Steam Controller launched on May 4th, and while we were happy to see such a high level of interest, the experience for a lot of you trying to buy it was incredibly frustrating. We plan to continue replenishing stock as we get more in, but in the meantime wanted to share changes we're making to improve the purchase experience and to limit reseller activity:

Beginning May 8th at 10 am Pacific, we're opening a reservation queue for Steam Controller. Once you reserve, your place in line will be saved. When we go back in stock, order emails will be sent in the same order that reservations were made.

Here are the details on how we're hoping to improve the experience overall while also taking steps to limit reseller activity:

Reservation details:

• Reservations will be limited to one Steam Controller per user.

• Once you receive an order email, you have three days (72 hours) to make your purchase on Steam.

• For now, customers who have already purchased a Steam Controller are not yet eligible to reserve another Steam Controller.

Additionally:

• Your account must be in good standing on Steam

• You must have made a purchase on Steam prior to April 27, 2026

Replenishment of inventory will vary from region to region. We will start fulfilling reservations next week in the US / Canada, and UK / EU / AU in the following weeks.

Note: this beta was re-released on 5/7 with additional fixes

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

General

• Fixed a case where the Steam Controller firmware update dialog could reopen after a successful update

• Fixed streamable games showing when "Ready to Play should include Streamable games" is toggled off

Steam Input

• Fixed an issue where config selections could fail to save for the new Steam Controller

• Fixed compatibility issues in games when a Steam Controller is docked to the charging puck

• Fixed a localization bug in the Configuration browser screen

• Updated Steam Controller firmware to fix a bug that caused some left trackpads to have issues registering touches on the left side of the pad when connected wirelessly

Note: this beta was re-released on 5/7 with additional fixes

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

General

• Fixed a case where the Steam Controller firmware update dialog could reopen after a successful update

• Fixed streamable games showing when "Ready to Play should include Streamable games" is toggled off

Steam Input

• Fixed an issue where config selections could fail to save for the new Steam Controller

• Fixed compatibility issues in games when a Steam Controller is docked to the charging puck

• Fixed a localization bug in the Configuration browser screen

• Updated Steam Controller firmware to fix a bug that caused some left trackpads to have issues registering touches on the left side of the pad when connected wirelessly