The new Steam Controller from Valve is out now - some early thoughts https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/the-new-steam-controller-from-valve-is-out-now-some-early-thoughts/

[shapr@recurse.social]

@benkramer I just missed it

[ozzelot@mstdn.social]

@gamingonlinux should've made them quieter

ba dum tsss

[benkramer@dice.camp]

@shapr
I spent 34 minutes trying to check out. They were really not prepared for the demand.

[flaky@app.wafrn.net]

@CalcProgrammer1@mastodon.social @gamingonlinux@mastodon.social

Probably thought the controller wouldn't have as high a demand because it's a controller. Boy were they wrong.

[calcprogrammer1@mastodon.social]

@flaky @gamingonlinux The same happened for the Steam Deck. It happened again for the Steam Deck OLED. It happened again now with the Steam Controller. It will happen again with the Steam Machine and Steam Frame. It seems like they haven't bothered to do anything about it. They always underestimate demand and their servers always crap out under the load.

[carlwatkins@mastodon.social]

@gamingonlinux I was going to put an order in around 2pm Eastern (about an hour after going on sale) but it's just displaying "sold out" with no waiting list option or anything.

[ve4grm@dice.camp]

@gamingonlinux
and now ebay is full of controllers for 2-3x their price. Damn scalpers.

[ysaeldev@mastodon.social]

@gamingonlinux time to wait. Besides, hopefully more firmware updates will come by the time its available for more people. I will personally wait for a sale on it, so maybe a year or so. Or who knows maybe this year's winter sale

[ruivo@mastodon.social]

@fieldswork @gamingonlinux same here. I went to ebay after and sure enough 10+ listings already for $200 and up

[ttauket@mastodon.social]

@gamingonlinux Out of stock in France

[drunkeskimo@mastodon.social]

@gamingonlinux I missed it kept clicking continue but it wouldn’t go through