{"id":66209,"date":"2026-05-05T14:25:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=66209"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:25:33","slug":"steam-controller-official-distributor-site-in-japan-temporarily-goes-down-amidst-traffic-surge-units-sold-out-the-same-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/steam-controller-official-distributor-site-in-japan-temporarily-goes-down-amidst-traffic-surge-units-sold-out-the-same-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam Controller official\u00a0distributor site in Japan\u00a0temporarily goes down amidst traffic surge, units sold out the same morning\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Valve\u2019s&nbsp;newly released&nbsp;<strong>Steam Controller<\/strong>&nbsp;sold out in about 30&nbsp;minutes globally, and the demand in Japan has been just as high,&nbsp;causing temporary outages on the official&nbsp;sales site&nbsp;for the region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Steam Controller\u00a0launched\u00a0today, with distribution in Japan\u00a0officially\u00a0handled by KOMODO.\u00a0Units\u00a0sold out\u00a0by the same\u00a0morning, and a surge of traffic\u00a0from Japanese users\u00a0to KOMODO\u2019s official store, KOMODO STATION, made the site difficult to access from around 2\u00a0AM\u00a0(JST)\u00a0on launch day. According to\u00a0an apology issued by\u00a0KOMODO, the disruption was caused by the sheer volume of users\u00a0attempting\u00a0to purchase the controller. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the issue has since been resolved, some customers reported needing hours to complete their orders, while others\u00a0encountered\u00a0errors at the payment stage, causing concern.\u00a0The\u00a0chaos brings back\u00a0memories to the launch of the Steam Deck in Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u304a\u8a6b\u3073\u3011<br><br>\u30b9\u30c8\u30a2\u3078\u306e\u30a2\u30af\u30bb\u30b9\u96c6\u4e2d\u306e\u5f71\u97ff\u306b\u3088\u308a\u3001\u4e00\u6642\u7684\u306b\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\u306b\u3064\u306a\u304c\u308a\u306b\u304f\u3044\u72b6\u6cc1\u304c\u767a\u751f\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u73fe\u5728\u306f\u9806\u6b21\u89e3\u6d88\u306b\u5411\u304b\u3063\u3066\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<br><br>\u8ca9\u58f2\u3082\u958b\u59cb\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u4e00\u90e8\u306e\u74b0\u5883\u3067\u306f\u5f15\u304d\u7d9a\u304d\u30a2\u30af\u30bb\u30b9\u3057\u3065\u3089\u3044\u5834\u5408\u304c\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u6050\u308c\u5165\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u6642\u9593\u3092\u304a\u3044\u3066\u518d\u5ea6\u304a\u8a66\u3057\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kEJ5dRAnmM\">https:\/\/t.co\/kEJ5dRAnmM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; KOMODO \u65e5\u672c\u516c\u5f0f (@KOMODO_Games_JP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KOMODO_Games_JP\/status\/2051365744487825761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Steam Controller, priced at&nbsp;$99 USD, is a&nbsp;gamepad that&nbsp;supports both wired and wireless connections and is compatible with PCs running Steam, Steam Deck, and the mobile Steam Link app. The included Steam Controller Puck doubles as a wireless transmitter&nbsp;and charging station.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among its key features are two&nbsp;haptic&nbsp;touchpads on the lower front, allowing users to play games that lack official gamepad support&nbsp;(similar to&nbsp;the Steam Deck).&nbsp;It also includes four customizable grip buttons on the back,&nbsp;motion-activated&nbsp;gyro controls, and a quick-access menu button for notifications and the friends list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally announced last November, the controller launched globally on May\u00a04. As of now, there is no announced timeline for restocking, but some users report lucking out by refreshing official channels and finding the product momentarily back in stock.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/interviews\/spending-time-getting-comfy-with-the-steam-controllers-advanced-inputs-can-yield-drastic-performance-improvements-compared-to-traditional-stick-only-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Spending time getting comfy with the Steam Controller\u2019s advanced inputs can \u201cyield drastic performance improvements compared to traditional stick-only devices.\u201d We talk to the developers<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valve&#8217;s official distributor for Japan has published an apology after its official site became impossible to access following the Steam Controller&#8217;s launch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":66211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-66209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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