Valve Sends Steam Controller for Review as Cant Buy Steam Controller Widens

Valve sent Aftermath a Steam Controller for review, and cant buy steam controller now has a device to examine instead of a memory. The new controller keeps the original name, while Valve’s second attempt at the Steam Machines has been pushed back.

Disclosure: Valve sent Aftermath a Steam Controller for review.

Valve and the Steam Deck

The original Steam Controller was described as a noble failure, but its DNA made it into the Steam Deck. That matters for players who already use Valve hardware on a PC connected to a TV or projector, because the company is still chasing an input method that works from the couch without a keyboard and mouse on the coffee table.

The author has lived for more than a decade with a full PC connected to a TV or projector. The author’s main PC dual boots Bazzite. The author’s living room PC has been exorcised of Windows entirely. The author also says the Steam Deck is one of their most used consoles.

Steam Controller for living rooms

Valve is taking another shot at the Steam Controller with a new device that retains the original name. The article frames it as ideal for people who game on PC within Valve’s ecosystem, especially on the couch. The Logitech K400 is often the de facto choice for a low-profile keyboard with an integrated trackpad, and Framework recently announced a direct competitor to it.

The missing detail is the one buyers care about most: when this Steam Controller will be easy to buy, and whether Valve’s review sample means a wider launch is close enough to matter.

The company also left one line hanging in the headline context: “This doesn't have RAM in it.”