I am just wondering, what do you think the Steam controller is going to cost when it comes out?
$75-80 is what I am expecting but I wouldn’t be surprised to see $100
Steam controller price
Submitted 3 weeks ago by viral.vegabond@piefed.social to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
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ZimRoxo@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
Probably the same as a DualSense; around $70-80.
warmaster@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Wouldn’t they cost more? I mean, they have hall effect sticks and 2 touchpads.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
The previous one also had two touch pads and even better stick hardware than hall effect sticks; still cost no more than its contemporaries.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
70 Dollars / Euros, if we are lucky 60 Dollars. 80 is possible, due to current market situation, but I doubt Valve would go so far. Anything higher than that is highly unlikely in my opinion. Maybe there will be refurbished ones in the future, for cheaper price.
I would even buy one if it costs 90, but not more. I buy two right away if they cost 60 at launch.
KiwiTB@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
My guess is 60-80USD
Orygin@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Why is everyone guessing high prices?
Why couldn’t they make it affordable at around 50 bucks?
xep@discuss.online 2 weeks ago
We know it is wireless, has a gyro, and on top of all basic controller functions has two trackpads with extra haptics, so it’s unlikely that it will be cheap.
woelkchen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Why couldn’t they make it affordable at around 50 bucks?
Because it makes economic sense to get higher profit margins for peripherals to offset the memory costs for Deck, Frame, and Machine. Gabe’s comment regarding 64GB Deck’s price gave me the impression they rather go that route.
There are good and affordable 8bitdo controllers available anyway, so there are alternatives.
Orygin@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Except I saw predictions of 80+ already before the ram crisis.
They sold the original controller at an affordable price, why not do the same now? They make hella margin on the steam store so no need to fleece customers for the peripherals
ultranaut@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Somewhere between $90 and $120.
Lojcs@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I don’t know how much the msrp would be but the price I bet I’d need to pay is $250
tiberius@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
$100 based on Joy-Con 2 price since I guess Nintendo has a good margin on those. Should be more than basic Xbox controller. Also more than a PS5 controller because Valve does not have the component buying power of Playstation.
Whitebrow@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
80$
etchinghillside@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
Going purely off the Xbox to Xbox elite of $50-110 – this is what I’m hoping for, but am also prepared for a $110 price. (Even though I know the elite price is more about name then function.)