TL;DR: Valve's new Steam Controller, launching early 2026 with the Steam Machine, features dual haptic trackpads, advanced TMR magnetic thumbsticks, programmable grip buttons, six-axis motion controls ...

A new mock-up of what the Steam Controller 2 has been crafted out of details “leaked” in updates provided by Valve. Intrepid watchers of the Steam company have been watching various Steam updates, ...

Valve isn’t letting the trackpads go. This week, Valve revealed its expanded lineup of Steam Hardware, launching in 2026. The hardware family includes a next-gen version of the PC-console hybrid Steam ...

Katelyn has been a writer since they learned to hold a pencil, but was a latecomer to the world of gaming, gradually falling in love with video games over the course of high school and college. They ...

Controllers bore me. The modern Xbox controller and Sony DualSense both conform to the same general shape that gently cups your palms and leads the thumbs right to the necessary joysticks and face ...

I am running out of ways to say “good lord, it’s another Valve update from the tea leaf readers.” In fact, I think I might be running out of ways to say that kind of phrase. Anyway, the usual suspects ...

I bring you a unique first-look at the Alienware Steam Machine in this episode! The Alienware Steam Machine ships with the Steam Controller, and aims to bring the PC gaming experience into the living ...

I'm a sucker for a DIY project, so this homemade Steam Deck controller is right up my alley. Using some spare parts, a 3D printer, and plenty of patient trial and error, a hardware modder has put ...

Jo Craig (they/them) is a writer on Game Rant from Scotland and has been in the industry for nearly a decade dissecting comic book movie trailers for hours and diving headfirst into horror. They still ...

Why this is important: For years, Valve’s experiments in living-room gaming hardware, including the original Steam Machines. largely failed to establish a mainstream foothold. This launch flips that ...