Steam Controller Reservations Now Show Order Windows

Valve has given Steam Controller reservation holders a clearer idea of when their orders will actually arrive. The controller launched in early May and sold out fast enough that Valve set up a reservation queue. Starting today, the Steam Controller page shows an estimated order window based on when you reserved, sorted into one of three buckets: by September 2026, by December 2026, or sometime in 2027.

If you already have a reservation, logging into your Steam account and opening the controller page will now show your expected window. Reservations are still open for anyone who hasn’t placed one, with an estimate shown before you commit, though orders placed now are currently pegged for 2027. Valve also isn’t stopping production. It says the estimates will tighten as things get closer, and when your spot in the queue comes up, you’ll get an email with the option to buy and 72 hours to complete the order before it passes to the next person in line.

In my review, I called the Steam Controller the best $99 you can spend on a PC controller, with one catch: you should really be doing your gaming on Steam. That caveat is worth weighing for anyone deciding whether to join a queue that now runs into next year.