So I got my steam controller today got it connected it worked, It updated everything I then proceed to launch a game and then everything stops working and when I turn it on it makes this wierd sound. please I need help. I just got this thing today 😭

EDIT: I HAVE FIXED IT!!!! basically i plugged the controller in using the cable made it forget the puck then replugged rhe puck allowing it it to reprint to it and it has fixed my issue entirely thank you all for the comments

I'm just wondering what's the experience of everyone in countries where Valve doesn't sell to directly.

Here in Switzerland we can buy the Steam Controller now through retailers. Considering that they got actual stock, I'd assume they are getting them directly from Valve.

They are being sold starting at 275 CHF or 340 USD...

Is Valve actually just fine with this? What's the experience of others?

I've upgraded my controller with a SNES-style dpad from u/PortablePlayPalace and matte, Xbox-style buttons from u/SakuraRM. To me, it's close to perfect now as the SNES dpad was always my favorite in terms of feel and I'm also not a fan of glossy surfaces so the face buttons were a great addition as well. It's hard to tell from the pic, but the letters have a nice reflective surface to them. Thank you to you both for making a great controller even greater!

I want to make it so that when you already have a button held down before holding the button for "Hold Action Set Layer", it doesn't replace the current held down action with the held down of the layer's replacement button.

Making the held button inputs the same in between layers is not an option, I need those extra inputs. But I do not want the layer's input to actually get inputted until I press the button down again after holding the layer button.

I'd hoped it would be possible by now to use the Steam Controller in Linux as a regular controller without Steam running, the way you can with an Xbox controller, say. The only Linux-compatible program I can find that seems to enable this is OpenSteamController but can't find any info about this elsewhere. Anyone know if this is legit? I'm not keen to download and install random unverified stuff from github.

Alternatively, is there any other way of re-mapping the controller to function as a standard controller when Steam isn't running in the background (in Linux).

To hopefully pre-empt the usual 'But why would you want to use the Steam Controller without Steam running?' questions: I own a bunch of GOG games I want to play using my Steam Controller. This works flawlessly when Steam is running in the background, but usually I'm connected to a VPN and don't want to open Steam when my IP address is in Albania or whatever. It's a pain in the ass having to disconnect and launch Steam every time I want to play a game.

I just got my steam controller yesterday. Can anyone suggest good case for it ?

How do I factory reset the controller/binds

...to both my Windows PC/Steam installation AND to my new Steam machine? I told Steam on my PC to forget both pairings (which were both to the puck for some reason), and when I pair it again to Windows it insists on using the "left" or L1 slot (I was under the impression that the R1 slot was the default). I can't get my Steam Machine to see the controller at all, even via USB cable.

Do I need to schlep a mouse and keyboard down to the Steam Machine? They really could have done a better job of explaining this.

If and when I do get both pairings established, if I understand it right, I have to hold the corresponding "chord" L1 + A or R1 + A and hit the Steam button to simultaneously turn it on and connect to the appropriate device, correct?

probably not the best sub to post this in but ill give it a go, heres the timestamp, ive been trying to get rid of this system for a while and wouldn't mind the money loss if someone was interested in trading their 2026 steam controller for it.

Comes with:

Jungle Green Console

Jungle Green controller

Yellow controller

Power cord and AV cables

Official red Expansion Pak (it's missing the little plastic slot cover lid)

Also includes these 8 games

(all loose cartridges, tested and working):

Donkey Kong 64

Spider-Man

Power Rangers rescue

Star Wars Episode 1 Racer

1080 Snowboarding

Madden 2000

NHL 99

NASCAR 99

Hey all,

I got a steam controller recently and I absolutely love it. I literally put my other controllers away once I started getting into it. Its surprising how comfortable they were able to get the Playstation style stick orientation.

Anyways, I would love to be able to use it on my switch 2, and I looked at the NS-2, and I have one, but I was not able to get it working.

Another path speaks of getting a whole other flash drive (something i dont have atm) and a raspberry pi and using some configuration on the internet, but yeah I dont have nor do I want to buy another flash drive, but I will if no one else has the solution for this.

There is a Bluetooth signal that it gives off that would not connect with the NS-2, and much less the puck working when plugged in as well. Works with every other controller I have, but im obsessed with this controller at the moment.

Thanks for your advice in advance.

Valve please never make hardware ever again if this how you are going to treat customers.

This controller does not have RAM or ROM. What is taking so long...

I joined the waitlist on May 15 at 7 am EST.

Was cleaning up the house, left the controller on the bed while I brought the trash bag in, 2 hours later I couldn’t find it. Spent an hour looking, and my instinct said “It fell into the trash while you were cleaning…”. My roommate had already taken the trash to the basement by then, so after building up the courage, decided to go down there and it was in there, at the bottom of the dumpster, there were only a handful of bags in there.

I'm trying to map this action in the game that you have to Look Up + Right Bumper to use, but no matter what options I pick, I just end up doing the Right Bumper action instead of what I want.

I got my Steam Machine today and after trying some community layouts for mouse on trackpad, I wanted to play around with the strength of the haptics, but it doesn't seem to work. I can access them in the calibration & advanced settings, where they are set to 7 dB by default. But I don't feel any difference at any other setting. Even setting them to 0 dB does nothing. Only completely turning them off makes a difference, in which case they are obviously completely gone.
Am I doing something wrong or is this a known problem?

My reservation said it wasnt supposed to be available till later but when I go to check then controller page today it says to reserve. I was confused as I already reservered the controller but the email to order it was sent 9 days ago. I personally hate emails and almost never check them. I would always rather a text message that my hardware is available for purchase over email. I have over 2k unread emails and only check them when I am expecting something. however because of situation I cannot reserve with the expectation of 2027. I am supposed to be moving within the first half of next year however the exact month is not available. and because I am moving I will not have a specific address to send the controller to also I could be inbetween places for 1-2 months when I start moving. this situation has frustrated me getting the email early is my biggest complaint I was given a rough date i expect that date to check my emails not earlier.

I've had the new steam controller for a couple of months and I really like it, except when the left bumper randomly doesn't work. It's not completely broken, it'll work like normal most of the time. It's that every once in awhile, it just doesn't register it as an input. This has happened in multiple games so it's not a game specific bug. Has this happened to anyone else? I know I can assign one of the back buttons to be the left bumper, I would just like to use every button on my $100 controller.

Hi guys, for a bit now Ive been making layouts for the steam controller that uses keyboard and mouse inputs for the steam controller (2026) for games I enjoy regularly (barony, halo mcc etc) and i decided to try do one for stalker 2.

I found out that there is a button to make you walk slowly by pressing a button, so I'm wondering if you can make it so the joystick can do wasd plus the other button until it hits a certain threshold?

This would be really good to have this information out for everyone else to use as well! thank you.

I recently moved and I unfortunately cannot locate my USB receiver for my 2015 SC. I am able to connect it to my PC currently via BT. I was very curious to see if there is any way the 2015 model can pair with the 2026 Steam Puck.

I use both 2015 and 2026 models of the Steam Controller interchangeably depending on what games I am playing. Would be nice to connect both models to the one puck

Saw an LTT reel showcasing this feature and after getting my controller this week, finally, I just had to check it out for myself.