We're still waiting for a lot of info about the Steam Controller, but we may have just learned how much Valve's new peripheral could cost — and based on this potential price leak, if you're planning to pick one up, I'd start saving now.
Today (April 25), reports of a potential Steam Controller price leak circulated online, and if they're correct, it sounds like Valve's new hardware won't be cheap. If the leak is true, Valve's new Steam Controller could set you back $99 at launch.
I say "could" because this potential Steam Controller price reveal comes from a relatively unknown source. It was reported in a video review of the gaming peripheral that briefly appeared online (as reported by Vice).
Users on the Steam Controller Reddit have preserved a screenshot and reuploaded the full video online, and some have shared their concerns about the price (though users remain divided on whether the price leak is even real or not).
If the price they quote is correct, that would mean a Steam Controller will cost the same as a new set of Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons, and it'll be $25 more expensive than the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller.
Steam Controller launch seems imminent
Whether this Steam Controller leak is true or not, it nevertheless seems like we're due to get more info about Valve's new pad soon. Just yesterday (April 24), we learned that the company had uploaded a "secret" Steam Controller unboxing video online.
That news came from industry insider Brad Lynch. On X, Lynch shared that he'd found evidence that an unwatchable "Steam Controller Unboxing" video had been uploaded on SteamDB.
The video is set to private, but it nevertheless serves as an indicator that Valve is poised to reveal more about the Steam Controller soon.
Valve has “secretly” uploaded a Steam Controller unboxing video (unwatchable right now)I think we will see its launch very soon.. pic.twitter.com/SCjl7p3RqvApril 20, 2026
Given Lynch shared his findings not long after Komodo Station — the Japanese storefront for Steam hardware — uploaded assets (which you can still view on the Internet Archive), all signs seem to point to an impending Steam Controller release.
And seeing as we still don't have a confirmed price point, precise specs or a Steam Controller release date, there's still more we need to learn about the new device. We'll just have to keep an eye on the Steam Hardware News Hub in the hope that Valve shares more details soon.
