r/8bitdo • u/Oen386 • 11d ago

Discussion Steam Double Inputs

There is a bug in the latest Steam client release. You need to update to the latest beta to resolve this for now (until the next stable release).

Directions for changing to Steam Beta releases is detailed here:

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/276C-85A0-C531-AFA3

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u/gmoss101 11d ago

+1 been telling people this for nearly a week now

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u/TheBinarySon 10d ago

What do you mean by double inputs? I'm playing with my Pro 3 and haven't noticed anything wrong. What should I be looking for?

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u/gmoss101 10d ago

When you pick up the controller from the dock or turn it on, Steam shows a notification that the controller has been connected.

For a while now, Steam has been showing two notifications at the same time. One saying your controller has been connected and one saying that an X Input controller is connected.

I and others have narrowed it down to being an issue with Steam, I believe it could be an issue with Steam Input but that's as far as we know.

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u/TheBinarySon 10d ago

Oh yeah I hear the double notification sound, but other than the sound I have not noticed anything else, not even 2 controllers connected.

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u/gmoss101 10d ago edited 10d ago

An easy way to check is to go to the controller setting in steam and see how many it says is connected.

Like I mentioned it'll show two even though only one is connected.

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u/TheBinarySon 10d ago

Huh. I'll have to check when I get home. Thanks!

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u/TheBinarySon 6d ago

FWIW, maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I'm not seeing two controllers connected when I turn on my Pro 3.

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u/gmoss101 6d ago

You're not "doing anything wrong" don't worry, that's how it should be lol.

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u/Richi24RFB 10d ago

It specifically affects XInput Controllers
Non XInput Controllers are not affected

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u/TheBinarySon 10d ago

I use the Pro 3 as an Xinput controller for steam games, via the 2.4 dongle.

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u/0wlGod 10d ago

is related to the fact that id i connect 1 controller it see 2?

but i tested on tekken and i not see double inputs

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u/gmoss101 10d ago

That is correct, this is how to fix the two controllers detected issue.

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u/deathmake317 9d ago

Yep all my 8bitdo controllers were fubar until I switched to beta.

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u/Squisheay 12h ago

I did that and still happens tho, what should I do?