PRICE ALERT...Retailers including valve on amazon have for some odd reason jacked up the cost of this product from 50 dollars. If you still want the usual steam controller price you can get it from steam directly or game stop for 50 dollars. Im not so sure why they have raised the cost of the controller this way in a lot of places but right now during the sell on steam you can get the controller and steam link for 89 dollars or even a controller and game bundle for 89 dollars. I subtracted a star for poor sales management. As for the product i would still only keep it at 4 stars. They still have issues they need to work on with it. Ive sent three in since it first came out to have it replaced for the same below reason of my review.
Im writing this six months after use but this controller is well worth the buy however i ran into problems six months after my purchase. I already knew from the get go the left bumper seemed a tad stiff but it worked and as a customer who doesnt know a whole lot of technical stuff when it comes to controllers, assumed this is how it was supposed to be. Well in recent weeks it started becoming stiffer and harder to use functions like lb/lt or lb A B C or Y. However now it doesnt work at all and it really gets screwy when some of my skills are reliant upon this especially for other party members in an rpg. It can be a matter of life and death and if it isnt functioning right it means death for some or complete wipe of party. Ive tried to send a request for replacement but for now used a workaround programming the left grip as the left bumper. I am honestly not sure it will be replaced, some have told me there is a one year warranty but all im finding on the steam site is a 90 day limited warranty ~shrugs~ will i buy another one if forced to? I might but it all depends if i have the funds for someone on disability and with limited funds 50 dollars is an awful lot. Would i recommend this to others, yes without a doubt. My best advice to others to avoid this problem if you feel something is wrong in the beginning with your controller, contact support, dont assume that its normal.
Update: The above issue was resolved at no cost. I am updating this to four stars however i do want to add this is a very fragile controller. My son dropped my replacement by accident and suddenly i find myself having a similar issue with the left bumper not working anymore and it rattles. I am not going to attempt to send my replacement in since it was my childs fault and not a faulty problem from the controller itself. I am buying a new one however and when i have time i will attempt to take the current one apart and fix it. I am buying a new one because for me its worth the investment and I like that i can program it in a way that it makes it easier for me to use in the games i use it with. My reason for only giving it four stars and not five is because i feel it breaks too easily. One drop and suddenly it sounds like a babys rattle. I have dropped cell phones on harder surfaces and picked them up in perfect conditions.
Update July 1st 2019: for 117 dollars on amazon this product is no longer worth the cost. The bumpers are still an issue for me and i have now had 4 steam controllers since it rolled out. that is two paid for and two replaced and i am now buying another one. However i will no longer be buying this controller on amazon as they have continuously jack the price up. Its just as simple to run to the steam website and buy it. If your wondering why i am buying yet another steam controller. Well two things, firstly i am used to it and no other controller feels right when i hold them and secondly the ability to custom it in so many ways to play with different games. If another controller ever comes out that compares in those two ways i will most likely change controllers.
Customers who viewed this item also viewed
Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
From the manufacturer
PLAY ALL YOUR STEAM GAMES FROM YOUR COUCH
The Steam Controller is an innovative input device that allows you to play games from all genres, including traditional gamepad-style games as well as games usually reserved for play with a mouse and keyboard. The Controllers are wireless and completely configurable.
Customer Questions & Answers
Customer reviews
PRICE ALERT...Retailers including valve on amazon have for some odd reason jacked up the cost of this product from 50 dollars. If you still want the usual steam controller price you can get it from steam directly or game stop for 50 dollars. Im not so sure why they have raised the cost of the controller this way in a lot of places but right now during the sell on steam you can get the controller and steam link for 89 dollars or even a controller and game bundle for 89 dollars. I subtracted a star for poor sales management. As for the product i would still only keep it at 4 stars. They still have issues they need to work on with it. Ive sent three in since it first came out to have it replaced for the same below reason of my review.Im writing this six months after use but this controller is well worth the buy however i ran into problems six months after my purchase. I already knew from the get go the left bumper seemed a tad stiff but it worked and as a customer who doesnt know a whole lot of technical stuff when it comes to controllers, assumed this is how it was supposed to be. Well in recent weeks it started becoming stiffer and harder to use functions like lb/lt or lb A B C or Y. However now it doesnt work at all and it really gets screwy when some of my skills are reliant upon this especially for other party members in an rpg. It can be a matter of life and death and if it isnt functioning right it means death for some or complete wipe of party. Ive tried to send a request for replacement but for now used a workaround programming the left grip as the left bumper. I am honestly not sure it will be replaced, some have told me there is a one year warranty but all im finding on the steam site is a 90 day limited warranty ~shrugs~ will i buy another one if forced to? I might but it all depends if i have the funds for someone on disability and with limited funds 50 dollars is an awful lot. Would i recommend this to others, yes without a doubt. My best advice to others to avoid this problem if you feel something is wrong in the beginning with your controller, contact support, dont assume that its normal.Update: The above issue was resolved at no cost. I am updating this to four stars however i do want to add this is a very fragile controller. My son dropped my replacement by accident and suddenly i find myself having a similar issue with the left bumper not working anymore and it rattles. I am not going to attempt to send my replacement in since it was my childs fault and not a faulty problem from the controller itself. I am buying a new one however and when i have time i will attempt to take the current one apart and fix it. I am buying a new one because for me its worth the investment and I like that i can program it in a way that it makes it easier for me to use in the games i use it with. My reason for only giving it four stars and not five is because i feel it breaks too easily. One drop and suddenly it sounds like a babys rattle. I have dropped cell phones on harder surfaces and picked them up in perfect conditions.Update July 1st 2019: for 117 dollars on amazon this product is no longer worth the cost. The bumpers are still an issue for me and i have now had 4 steam controllers since it rolled out. that is two paid for and two replaced and i am now buying another one. However i will no longer be buying this controller on amazon as they have continuously jack the price up. Its just as simple to run to the steam website and buy it. If your wondering why i am buying yet another steam controller. Well two things, firstly i am used to it and no other controller feels right when i hold them and secondly the ability to custom it in so many ways to play with different games. If another controller ever comes out that compares in those two ways i will most likely change controllers.
Images in this review
Top reviews from the United States
There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2016
Edition: ControllerVerified Purchase
PRICE ALERT...Retailers including valve on amazon have for some odd reason jacked up the cost of this product from 50 dollars. If you still want the usual steam controller price you can get it from steam directly or game stop for 50 dollars. Im not so sure why they have raised the cost of the controller this way in a lot of places but right now during the sell on steam you can get the controller and steam link for 89 dollars or even a controller and game bundle for 89 dollars. I subtracted a star for poor sales management. As for the product i would still only keep it at 4 stars. They still have issues they need to work on with it. Ive sent three in since it first came out to have it replaced for the same below reason of my review.
Im writing this six months after use but this controller is well worth the buy however i ran into problems six months after my purchase. I already knew from the get go the left bumper seemed a tad stiff but it worked and as a customer who doesnt know a whole lot of technical stuff when it comes to controllers, assumed this is how it was supposed to be. Well in recent weeks it started becoming stiffer and harder to use functions like lb/lt or lb A B C or Y. However now it doesnt work at all and it really gets screwy when some of my skills are reliant upon this especially for other party members in an rpg. It can be a matter of life and death and if it isnt functioning right it means death for some or complete wipe of party. Ive tried to send a request for replacement but for now used a workaround programming the left grip as the left bumper. I am honestly not sure it will be replaced, some have told me there is a one year warranty but all im finding on the steam site is a 90 day limited warranty ~shrugs~ will i buy another one if forced to? I might but it all depends if i have the funds for someone on disability and with limited funds 50 dollars is an awful lot. Would i recommend this to others, yes without a doubt. My best advice to others to avoid this problem if you feel something is wrong in the beginning with your controller, contact support, dont assume that its normal.
Update: The above issue was resolved at no cost. I am updating this to four stars however i do want to add this is a very fragile controller. My son dropped my replacement by accident and suddenly i find myself having a similar issue with the left bumper not working anymore and it rattles. I am not going to attempt to send my replacement in since it was my childs fault and not a faulty problem from the controller itself. I am buying a new one however and when i have time i will attempt to take the current one apart and fix it. I am buying a new one because for me its worth the investment and I like that i can program it in a way that it makes it easier for me to use in the games i use it with. My reason for only giving it four stars and not five is because i feel it breaks too easily. One drop and suddenly it sounds like a babys rattle. I have dropped cell phones on harder surfaces and picked them up in perfect conditions.
Update July 1st 2019: for 117 dollars on amazon this product is no longer worth the cost. The bumpers are still an issue for me and i have now had 4 steam controllers since it rolled out. that is two paid for and two replaced and i am now buying another one. However i will no longer be buying this controller on amazon as they have continuously jack the price up. Its just as simple to run to the steam website and buy it. If your wondering why i am buying yet another steam controller. Well two things, firstly i am used to it and no other controller feels right when i hold them and secondly the ability to custom it in so many ways to play with different games. If another controller ever comes out that compares in those two ways i will most likely change controllers.
Im writing this six months after use but this controller is well worth the buy however i ran into problems six months after my purchase. I already knew from the get go the left bumper seemed a tad stiff but it worked and as a customer who doesnt know a whole lot of technical stuff when it comes to controllers, assumed this is how it was supposed to be. Well in recent weeks it started becoming stiffer and harder to use functions like lb/lt or lb A B C or Y. However now it doesnt work at all and it really gets screwy when some of my skills are reliant upon this especially for other party members in an rpg. It can be a matter of life and death and if it isnt functioning right it means death for some or complete wipe of party. Ive tried to send a request for replacement but for now used a workaround programming the left grip as the left bumper. I am honestly not sure it will be replaced, some have told me there is a one year warranty but all im finding on the steam site is a 90 day limited warranty ~shrugs~ will i buy another one if forced to? I might but it all depends if i have the funds for someone on disability and with limited funds 50 dollars is an awful lot. Would i recommend this to others, yes without a doubt. My best advice to others to avoid this problem if you feel something is wrong in the beginning with your controller, contact support, dont assume that its normal.
Update: The above issue was resolved at no cost. I am updating this to four stars however i do want to add this is a very fragile controller. My son dropped my replacement by accident and suddenly i find myself having a similar issue with the left bumper not working anymore and it rattles. I am not going to attempt to send my replacement in since it was my childs fault and not a faulty problem from the controller itself. I am buying a new one however and when i have time i will attempt to take the current one apart and fix it. I am buying a new one because for me its worth the investment and I like that i can program it in a way that it makes it easier for me to use in the games i use it with. My reason for only giving it four stars and not five is because i feel it breaks too easily. One drop and suddenly it sounds like a babys rattle. I have dropped cell phones on harder surfaces and picked them up in perfect conditions.
Update July 1st 2019: for 117 dollars on amazon this product is no longer worth the cost. The bumpers are still an issue for me and i have now had 4 steam controllers since it rolled out. that is two paid for and two replaced and i am now buying another one. However i will no longer be buying this controller on amazon as they have continuously jack the price up. Its just as simple to run to the steam website and buy it. If your wondering why i am buying yet another steam controller. Well two things, firstly i am used to it and no other controller feels right when i hold them and secondly the ability to custom it in so many ways to play with different games. If another controller ever comes out that compares in those two ways i will most likely change controllers.
Images in this review
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2019
Edition: ControllerVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2015
Edition: Controller
When I saw the reviews and features, I preordered two of them. They got delivered the same day, and boy the box was clean and properly packaged.
After drooling over the boxes, I plugged one in, without remembering to turn on Steam; it already worked as a mouse without any setup at all. I turned on Steam, and the software updated.
Skip to present day, I use this thing all over. Let me tell you some crazy things you can do with this controller!
* Program any button to any xbox 360, keyboard, or mouse functions (including multiple, e.g. Alt+Tab)
* Program independent (horizontal / vertical) (sensitivity / axis inversion)
* Select commonly used community created layouts for Steam Games (and tweak them yourself!)
* Configure your controller for non-Steam games
* Grab buttons (Ring Finger / Pinky Finger)
* 2 Touchpads (can be mouse, joystick, anything in between, as well as DPads, WASD / other key configurations, screen area selection (e.g. minimap), hotkeys (up to a 4x4 grid, I believe), /and more/!
* Standard xbox-feeling layout (left / right movement, joystick below, grips, and gyro may take some learning, and ABXY buttons are considered small by many)
* Haptics! What does that mean? It means you get rumbles of vibration feedback based on activity, independent of trackpad and joystick programming. E.G. Left trackpad could have no haptics, joystick (left) strong haptics, right trackpad low haptics, and gyro medium haptics! Wow!
* Gyro capabilities: That's right, you can select yaw or roll and start using this baby as a steering wheel. Or, to control movement when a certain button is held. Want both? Do both. They'll be independant controls, and easily programmed. Want to make that gyro function control a mouse? Be my guest.
* Mode Shifting: This one's going to be a mouthful to explain. Basically, you can make the A key change the B key to another key. Or, the right trigger soft pull change your mouse sensitivity to low while changing your scope button to your fire button, while enabling gyro and turning the mouse trackpad into a dpad on full pull, with your melee button becoming a quick unscope button... Or however you'd like.
Let's do another example: You want your left trackpad to act as a trackball mouse with a deadzone, and the horizontal to be more sensitive because you have two monitors side by side acting as one, giving you a super wide resolution. Then, you're playing a game with 16 different hotkeys that you need to program, without reaching over to another device or your keyboard to try and remember what they are... And you want to program icons for them as well. You can make any button on the controller switch the mode of the trackpad to the hotkey selection. This goes for either trackpad, meaning it's really on you to come up with whatever you're comfortable with using. Any layout, this is the most capable controller.
The possibilities are endless, and all you need is to program it once in Big Picture; no, you don't have to use big picture to play your games, only to program the controller. It works in that game the same way after you program it, and you can save different layouts and switch at the push of a few buttons whenever you'd like.
The only downside to this controller that I can find is the learning curve; otherwise every individual is entitled to their opinion of how good this controller is. If you're looking to replace that keyboard and mouse, become a couch gamer, up your gaming capabilities, play around with a $50 toy, or just show off to your friends, this controller is the bomb dot com.
To this day, I've probably put a solid 50 hours of use into this, and it's at 100% battery life... with two AA batteries. That's right, two AA batteries, 50 hours use, and 100% battery life.
Not sold? Let me tell you another thing about how frequently they're updated.
You might know that these just came out, less than two months ago. Well, the Gyro function, the Hotkey Trackpad function, and the Area Selection function... Those are all new in the last update from a few days ago. New, as in, they completely added a Gyro function that didn't exist previously, just in the software alone.
This thing is perfect in every single way, as long as you don't mind struggling to learn a new controller for a bit. I'd say it's well worth every cent.
I was NOT paid to write this review, nor given anything at any discount nor for free. I preordered these with my own money, and don't regret a second of it.
After drooling over the boxes, I plugged one in, without remembering to turn on Steam; it already worked as a mouse without any setup at all. I turned on Steam, and the software updated.
Skip to present day, I use this thing all over. Let me tell you some crazy things you can do with this controller!
* Program any button to any xbox 360, keyboard, or mouse functions (including multiple, e.g. Alt+Tab)
* Program independent (horizontal / vertical) (sensitivity / axis inversion)
* Select commonly used community created layouts for Steam Games (and tweak them yourself!)
* Configure your controller for non-Steam games
* Grab buttons (Ring Finger / Pinky Finger)
* 2 Touchpads (can be mouse, joystick, anything in between, as well as DPads, WASD / other key configurations, screen area selection (e.g. minimap), hotkeys (up to a 4x4 grid, I believe), /and more/!
* Standard xbox-feeling layout (left / right movement, joystick below, grips, and gyro may take some learning, and ABXY buttons are considered small by many)
* Haptics! What does that mean? It means you get rumbles of vibration feedback based on activity, independent of trackpad and joystick programming. E.G. Left trackpad could have no haptics, joystick (left) strong haptics, right trackpad low haptics, and gyro medium haptics! Wow!
* Gyro capabilities: That's right, you can select yaw or roll and start using this baby as a steering wheel. Or, to control movement when a certain button is held. Want both? Do both. They'll be independant controls, and easily programmed. Want to make that gyro function control a mouse? Be my guest.
* Mode Shifting: This one's going to be a mouthful to explain. Basically, you can make the A key change the B key to another key. Or, the right trigger soft pull change your mouse sensitivity to low while changing your scope button to your fire button, while enabling gyro and turning the mouse trackpad into a dpad on full pull, with your melee button becoming a quick unscope button... Or however you'd like.
Let's do another example: You want your left trackpad to act as a trackball mouse with a deadzone, and the horizontal to be more sensitive because you have two monitors side by side acting as one, giving you a super wide resolution. Then, you're playing a game with 16 different hotkeys that you need to program, without reaching over to another device or your keyboard to try and remember what they are... And you want to program icons for them as well. You can make any button on the controller switch the mode of the trackpad to the hotkey selection. This goes for either trackpad, meaning it's really on you to come up with whatever you're comfortable with using. Any layout, this is the most capable controller.
The possibilities are endless, and all you need is to program it once in Big Picture; no, you don't have to use big picture to play your games, only to program the controller. It works in that game the same way after you program it, and you can save different layouts and switch at the push of a few buttons whenever you'd like.
The only downside to this controller that I can find is the learning curve; otherwise every individual is entitled to their opinion of how good this controller is. If you're looking to replace that keyboard and mouse, become a couch gamer, up your gaming capabilities, play around with a $50 toy, or just show off to your friends, this controller is the bomb dot com.
To this day, I've probably put a solid 50 hours of use into this, and it's at 100% battery life... with two AA batteries. That's right, two AA batteries, 50 hours use, and 100% battery life.
Not sold? Let me tell you another thing about how frequently they're updated.
You might know that these just came out, less than two months ago. Well, the Gyro function, the Hotkey Trackpad function, and the Area Selection function... Those are all new in the last update from a few days ago. New, as in, they completely added a Gyro function that didn't exist previously, just in the software alone.
This thing is perfect in every single way, as long as you don't mind struggling to learn a new controller for a bit. I'd say it's well worth every cent.
I was NOT paid to write this review, nor given anything at any discount nor for free. I preordered these with my own money, and don't regret a second of it.
Images in this review
Top reviews from other countries
Sam D.
If you are on the fence about buying the Steam Controller like I was
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2017Edition: ControllerVerified Purchase
barbara
Hammerteil, bin sofort klargekommen und total begeistert
Reviewed in Germany on September 12, 2017Edition: ControllerVerified Purchase
francesco PC Gamers
Steam Controller bellissimo comodissimo, ma non a questo prezzo
Reviewed in Italy on April 21, 2016Edition: ControllerVerified Purchase
francesco PC Gamers
Reviewed in Italy on April 21, 2016
tanto per cominciare ha 2 tasti Trigger in più sul retro che premerete con il dito medio o l'indice,quindi in totale ci sono 6 tasti completamente configurabili+ i soliti 4 pulsanti YXBA, contro i 4 tasti trigger e 4 pulsanti degli altri pad, poi come potete vedere anche dalle foto che ho postato manca lo stick analogico di destra,che è stato sostituito con il d-track,in poche parole funziona come il mouse dei pc portatili o come il tasto centrale del pad della PS4, all'inizio sembrerà strano visto che molti di noi siamo cresciuti con i classici pad della sony\ms, ma una volta presa la mano sarà talmente comodo che non vorrete più tornare indietro al classico pad,,in oltre il pad funziona su tutti i giochi esistenti anche i vecchi classici come baldur's gate,dragon age origins ecc, è configurabile come volete tramite steam che passa in configurazione big picture come potete vedere dalle immagini da me postate sul mio pc,
in poche parole per me è Consigliatissimo logicamente pagandolo 59 euro o ancora meno in saldo
io l'ho pagato su Steam a 32 euro visto che è in offerta fino a metà maggio se non mi sbaglio, e comunque costa 59 euro a prezzo pieno sia su Steam che al GameStop,quindi non capisco il perchè dei 150 euro richiesti per lo steam controller..
Images in this review
Josiah Wiebe
Great Controller, minus the ridiculous lack of storage for the USB dongle.
Reviewed in Canada on June 22, 2017Edition: ControllerVerified Purchase
Carlos A. Montes de Oca Casas
Agradablemente sorprendido
Reviewed in Mexico on March 15, 2017Edition: ControllerVerified Purchase
