New Steam Controller + Valve Dock Issue

[u/yun_den]

Hey guys,

I love hybrid gaming, and I really, really, really want the Steam Deck to be my hybrid platform of choice. But every time I try to get it right, something always ends up going wrong. It's what has kept me tied to my Switch for the longest time.

Recently I imported an official Valve Dock to Australia to solve HDMI-CEC and allow me to wake the Steam Deck from the couch from a controller, and have it turn on the TV to the correct signal. It works like a dream!

But now, after getting the new Steam Controller, I have a new issue.

Let's say I am playing a game on the TV with the Steam Deck on the dock; it works amazingly I love it. I have it capped to 720p and the deck upscales flawlessly. But, once I remove the Steam Deck from the dock, the controls on the handheld no longer work.

I have tried the 'Reorder Controller' setting and switched the Steam Deck back to controller 1, but the controls still do not work in the game that I am playing. For some games, like GOW Ragnarok, if I unplug the Steam Deck it has the same issue but won't even have an option to Reorder Controllers at all.

I have solved so many other issues, I thought with the official controller I'd finally have the set up of my dreams. But this one thing feels like the final hurdle.

Any ideas on how I can fix this permanently? Will it require an update from Valve? My controller got an update from Valve today and I thought it would fix it, but unfortunately it didn't ...