Valve Steam Controller Review | Latency Benchmarks, Battery Life, Repairability

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The Valve Steam Controller has arrived. We're testing it for latency performance, wireless and bluetooth range and response, battery life, charge time, and more. Our Steam Controller (2026) review also includes an explanation for TMR thumbsticks (tunnel magnetoresistance analog sticks) with a custom 3D animation that we made, hopefully making it easier to understand how TMR sticks work. Our tear-down of the Valve Steam Controller will post shortly after this video, but we found its assembly and ease of access to be a major positive.

Watch our Steam Controller tear-down! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVRfie61QyE
Watch our technical interviews on the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWUxObt1efQ
And our Steam Frame engineering deep-dive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NSjvJDe6Ic

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Valve Steam Controller 2026 Review
01:52 - Valve Steam Controller Overview
02:42 - TMR Thumbsticks Tunnel Magnetoresistance
08:15 - Latency Testing and Benchmarks
12:34 - Battery Life Testing
13:27 - Charge Speed Test
14:29 - Range Test with Puck
16:03 - Hands-On Use and Impressions
18:32 - Repairability
19:36 - Deck Support
20:43 - Opinions and Subjective Thoughts
22:27 - Conclusion

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Steve Burke: Host, Test Lead
Patrick Lathan: Testing, Writing
Vitalii Makhnovets: Editing, Camera
Andrew Coleman: Camera, Editing, Animation