New Steam Controller reportedly $99

1 week ago 15

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As reported by Vice, it appears that a review of Valve's new Steam controller was shared early to YouTube by the channel TechyTalk before getting pulled from the platform⁠—but users quickly screen recorded the review and shared it to other sites, like Streamable. The review revealed the new controller's MSRP: $100 ($99, but come on).

That definitely feels expensive looking at it, but compared to the wider field, it positions the Steam Controller at the more middle/high end of the pack, like 70th percentile. Here's some of the prices for the Steam Controller's competition, pulling from the three major console manufacturers' first party offerings, as well as our Best Controllers buying guide, and arranged from cheapest to most expensive: