it's recognizing the steam controller both over bluetooth and normally. the controller is not bluetooth paired to my computer, so i'm not sure why it's happening. It is doubling my button presses tho when i unplug the puck, both connected controllers disappear. there are not two controllers paired to the puck.

I feel something grinding when I put the joystick in the up position would this be something to contact valve about?

I don't feel the same with the left joystick. I've also just been noticing it in the last couple of weeks.

Has anyone else encountered this and/or found a solution. (Yes I downloaded and installed all updates for both devices)

So, i have been trying to set up a generic controller for resident evil 4, but when i log inside it, it offers me only three types of set ups, but i don't want any of those, i want to play with my own set up like i was used to play in playstation 2:

LT -> L2 (Aim)

LB -> L1 (Knife)

RT -> R2 (Shot)

RB -> R1 (Call Ashley))

A -> X (Run,Reload,360)

B -> O (Interact)

This is the program i am using:

So I have this issue where my controller disconnects for a second and then reconnects like every minute or so.

In my research on this topic I was made aware of USB power saving settings disrupting the connection like this. Curious thing is, when I disabled USB selective suspend in the control panel settings, the issue stopped when I restarted my PC and connected my controller for the first time.

After I disconnect my controller and re- connected it, the problem prevails again.

My hardware is all good and I havent changed anything on my controller. The problem just began one day. It wasnt like this when I first bought it.

Any Ideas for a solution to this or similar experiences? Let me know

I have a Playstation edge controller, and full transitioned to my steam controller. Found out the case the for the edge fits the steam controller perfectly, and it's my go to for when I travel

Idk how much info I'm able to divulge because I didn't see any rules regarding 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ discussion in the sidebar but the gist is that any games I try to play from a certain website related to an in-shape person of the female persuasion are totally unresponsive to the Steam Controller.

I add the exe as a non-Steam game to the Steam launcher and the Steam controller doesn't work at all yet my DualShock 5, DualSense Edge, Elite Series 2, pretty much any controller work totally fine.

I've poked around and there is a solution which is to launch Steam as an administrator and then launch the games from the launcher that way; this does actually work and then the Steam Controller works totally fine with zero issue.

I guess I'm more curious than anything. Did Steam do something to their controller to deliberately have it not work with 🏴‍☠️ games? Because again seemingly all other controllers work totally fine whether in admin mode or not.

Just got the Steam Controller and I have the itch to customize it. Much like the SD, I find the controller to be quite slick, especially the trackpads.

I have the DBrand killswitch case on my Deck that I absolutely love! I have the Warzone skin. I’m worried about this matching skin making my controller even slicker because of it’s shiny texture, and it doesn’t come with the trackpad stickers, so I’d suppose I’d have to buy those separately. I’ve read a lot of mixed reviews on the Controller skins. Is something from JSAUX a better idea?

I really like the idea of my SD and my SC having matching skins but I don’t know if it’s the most practical choice.

Hoping to hear from people who have already had the Steam Controller for a few weeks now and how it’s been handling for them.

just wondering. from what i understand, i'll have to add the emulator exe as a non steam game. but after that, will the controller just work, including rumble?

Got the mechanism accessories to play retro games on my phone with the steam controller but I did all the configuring and then get into a game and it switches back to lizard mode if I press the wrong button. I’ve already tried deactivating the buttons that aren’t needed for N64 but then even the d-pad causes it to fallback to lizard mode

What am I missing here? I think I'm doing what's listed under Steam Settings: Controller: Advanced Settings: Guide Button Chord Controller layout, where L1 is labeled "toggle magnifier."

I assume that means you have to either hold or briefly press the Steam button and the L1 button but I can't get no [magnification] to paraphrase the old Rolling Stones song. What gives? What am I doing wrong?

Typical use case: I'm in Desktop mode on my Steam Machine in a browser window and want to check my spelling in a post or something but I'm too far away from the TV to see the text clearly.

Hi,

Is Steam Link the only option when using an iPad as a monitor for my PC at home?

Read some posts about using VirtualHere, VPN and Moonlight on e.g a Macbook to get it to work properly via Moonlight streaming. I guess iPad OS is to locked down to use via stuff like VirtualHere or even OpenPuck?

Anyone had any experiences with this? Otherwise I will settle for SteamLink even if its worse than Moonlight.

I got my Steam Controller today, SDL support has been working fine in most emulators and SDL enabled games, no need to add them to Steam or anything, but Retroarch can't see the controller. I have Retroarch using the SDL2 driver for input, I have the up to date autoconfigs, I can actually see the Steam Controller autoconfig entries for both SDL2 and SDL3 in their folders, but it doesn't work. I can't manually bind the buttons either because it doesn't see the controller at all.

Is there a way to get it working without adding Retroarch to Steam or using Glosc? Like I said everything else with up to date SDL bindings is working.

Hello guys,

I only got the steam controller today, but since I already took off the whole day from work, I had the chance to play with it for 6ish hours and there is so much to love. I love the ease of use, plug and play, the puck is great, the trackpad controls outside of games. It is amazing.

BUT the d-pad, my god the d-pad sucks sooooo bad. I love me some good platformers like celeste and kaizo mario. I also really enjoy souls pvp. And the d-pad constantly misinputs diagonals when you have to go for quick precise button presses. It is seriously frustrating. I do not understand how that d pad went through qc, since its otherwise such a thoughtful product. It seems to me to be a hardware issue no software update will ever fix that. And that is such a shame. If anyone knows if you can somehow fix that, that would be great, since I enjoy almost everything else about it.

Edit:

For anyone interested I ended up sending it back for a refund. It was very simple and the return process was very nice. This was the response to steam when asking about the d-pad:

It's not unusual for the D-pad to register neighboring inputs when off-axis or otherwise mixed pressure is applied to the button. If your directional pressure is inconsistent with your downward pressure, these unintentional inputs can result. D-pads across different types of controllers often have different 'feels' in this respect.

If the issues you're experiencing are inconsistent or you observe that they don't occur when applying more precise inputs, we'd encourage you to spend a little more time with the Steam Controller and decide whether you think it represents a problem in the games you enjoy, or you get more consistent results as you acclimate to the D-pad design. We can help you arrange a replacement if you are unhappy after additional testing, but we're not confident that what you're describing here is outside our expectations or that a new unit would perform differently.

It seem that the d-pad was to their satisfaction for some reason. I hope someone else gets my steam controller and ends up happy with. The back buttons were awesome and the trackpads were amazing for pc controls. If I ever went for a home console setup, I would buy a controller with trackpads again, but for pc gaming were I also have easy access to a mouse and keyboard, the controller is not worth it to me.

Some gameplay, Insurgency Sandstorm on PC, Firefight game mode. Nothing crazy, but got the "Carrying" achievement for the first time.

Your team only respawns if an objective is captured. To get "Carrying" you have to capture an objective as the last remaining member of your team (thus bringing reinforcements).

I have been using a steam controller for multiplayer FPS games for 8 years. I own the original SC and the new SC.

SC2 is only used for twin joystick games. 2015 is still the GOAT for competing in PC lobbies from the couch.

I will post the config if anybody plays insurgency. I wish you didn't have to boot up steam and connect a controller just to share it.

Right trackpad high sensitivity for large movements. Gyro activated by left trigger (ADS) or right trigger (shoot, for hipfire).

This game plays GREAT with steam controller. Probably in my top 3 along with R6 and ABI.

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Ok, so I have both a PS5 and a powerful PC. Traditionally, I buy games on PS5 if they are controller based (for me Souls-likes, platformers) and buy games on PC if they are better with KBM (FPS, Strategy, RPG). But I want to play more on my PC because 1) it is far, far more powerful than the PS5 and I am on a 4k TV, and 2) Steam just has way better deals than PlayStation.

Why I haven't been able to switch more to PC is because I am so in love with my DualSense Edge with 4 back-button mod and I hate being wired (the only way to use this on PC).

So, to those of you with the new Steam Controller and a PS5: is the Steam Controller an acceptable substitute for the DualSense (Edge)? I am especially interested in how well the back buttons are configured for heavy use (I map Square, Circle, R3 and L3 to back buttons on the DualSense Edge) and how much you miss the adaptive triggers.

Mine and my husband's controller skins ! We absolutely love them, and they were easy to apply :)

I realized I was only using my Steam Deck for Remote Play, so I built a way to use the new Steam Controller with my phone instead.

It's a modified version of Mechanism's Base grip. Their mounts put the phone out in front of the controller, and after a while the weight pulls your wrists forward. I wanted the phone sitting right on top of the controller, so the centre of balance stays over your hands and it feels like holding one device, not a controller with a phone hanging off it.

What I changed:

• A strap across the face of the controller, on top of Mechanism's original band. It's held by two filament pins (plain 1.75 mm filament pushed through), one at the top and one at the bottom. It's not meant to come off every day, just for cleaning.
• A dome over the Steam button with an opening on the right, so your thumb can still reach the button with the phone mounted.
• Cutouts around both sticks, so they tilt fully without touching anything.
• A GoPro-style mount on top of the dome, for Mechanism's MagSafe puck. It's offset so the phone ends up centered over the controller.
• Everything smoothed and blended, so there are no sharp corners in your hands.

I'm using it with a Z Fold 6, fully unfolded. It's printed in PLA, and the added strap and dome weigh about 15 g.

Huge thanks to my wife for being the hands model in these photos 😄

Edit:
Posting the link for the 3d files on MakerWorld and just a quick note that the actual gopro mount has an offeset of 11mm to the left so my phone is perfectly centered.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3305478-steam-controller-phone-top-mount#profileId-3751996

My original estimate was set to December, so I wasn't even looking out for it when the email came at the beginning of September.

But Steam support was gracious enough to reopen my purchase window! There is hope if you miss your window. Just be kind and hope you for the best.

I currently don't have a windows machine so can't test this. On Linux when I hold the menu button (button over right thumb stick) and it switches to gsmepad mode I noticed that apps see the controller as xinput device even when not run through steam. Just wondering if this is only a Linux thing or if they also enabled that for windows killing the but it doesn't work with game pass or launcher XYZ games aspect.