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Valve Addresses Steam Controller Shortage After It Sells Out In One Day

Valve has addressed the Steam Controller shortage, and gave players an update on when they can expect new stock to be added to the store.

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Valve has responded to backlash after the Steam Controller sold out in under 30 minutes. According to the PC publisher, they didn’t expect the Steam Machine peripheral to sell out so quickly.

Valve Gives update on Steam controller restock

After months of hype and anticipation, the Steam Controller sold out in just 30 minutes. Many players trying to purchase thew new Valve hardware were instantly met with error messages and checkout glitches. Despite the Steam Controller price being set at $99, demand was so high for the peripheral that it managed to crash Steam servers for hours.

However, Valve has now addressed the Steam Controller shortage in a post on X and explained that they were taken by surprise over how much players actually wanted it. “Steam Controller ran out faster than we anticipated, and we hate that not everyone who........

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