Sponsor: Thermal Grizzly Duronaut on Amazon - https://geni.us/tpgcPMw 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 The best way to support our work is through our store: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus 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 ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Our policies, processes, and ethics statements relating to review samples, advertising, travel, errors, and more are transparently and publicly available on this page: https://gamers.nexus/ethics-statements Steve Burke: Host, Test Lead Patrick Lathan: Testing, Writing Vitalii Makhnovets: Editing, Camera Andrew Coleman: Camera, Editing, Animation
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GN explains TMR Me: It seems to run on some form of electricity
Sourcing a core component from a supplier for a review is seriously going above and beyond, it's amazing
This day and age, just hearing "highly repairable" invokes shock and awe from me.
Animations on the sticks was AWESOME
Valve: "Technically this is against the laws... of physics. But we don't see any cops around"
1:58 not to be confused with the steam valve controllers at my industrial workplace
This is the best illustration of how the different stick technologies work I've seen. Shout out to Patrick and Andrew. HONESTLY, might be good to break out that segment into a short just so people can refer back to that and link it around so people learn what the tech is all about. Very good work.
There's _nothing_ lame about liking the repairability aspects, Steve.
NO WAY ITS HERE
“Bluetooth nightmare” - when you use Bluetooth in any capacity on a Windows PC.
I am super aware of latency and I don't understand how other reviews don't focus on it more. Thank you GN
Inb4 “How things do stuff” shirt
"$100 is at the higher end of controllers" *Stares in xbox elite and scuf*
Lmao. First one: Rotation censor Second one: Magnetics Third one: MAGIC, BISH. My brain broke. I am listening but I don't think I'll retain any of it. 10/10
Using quantum tunneling for a game controller blew my mind.
The Steve Burke Center for gamers who tech good and who wanna know how things do stuff.... tm
Thank you for the animation! Very accurate way of representing it for everyone. That aside, what a fantastic product. 100 dollars is high for a controller but not insane for a eternal controller that you can play strategy games with.
can you believe it guys? steam controller, just a week away!
"Plug the puck in" is an amusing phrase to me
STEAM CONTROLLER TEAR-DOWN: /watch?v=hVRfie61QyE Our PUCKGAMERSNEXUS code for 10% off the GN store is also still active. Grab a solder mat or something! / Watch our technical interviews on the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller here: /watch?v=bWUxObt1efQ And our Steam Frame engineering deep-dive: /watch?v=3NSjvJDe6Ic Also, we recently rebuilt PCs that got destroyed in house fires. Check that out here: /watch?v=kboQ0quk1uM