The Steam Generation 2 Controller Black is a 2026 release from Valve Corporation's second-generation Steam Controller program, retailing at $85 in the Black colorway, confirmed by Wikipedia, TechRadar, VideoCardz, and multiple hardware publications. As confirmed by 9to5Linux, VideoCardz, and GosuGamers, the Steam Controller Generation 2 features two full-size TMR magnetic thumbsticks with capacitive touch providing drift resistance through Tunneling Magnetoresistance technology with no physical contact on potentiometers, two 34.5mm square haptic trackpads with pressure-sensitive configurable click strength designed as a practical mouse replacement for PC gaming, Grip Sense with two capacitive touch zones on the rear handles enabling or disabling gyro controls by gripping the controller, a 6-axis IMU for motion controls, HD haptics with four haptic motors, ABXY buttons, D-pad, L/R triggers and bumpers, four remappable rear grip buttons, a Steam button, an 8.39 Wh Li-ion battery providing up to 35 hours of gameplay, and the Steam Controller Puck, a 2.4GHz wireless transmitter providing approximately 8ms end-to-end latency that also doubles as a magnetic charging dock. TechRadar confirmed the Steam Controller was Valve's confident return to an idea first explored with the original 2015 model, evolved through 13 years of R&D across the Steam Deck platform, and represents the first major Valve hardware launch of 2026. Retail price $85.<br><br>The Steam Generation 2 Controller Black is the 2026 TMR-magnetic-thumbsticks dual-34.5mm-haptic-trackpads Grip-Sense-gyro-activation 6-axis-IMU HD-haptics four-rear-remappable-buttons Steam-Controller-Puck-wireless-receiver 35-hour-battery USB-C Bluetooth Valve second-generation PC controller for the Valve and Steam collector who wants the black execution of the Valve Steam Generation 2 Controller platform.<br><br>The Steam Generation 2 Controller Black was released on April 5, 2026 with a retail price of $85.