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Enthusiast reverse-engineers Steam Controller 2 puck, creates DIY 'OpenPuck' that works without Steam Input — custom firmware can emulate Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox controllers (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-14 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: controller, openpuck, playstation

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Modded Steam Controller can automatically charge itself like a robot vacuum — enthusiast creates GitHub program that uses the vibration motor to walk it back to its docking station (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-27 | by Jowi Morales | get Steam Controller Charging Dock → | tags: steam controller, github, valve

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The Steam Machine is sold out, overpriced, can't quite do 4K – and now scalpers are asking $3,000 for it (techspot.com)

2026-06-27 | get Steam Controller Wireless Adapter → | tags: steam machine, valve, steam controller

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The Steam Machine is sold out, overpriced, and can't quite do 4K – and now scalpers are asking $3,000 for it (techspot.com)

2026-06-27 | get Steam Machine Console → | tags: steam machine, valve, steam controller

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My Steam Machine is a 50ft HDMI cable (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-23 | get High-Speed HDMI Cable 50ft → | tags: steam machine, valve, steam controller

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My Steam Machine Is a 50ft HDMI Cable (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-23 | get High-Speed HDMI Cable → | tags: steam machine, valve, steam controller

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Steam Machine reservations open with strict rules, steep prices, and randomized queues (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-22 | get Steam Controller → | tags: steam machine, valve, steam controller

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Valve's Steam Machine: Pricing Set (Oof!), Preorder Lottery Open Now, Shipping Soon (cnet.com)

2026-06-22 | by See Full Bio | get Steam Controller → | tags: steam machine, valve, steam deck

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Valve Prices the Steam Machine At $1,049 (slashdot.org)

2026-06-22 | get Steam Controller → | tags: steam machine, valve, linux pc

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Valve's Steam Machine starts at $1,049 with 512GB storage and no controller (engadget.com)

2026-06-22 | by Kris Holt | get Steam Machine Gaming Console → | tags: steam machine, valve, steam controller

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Valve's Steam Machine is here: starts at $1,049 for 512GB or $1,349 for the 2TB version (techspot.com)

2026-06-22 | by Julio Franco | get Steam Deck Gaming Console → | tags: steam machine, valve, amd

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Here’s how you can reserve a Steam Machine (theverge.com)

2026-06-22 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Steam Controller → | tags: steam machine, valve, steam controller

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Valve prices the Steam Machine at $1,049 (theverge.com)

2026-06-22 | by Jay Peters | get Steam Controller → | tags: steam machine, valve, gaming

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New web app can make Valve's Steam Controller drift across your desk like an RC car — web app drives the gamepad using its rumble motors (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Luke James | get Steam Controller Rumble Kit → | tags: steam controller, webhid, valve

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Valve’s new Steam Controller is so popular, you might not get one until 2027 (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-19 | get Steam Controller (2024 Model) → | tags: steam controller, valve, reservation

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Are you prepared to wait until 2027 for a Steam Controller? (engadget.com)

2026-06-19 | by Daniel Cooper | get Steam Controller Replacement Kit → | tags: steam controller, valve, steam

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Valve is so behind on Steam Controller orders that some won’t ship until 2027 (theverge.com)

2026-06-18 | by Jay Peters | get Steam Controller (2015) → | tags: steam controller, valve, reservation queue

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Listen to the new Steam Controller buzz to the tune of Doom (theverge.com)

2026-05-30 | by Jay Peters | get Steam Controller Audio Adapter → | tags: steam controller, valve, super mario bros. 2

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Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-27 | by Jay Peters | get Steam Deck Protective Case → | tags: steam deck, valve, oled

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Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200 (theverge.com)

2026-05-27 | by Jay Peters | get Steam Deck Protective Case → | tags: steam deck, valve, oled

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Steam Controller puck charger nearly catches fire after contact with Pixel Watch 3 — sparks fly after the metal wristband magnetizes to the puck's pogo pins (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-23 | by Aaron Klotz | get Magnetic Charging Dock for Smartwatch → | tags: steam controller, pixel watch 3, pogo pins

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The Steam Controller’s “drop-in” charger almost started a fire for this owner (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-22 | get Steam Controller Charging Dock → | tags: steam controller, valve, magnetic charging puck

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Valve Steam Controller Review (2026): Wait for the Steam Machine (wired.com)

2026-05-22 | by Matt Kamen | get Steam Controller Wireless Bundle → | tags: steam controller, valve, steam machine

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A Pixel Watch band met the Steam Controller Puck, and the result was a sizzling near‑disaster (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-21 | get Google Pixel Watch Band → | tags: pixel watch, steam controller, valve

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The Steam Controller Has the Funniest Easter Egg if You Ever Drop It (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-14 | get Steam Controller Gamepad → | tags: steam controller, easter egg, valve

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The Steam Controller's hidden Wilhelm scream Easter Egg is pure Valve genius (techspot.com)

2026-05-14 | get Steam Controller Emulator → | tags: steam controller, valve, wilhelm scream

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The new Steam Controller is hiding maybe the best controller-based Easter egg of all time (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-13 | get Steam Controller Gamepad → | tags: steam controller, valve, steam deck

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Steam Machine may launch soon as reservation system and four retail packages surface (techspot.com)

2026-05-11 | get Steam Controller → | tags: steam, steam machine, steam controller

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The Steam Controller’s reservation queue is open (theverge.com)

2026-05-08 | by Cameron Faulkner | get Steam Controller Wireless Kit → | tags: steam controller, valve, reservation system

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Valve opens Steam Controller reservations today at 10 AM PT after record-breaking sell-out — reservation queue puts real fans ahead of automated bots (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Zhiye Liu | get Steam Controller Reservation Kit → | tags: steam controller, valve, reservation system