Overview
- The Steam Controller, which went on sale Monday at 1 p.m. ET for $99, showed “out of stock” within about 30 to 40 minutes after checkout errors flooded Steam.
- Valve disclosed Tuesday that it underestimated demand and said it is working to get more units in stock with a timeline update to follow.
- Resale listings on eBay jumped to roughly $200 to $400, with many offers based on confirmed pre-orders rather than shipped units.
- Reports suggest a two-per-transaction cap, not a per-account limit, let some buyers place multiple orders, drawing criticism and calls for stronger anti-bot controls.
- The controller lacks RAM, and Valve engineers say that should make production easier to scale compared with the delayed Steam Machine, which is affected by memory shortages.