Don’t mistake the Steam Controller for a PC controller. Even though its main function is to play PC games, Valve’s new gamepad communicates with Steam, and only Steam. This is not a general controller ...

It was 10 years ago when a coworker placed a Steam Controller in my hands. I had no idea what I was holding. It was a foreign object to me, tossing decades of conventional wisdom to the curb in favor ...

The Valve Steam Controller (2026) is a massive improvement over the flawed original, offering some great innovations while also coming with a more conventional – and user-friendly – design. Battery ...

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Valve’s back in the hardware game, but no, this is not the much-hoped-for Steam Deck 2, but instead a new version of the Steam Controller that’s been refreshed and refined for modern gamers. The ...

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. After my brief hands-on last year with Valve’s new Steam Controller, I said ...

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It’s been more than 10 years since the original Steam Controller, Valve’s take on a gamepad designed specifically for PC gaming. That controller only ever found a small cult following. Its most ...

We sat down with two Valve employees and asked a lot of questions about the new controller, Steam, reparability, and more ...