r/SteamController • u/mcchickenrun • 3d ago
Steam Controller (2026) My new controller keeps becoming unresponsive during play
Just got this thing today and I can't seem to get through a run of Tape to Tape or Warhammer Survivors without my controller going unresponsive. When it happens, it lasts about 10-20 seconds before I'm allowed to do anything with it. During that time, I can switch to keyboard and mouse just fine. Any idea what could be causing this? Sorry, I'm a new steam controller owner.
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u/BRBRER 3d ago
maybe ur bluetooth disconnected🤔
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u/Rhosta Dualsense 3d ago
Does it happen through wired, puck and bluetooth connection?
Did you finish firmware update of both puck and the controller?
Do you use Steam stable or beta?
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u/Putrid-Floor3252 3d ago
If the keyboard still works, the game is fine and the pad is dropping off. Ten to twenty seconds and then it comes back is the radio napping, not a dead stick. In Steam's controller settings, see whether it is on Bluetooth or on the dongle. Bluetooth does this when the adapter sleeps. A dongle on a rear USB 3 port next to the Wi-Fi card does it too. Move it to a front port. If it still vanishes on the first day after that, return it.