Steam Controller

Valve

Steam Controller

26 positive 0 neutral 15 negative

Based on 41 Reddit mentions

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My Steam Controller finally died. What's an equivalent replacement controller?

Why not just use a spare one you have laying around? Anyways, Valve discontinued the Steam Controller in 2019. They will not repair it. It does cost you nothing to politely ask Steam Support, just expect the answer to be no. If you are thinking of tossing it, you maybe should try opening it to see i

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salad_tongs_1 in r/Steam

June 19, 2025 2:10 PM

5

Steam Controller review slips embargo, controller to cost $99

No internal battery was a huge plus, because finding third party batteries that aren't crap years later is really hard. It's hard finding good ones even for products that have sold millions like smartphones, handhelds, and console controllers. You are having to go with some unbranded battery hoping

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dualpad in r/GamingLeaksAndRumours

April 25, 2026 11:06 PM

2

Impressive considering it was removed from Steam over 5 years ago

I bought 4 Steam Controllers because the back piece kept breaking and they stopped selling replacement back pieces. I have a bunch of almost Steam Controllers in a box 😅 When they finally discontinued it, I had to learn to play with just the amount of buttons as everyone else.

koviko in r/RocketLeague

January 15, 2026 6:40 PM

2

Does anyone with paddles actually use them in rocket league?

I had steam controllers back in 2015 and I used to bind my boost to the button on the back. Then they discontinued them and mine broke after 4 years..... But after 3000 hours, I couln't switch back to having no boost on my back button, and other controllers were terrible compared to the Steam one. I

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Joshix1 in r/RocketLeague

November 6, 2025 10:25 AM

1

Everyone going crazy about the new controller meanwhile my $5 controller is going strong

The first steam controller was discontinued after 4 years. This new controller will sell out because it's new, but in two or three years no one will want one.

Curious-Department-7 in r/Steam

May 5, 2026 5:22 PM

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