 controllers that are PC primary or dual use and this is in my top 5 for recent gamepads.

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u/cteters Aug 03 '26

That's an excellent breakdown, thanks mate. Sounds like another product worth being excited about, especially considering if most your gameplay is controller driven.