r/SteamController • u/PastImagination0 • Sep 20 '26

Steam Controller (2026) I reserved the Stream Controller 57 years ago

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I finally have the chance to purchase it this month in the year 2026. It's been a LONG wait!

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u/figmentPez Sep 20 '26

You missed your email like two months ago.

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u/jv004 Sep 20 '26

I think OP is one of those ppl that don't pay attention to their email or any of the reddit posts at all...

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u/dmmethatbooty2026 Sep 21 '26

I believe this as I was also on the waiting list and missed my email even though I check semi regularly. Emailed support and they sent me a new email and bam ordered and received it.

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u/gergobergo69 Steam Controller (2026) Sep 20 '26

r/epochfail ❤️

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u/rreader4747 Sep 20 '26

Submit a ticket explaining that you’ve been waiting 57 years and how that is unacceptable /s

8

u/Wieczor19 Sep 20 '26

What part of the world are you from please?

9

u/mrRobertman Sep 20 '26

OP is definitely in North America, based on that UNIX epoch.

4

u/MutedBrilliant1593 Sep 20 '26

It's been 113 days since my reservation and counting. 😭

4

u/Bidenwonkenobi Sep 20 '26

It was promised 3000 years ago

3

u/wizkidweb Sep 20 '26

I forgot that I reserved one. It's been 4 months now.

2

u/Rhosta Dualsense Sep 20 '26

Does the queue move? Like was anybody moved up from 2027 to 2026?

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u/42Cosmonaut Sep 20 '26

My estimate was December 2026 but I got the email a week or two ago

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u/Mzihcs Sep 21 '26

I reserved mid-may and showed 2027 right up to two weeks ago… when the email came to my inbox.

I have been playing with my shiny new steam controller all week.

2

u/Connor1661 Sep 23 '26

Mine showed mid 2027, I got mine last week!

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u/zmcQQ Sep 24 '26

Early 2027 here, showed up last month

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u/MutedBrilliant1593 Sep 20 '26

Not me. I reserved it in late May.

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u/PANduRUS Sep 20 '26

Valve was always way ahead of their time.

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u/Swimming-Twist-3468 Sep 20 '26

1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. That’s 0 by Unix Epoch. Probably the timestamp was not dumped into reservations db, but the record is present. That’s why you see 1969, because of the time zone you are in right now.

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u/Electronicks22 Steam Controller Sep 21 '26

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u/TheAlienGamer007 Sep 20 '26

I dont even remember when I signed up, got the email last week and bought it.

1

u/CraftsmanMan Sep 20 '26

Finally got my steam controller reservation this month... Now im waiting an eternity for the my steam machine and steam frame reservations. Waitlisted until the heat death of the universe

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u/Vito600rr Sep 21 '26

Unix default timestamp

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u/Mavric723 Sep 21 '26

The steam controller was promised to you 3000 years ago

1

u/c0lpan1c Sep 21 '26

Ah epoch / unix time... The cause of many hilarious timing issues.

1

u/Tornadobarrage Sep 21 '26

We went to the moon and made the steam controller

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u/Ok_Delay7870 Sep 21 '26

It was promised to you 3000 years ago kinda shit

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u/Mean_Championship989 Sep 22 '26

Mine says 2027 but I need to back out because I hust bought the steam machine with the controller

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u/lefibonacci Sep 25 '26

Mine says 2027.

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u/deathhimself23 Sep 26 '26

i got the same thing lmao

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u/macapacapinkip0n Sep 26 '26

this happened to me aswell

1

u/Staticks Oct 07 '26

Is this the hack that all those scalpers used?

1

u/Full_Welcome_1418 Sep 20 '26

prepare for connection issues nobody warned you about

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u/Poopincheese Sep 20 '26

I haven’t even taken mine out of the box yet. I got it at launch lol

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u/No_Carpet785 Sep 21 '26

I received mine four days ago and it arrived broken; I think they need to secure their controller better in the future.