You can use an external controller with the Steam Deck if you prefer it docked rather than in handheld mode. These third‑party controllers are great options.

Valve is launching three new Steam Hardware projects in 2026, and two of them are quite familiar. The Steam Frame is the newest of the bunch, intended as a lower cost alternative to the ultra-premium ...

The Steam Machine is back from the dead. Not as a Valve-supported program for manufacturers to create living room PCs, but ...

Valve — the unusually managed game company responsible for managing the biggest gaming platform on earth, Steam — occasionally sees fit to release some hardware. Such unannouncements are unexpected ...

Valve dropped a new Steam client beta update on Wednesday that includes something many gamers weren’t expecting: support for Nintendo Switch 2 controllers. The addition is particularly intriguing ...

Valve today unveiled Steam Frame alongside two other new bits of hardware: the SteamOS-running Steam Machine and a new Steam Controller—both of which aim to work seamlessly with Valve’s latest and ...

Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to ...

Valve is working on a new standalone VR headset, Xbox-sized game console and wireless controller. I tried them all at the company's HQ. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore ...

The Steam Deck’s design is close to what you will find with the Switch 2 but with a few major differences. The first is that the controllers are not detachable and the entire thing is a single unit.

A gamer and electrical engineer has built their own Steam Deck-inspired controller, and the PC and modding community are certain Valve will hire the creator someday. The Steam Deck is a handheld ...

Valve made a brave move with the launch of its Steam Controller in 2015. It's a pad designed for PC gaming on the sofa, and it removed the right thumbstick of a traditional controller and replaced it ...