I’m job searching right now and can’t really justify the Steam Controller purchase this week. Before getting laid off and RAM-pocalypse, the plan was to buy a Steam Machine and controller when it was going to release early 2026, but clearly that plan has changed a bit.
The FOMO is hitting after the previews this week! Do we think we need to worry about Steam Controller availability later in the year?
I use a DualSense Edge for my PS5, and either an old PS controller when docked or my 8BitDo SN30 when I travel for the Steam Deck. If I had the Steam Machine I’d buy it instantly, but who knows when that will happen and how much it’ll cost.
Maybe not in the current climate, but what they ended up doing with both the Steam Deck and the Steam Deck Dock is they went on sale after about a year or so, so if you could wait for that long you could probably get it a few bucks cheaper.
That or the AI bubble crashes and shit just get infinitely worse to the point even that is not feasible.
This all being said, you should probably try be more money conscious. Save money from unnecessary purchases, and splurge when you’re doing better. Give or take, etc, all that stuff.