{"id":1920458,"date":"2026-05-06T08:48:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T05:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1920458"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T05:48:59","slug":"steam-controller-ran-out-faster-than-we-anticipated-says-valve-as-it-pledges-more-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1920458","title":{"rendered":"Steam Controller &#8220;ran out faster than we anticipated&#8221;, says Valve as it pledges more stock"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Steam Controller &#8220;ran out faster than we anticipated&#8221;, says Valve as it pledges more stock<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;We hate that not everyone who wanted one was able to get it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/A-pair-of-hands-with-nicely-manicured-nails-holds-a-box-for-the-Steam-Controller.-The-box-is-brown-with-an-image-of-the-controller-drawn-in-black-on-the-front.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A pair of hands with nicely manicured nails holds a box for the Steam Controller. The box is brown with an image of the controller drawn in black on the front\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"A-pair-of-hands-with-nicely-manicured-nails-holds-a-box-for-the-Steam-Controller.-The-box-is-brown-with-an-image-of-the-controller-drawn-in-black-on-the-front.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Valve<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-06T08:48:59+00:00\">May 6, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-statement-steam-controller-stock?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          3 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A certain controller was released earlier this week, and within what felt like no time at all, it was totally out of stock. Yes, I am talking about the Steam Controller. It was there, and then just like that, it was gone, having been snapped up by eager patrons faster than you can say full steam ahead.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Steam Controller &#8211; Official Overview and Quick Start Guide. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L9Pk1YDnQA0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Valve has now released a statement on social media, admitting that the initial interest in its controller was greater than the team expected. Thankfully, though, it will be getting more stock in for those that missed out on this first batch of Steam Controllers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Steam Controller ran out faster than we anticipated, and we hate that not everyone who wanted one was able to get it,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/valvesoftware\/status\/2051695149026353424\">Valve wrote on social media platform X last night<\/a>. &#8220;We&#8217;re working on getting more in stock and will have an update on expected timeline soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We will of course let you know that timeline as soon as we hear more.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A photo of Valve's new Steam Controller sitting on a wooden shelf next to a fern and a fearsome Lego pirate.\" height=\"1977\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/steam-controller-header.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.777946383409206\" width=\"3515\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A photo of Valve's new Steam Controller sitting on a wooden shelf next to a fern and a fearsome Lego pirate.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"steam-controller-header.jpg\" height=\"1977\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.777946383409206\" width=\"3515\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Valve&#8217;s controller is an alternative to other gamepads, and has been designed to work across the Steam ecosystem. It was marketed for \u00a385 here in the UK,  though soon after Valve ran out of stock, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-steam-controller-scalpers-ebay-sold-out\">the controller was popping up on resale sites like eBay with a significant mark up on price<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Steam Controller was initially announced last year alongside the Steam Machine, Valve&#8217;s upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tech-steam-machine-preview-a-powerful-customisable-mini-pc-for-couch-gaming\">console\/PC hybrid which will be able to run PC games on a television or as a normal gaming computer<\/a>. We still don&#8217;t have a price for the Steam Machine, though Valve previously said it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machines-price-will-be-more-in-line-with-current-pc-market-valve-says\">will be more in line with the current PC market<\/a>. Earlier this year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-admits-its-steam-machine-and-steam-frame-will-be-delayed-due-to-ram-and-storage-price-surges\">console&#8217;s release was delayed due to RAM shortages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A certain controller was released earlier this week, and within what felt like no time at all, it was totally out of stock. Yes, I am talking about the Steam Controller. It was there, and then just like that, it was gone, having been snapped up by eager patrons faster than you can say full steam ahead.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Steam Controller &#8211; Official Overview and Quick Start Guide. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L9Pk1YDnQA0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Valve has now released a statement on social media, admitting that the initial interest in its controller was greater than the team expected. Thankfully, though, it will be getting more stock in for those that missed out on this first batch of Steam Controllers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Steam Controller ran out faster than we anticipated, and we hate that not everyone who wanted one was able to get it,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/valvesoftware\/status\/2051695149026353424\">Valve wrote on social media platform X last night<\/a>. &#8220;We&#8217;re working on getting more in stock and will have an update on expected timeline soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We will of course let you know that timeline as soon as we hear more.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A photo of Valve's new Steam Controller sitting on a wooden shelf next to a fern and a fearsome Lego pirate.\" height=\"1977\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/steam-controller-header.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.777946383409206\" width=\"3515\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A photo of Valve's new Steam Controller sitting on a wooden shelf next to a fern and a fearsome Lego pirate.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"steam-controller-header.jpg\" height=\"1977\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.777946383409206\" width=\"3515\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Valve&#8217;s controller is an alternative to other gamepads, and has been designed to work across the Steam ecosystem. It was marketed for \u00a385 here in the UK,  though soon after Valve ran out of stock, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-steam-controller-scalpers-ebay-sold-out\">the controller was popping up on resale sites like eBay with a significant mark up on price<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Steam Controller was initially announced last year alongside the Steam Machine, Valve&#8217;s upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tech-steam-machine-preview-a-powerful-customisable-mini-pc-for-couch-gaming\">console\/PC hybrid which will be able to run PC games on a television or as a normal gaming computer<\/a>. We still don&#8217;t have a price for the Steam Machine, though Valve previously said it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-machines-price-will-be-more-in-line-with-current-pc-market-valve-says\">will be more in line with the current PC market<\/a>. Earlier this year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-admits-its-steam-machine-and-steam-frame-will-be-delayed-due-to-ram-and-storage-price-surges\">console&#8217;s release was delayed due to RAM shortages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Steam Controller &#8220;ran out faster than we anticipated&#8221;, says Valve as it pledges more stock &#8220;We hate that not everyone who wanted one was able to get it.&#8221; Image credit: Valve News by Victoria Phillips Kennedy News Reporter Published on May 6, 2026 3 comments A certain controller was released earlier this week, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,253],"class_list":["post-1920458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-eurogamer-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1920458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1920458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1920458\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1920458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1920458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1920458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}