Valve’s Steam Machine and the accompanying next-gen controller are hotly anticipated. But it seems the upcoming Steam Controller may have had its price leaked earlier than planned, after a YouTuber appears to have accidentally broken the embargo with an early review video.
The video was initially uploaded on YouTube, where it was quickly taken down, but a reupload is now circulating on Streamable, showing the controller priced at $99.99. This is the same controller Valve first showed alongside its upcoming Steam Machine in November 2025, positioning it as part of a broader push toward living room PC gaming.
A $100 controller enters the chat
If that price is accurate, the new Steam Controller will sit above the usual console gamepads. Sony’s standard DualSense and Microsoft’s Xbox Wireless Controller are generally cheaper, while premium options like the DualSense Edge and Xbox Elite Series 2 sit much higher. That puts Valve’s controller in an awkward but interesting middle spot.
The reaction on social media forums like Reddit has been mixed. Some users are already calling the leaked $100 price too high, especially when Xbox and PlayStation controllers can be found for less. Others seem more willing to pay if the trackpads, gyro, and Steam Input support work well enough to make it useful beyond regular console-style gaming.
The weird Steam Controller energy is back
The hardware helps explain why it may cost more than a basic controller. The new Steam Controller is expected to bring back Valve’s PC-first approach with dual trackpads, gyro controls, TMR thumbsticks, four rear buttons, and a wireless dongle that also works as a magnetic charging puck. It’s basically everything we wanted from the first Steam Controller. The sticks are better, you get extra buttons, and the whole thing appears to be more ‘plug-and-play’ for playing PC games on the TV.
The biggest question is whether Valve can make the controller feel like a must-have for Steam users rather than another expensive accessory. The first Steam Controller was weird, ambitious, and divisive. This new one seems to be following that same road, just with a sharper feature set and, apparently, a much more confident price.
