Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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In this tear-down of the Valve Steam Controller, we inspect its construction, build quality, disassembly steps, and repairability. We found the controller's overall assembly to be excellent, with impressive ease-of-repair features (like clear, plain English labeling on all of the boards and connectors). The battery is also quick to remove and replace in the controller, being the first thing exposed when the chassis is opened. Overall, it's clear that Valve made a major effort to build a controller that can be fixed and maintained long-term.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Valve Steam Controller 2026 Tear-Down
02:13 - The Basics of the Steam Controller 2
04:31 - Replacing the Battery of the Steam Controller
07:38 - Controller Mainboard and TMR Sticks
13:13 - IR LED for Steam Frame and Sensors
17:58 - FSC Board and Touchpads
19:12 - Conclusion
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Steve Burke: Host, Tear-Down
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Tannen Williams: Camera
Sponsor: Arctic MX-7 Thermal Paste on Amazon geni.us/WbHJ
In this tear-down of the Valve Steam Controller, we inspect its construction, build quality, disassembly steps, and repairability. We found the controller's overall assembly to be excellent, with impressive ease-of-repair features (like clear, plain English labeling on all of the boards and connectors). The battery is also quick to remove and replace in the controller, being the first thing exposed when the chassis is opened. Overall, it's clear that Valve made a major effort to build a controller that can be fixed and maintained long-term.
Watch our full review and benchmarks of the Steam Controller: youtube.com/watch?v=wfr4QN1Hvhs
The best way to support our work is through our store: store.gamersnexus.net
Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: patreon.com/gamersnexus
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Valve Steam Controller 2026 Tear-Down
02:13 - The Basics of the Steam Controller 2
04:31 - Replacing the Battery of the Steam Controller
07:38 - Controller Mainboard and TMR Sticks
13:13 - IR LED for Steam Frame and Sensors
17:58 - FSC Board and Touchpads
19:12 - 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: twitter.com/gamersnexus
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w: 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, Tear-Down
Vitalii Makhnovets: Editing, Camera
Tannen Williams: Camera
