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Steam sold half a million controllers, so it’s having a rare hardware sale

This is a pretty big deal.

 

Christine Burkson

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Posted on Jun 2, 2016   Updated on May 26, 2021, 4:34 pm CDT

Steam rarely has sales outside of games, so this is a pretty big deal.

You can currently save $15 on Steam hardware for a limited time. The deal applies to controllers and Steam Link, which allows players to expand their gaming experience beyond the PC and onto the big screen.

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Both the controller and Steam Link usually cost $49.99, but they’ve both been marked down to $34.99. The occasion? Steam just announced in a blog post that 500,000 controllers have been sold. It’s been marked down on GameStop until June 7 to celebrate.

Amazon also has the Steam Link on sale for $34.99, but the controller is still $50, so Game Stop has the better deal overall.

Update 11:31am CT, June 5: Amazon now has the Steam controller on sale for $34.95 as well, but the Steam Link is currently out of stock.

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*First Published: Jun 2, 2016, 6:48 am CDT