{"id":2354,"date":"2026-06-18T20:53:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=2354"},"modified":"2026-06-18T20:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:53:17","slug":"valve-steam-controller-reservations-orders-behind-estimated-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=2354","title":{"rendered":"Valve is so behind on Steam Controller orders that some won\u2019t ship until 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Valve has some good news and bad news about Steam Controllers. The good news: if you make a reservation for a Steam Controller, the company will now show you one of three estimates of when you\u2019ll be able to actually order your gamepad: by September 2026, by December 2026, or sometime in 2027. The bad news: any reservations made today \u201cindicate a 2027 date for shipping,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1701640&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.steampowered.com%2Fnews%2Fgroup%2F45479024%2Fview%2F697641379212297809\" rel=\"sponsored\">Valve says<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cWe have no plans to stop making Steam Controller,\u201d according to Valve. \u201cBut as we look at the current demand compared to how many we know we can make by the end of the year, we want to manage expectations as much as we can with regards to when folks can expect to receive their order.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Valve\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/918610\/valve-steam-controller-review\">very good<\/a> new Steam Controller went on sale in early May, and the initial rush led some people to run into frustrating problems with trying to check out ahead of the controllers eventually going out of stock. A few days later, the company announced that it would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/926286\/valve-steam-controller-reservations-queue-scalpers\">implementing a reservations queue<\/a> for interested buyers so they could get on a waitlist. If you\u2019re on the waitlist, when you get notified that a Steam Controller is ready for you to buy, you have 72 hours to actually make the order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cWhen we launched Steam Controller last month, we quickly saw that initial demand exceeded our expectations,\u201d Valve says. \u201cSwitching to a reservation queue has (hopefully) cut down on the headaches on the customer side, and for us it\u2019s also been helpful as we plan ahead and try to get as many out as quickly as we are able.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">All three of Valve\u2019s big hardware products were delayed from a planned early 2026 launch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/874196\/valve-steam-machine-frame-controller-delay-pricing-memory-crisis\">because of the component crisis<\/a>, Valve still hasn\u2019t announced when the Steam Machine PC or Steam Frame VR headset might go on sale. However, just yesterday, Valve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/952014\/valves-big-steamos-3-8-update-is-now-available-for-everyone\">officially launched<\/a> its big SteamOS 3.8 update with support for the Steam Machine. It\u2019s also been importing a lot of hardware into the US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/949517\/valve-vr-headset-import-records-steam-frame-steam-machine-game-console\">as of late<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/952582\/valve-steam-controller-reservations-orders-behind-estimated-date\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valve has some good news and bad news about Steam Controllers. The good news: if you make a reservation for a Steam Controller, the company will now show you one of three estimates of when you\u2019ll be able to actually order your gamepad: by September 2026, by December 2026, or sometime in 2027. 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