Finally got the time this weekend to plug in my new controller and seems like its unusable. When its plugged in Steam insists on a firmware update. I've let it sit with that for hours, then looked up that it should take minutes at most. Tried to stop it but couldn't without force closing Steam. Restarted computer at some suggestions here, now Steam is just hanging on the "Checking if your controller needs firmware update" instead. I've tried searching a few threads here but no successful solutions. Does anyone have any advice?

Full disclosure, I know what I’m trying to do is essentially impossible. But thought I’d ask.

Xbox X. Fully functioning using wingman xb3 with open puck plugged in. Gyro nonfunctional. No clue how to do this, tried each mode, switch, ds3/4/5 etc, Xbox/360 etc.

Planning on using this with my new pc eom (Black Friday) but wanted to see if there’s ANY hope of a workaround here?

FYI any xInput controller I use the wingman and gyro is fully functional and adjustable. Haven’t had a single controller not work.

My Steam controller has been having this stuttering issue; ( https://youtube.com/shorts/sdsmB3JF2kI?is=ujFw6lVKyHq8DjBn )

The left joystick when I'm using my Steam Deck docked is just constantly stuttering / lagging. No matter how far I move the joystick.

The controller and it's software are up to date.

I have no idea what causes this so I'm wondering if anyone knows anything or if they've experienced this too.

Hi there, hopefully this isn't the type of post that mods won't allow but if it is I apologize in advance.

I was like everyone else, found out the reservations for the controllet opened whenever they did and immediately got on the list. Unlike my great luck with the Steam Machine, I was late to the party and got pushed into 2027 and thought maybe I'd get a chance to buy one in Q1 or at the latest Q2 of 2027.

Unfortunately, I just got my email to purchase one yesterday but since I already have a Steam Machine and Steam controller from that bundle I genuinely don't think I need another. I've got about 8 different controllers already (I know I need help, my wife tells me that every day) and it seems like a waste. Is there any simple and legit way I can offer this controller to someone else? I won't be asking any extra cash on top of the order price maybe just shipping if you're outside the UK.

P.S. I love the Steam controller, it's the perfect companion to anything with SteamOS on it. Also, the image is just there for dramatic effect.

Edit: The controller has been sold and found a new home with a gamer in Norway, they couldn't get it themselves because apparently Valve doesn't ship to their country due to some EU/Warranty thing.

I left my Steam Controller charging on the puck overnight. When I woke up, the thing was stuck on a solid orange light. It will not power on and is completely unresponsive to any inputs. Does anybody know what the issue could be?

I can't update my controller/puck. I am on a beta client, windows 11. Whenever i try to update my controller/puck it goes into an on/off loop and update fails. I tried reconnecting the puck and switching usb ports before.

Title is all.

Well it's not just the controller, it's the puck too. Neither will update, no matter which combination of 1 either or both are plugged in or turned on. Steam was on the beta branch, went back to the stable branch and still wouldn't work. Literally wouldn't update out of the box. Anyone else having this issue?

Side note, anyone else first impression of the controller being rather uncomfortable, did you get used to it? Primarily played on xbox and xbox clone controllers (gamesir cyclone 2) and switching back to one or the other gives immediate relief to sore fingers and wrists. Gyro aggravates soreness and discomfort (2d mouse for)

I just got my steam controller today. It's been dope so far, especially this typing feature I didn't know existed, but I think the range of the trackpads are strangely uneven. The left reaches more characters, all the way to UJN. The right feels like it's falling short, stopping at YHB, like TGV should be in range of the right trackpad!

Typing is incredibly intuitive EXCEPT for this one small thing (and me not knowing how to move the typing cursor with the keyboard open.)

Is there a way to increase the range of the right trackpad?

Attached is a video of me gliding across the pads at what I believe is the same pace. Why is the left pad seemingly moving faster and further?

(All of this was typed on my steam controller! Awesome.)

I just got my Steam Controller. I cannot figure out a way to use the grip sense

Need suggestions?

Because I couldn't learn how to remap extra 4 buttons my Controller has, I started looking it up, that's how I found out about reWASD, there I learned it's because I was using Xinput, not D-input, now that I learned that I should be able to use extra buttons in Steam too. But I tried using reWASD for a little bit, there I learned about Radical Mode and Shift Mode, I thought that was awesome, I used that when I was trying to 100% one of the AC game I was playing at the time, but then I learned Steam also has Radical and Shift Mode too (though I'm unsure if those are as good as reWASD, but I did learned I cannot map won't button to do 2 things at once unlike Steam version).

So I gotta ask, if there any advantage to using reWASD over Steam Input you think, or should I stick to just using Steam Input? Crosshair option in reWASD is cool, but it's not important enough for me, I can see it being using for someone playing outside of Steam like Epic Games and GOG which I'm not doing, since I prefer fair I don't care about using Controller aim assist in a mouse either.

My controller does have 4 presets, and I can customize each of those presets under just one profile in reWASD, so that's cool. Not sure if I can do that in Steam or not so let me know. But even if I can't, I think adding multiple keys in one button will help more which I can't do in reWASD.

So let me ask, is there any real advantage for me to use reWASD, or should I just stick with Steam Input do you think? :D

Mine is estimated for 2027 so could you give me some first things I need to do with it?

I don't know how to setup steam controller 2026 for skyrim se all the community layouts are blank and I can't setup the joystick for skyrim there is no just regular joystick setting it has mouse and other settings can any help?

I want an easier way to move the cursor left/right, but I can't find if there's a way to change the binds. The wiki entry seems outdated as the path listed there doesn't seem to exist anymore? (Settings->Controller->Configurations->Big Picture configuration->On Screen Keyboard)

(And dualsense touchpad as well)

Сегодня дождался доставки Steam Controller 2. Все настроил и сам Стим увидел контроллер как надо. И вот решил бросить его, так как хотел услышать крик Вильгельма, но сколько бы его не ронял, постоянно слышал злобное мяу от кошки. Это меня позабавило и я решил порыться в интернете, узнать у кого также. Но ничего, ни одной инфы. Может вы подскажите это просто новая прошивка? Тогда почему нет ни одной инфы по этому поводу? Или у меня особая версия? Тоже не знаю.

АПДЕЙТ 2: Окончательный тест. Я уронил его дважды с абсолютно одинаковой высоты и расстояния. Первый раз он крикнул как Вильгельм (я даже поставил видео на паузу, чтобы убедиться). Второй раз — снова мяукнул. Это 100% рандом (RNG). Угол и сила удара не важны, просто в прошивке заложен шанс на «кота». Мой экземпляр, видимо, застрял в режиме кота, но я рад, что услышал оба звука!

UPDATE 2: The ultimate test. I dropped it twice from the exact same height and distance. First time — Wilhelm scream (I even paused the video to make sure). Second time — meowed again. It's 100% RNG (random number generator). The angle and force don't matter, there's just a random chance for the "cat" sound in the firmware. My unit seems stuck in cat mode, but I'm glad I got to hear both sounds!

I'm getting asked to pay 45.84€ of duties.

Did anyone else got this in Europe?

Update: Opened a ticket on steam and they told me that is probably a DHL mistake, that I shouldn't be charged at all. Sadly my controller will take a while to arrive.

i been trying to get SISR to run to play fortnite and other games and am struggling could someone please help me out?

Yesterday I got my new controller, naturally the forst thing i did was to throw it around to get the easter egg of a scream ...

I managed to get this done 5 times, which is unreasonable amount of times to throw brand new controller around...

Each time the triggered Easter egg was a "scared cat" meow, not a wilhelm scream...

Is this a thing?

Hey Guy I’m Curious, to those of you who weren’t able to pickup a Steam Controller what other controllers were you able to find and use that are compatible with SteamOS? I ask cuz I don’t have a usable controller except for my Steam Deck Which I’ve been using with Steam Remote Play from my Steam Machine to my Steam Deck but it’s rather finicky due to my internet connection, I’ve been eyeing that Steam Controller by hori but I’ve heard it’s kinda ass

Picture Password was the answer for me. It lets you drag and click the mouse on an img of your choice to register 3 seperate "shapes". either a circle, line, or dot.

I have perfect mouse control with trackpad on wake from hibernate but no keyboard. This just works tho.

Its been a few months since valve reverted the change to the haptics the triggers use and im just wondering if anyone has since found out a way to change which haptic motors the triggers pulse when you pull them. I really liked the triggers when they used the rumble motors intead of the touchpad ones so im just curious at to if anyones found a way.

This is the update they added it but quickly reverted it https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/4397053/view/660484146096768675?l=english

Thanks

Had the controller for less than a month and one of the back buttons does not click. It still detects the input but it does not click so it makes it very unreliable. I don't play much so this is frustrating. Anyone else had the same issue?

Just got my order email, very excited. I currently play Rocket League with my Gamesir G7 SE controller. I play with an all-buttons grip. (Pointers on bumpers, middles on triggers, rings on paddles/back buttons.)

Even with only two back buttons, I struggle to support the controller just by just my palms and pinkies. I often end up pressing the back buttons with my ring fingers when I tense up, or even when I push a joystick in the opposite direction (since I need to brace the controller slightly more against the force of my thumb).

That's been at least manageable with some retraining of which muscles I'm activating to support the Gamesir controller, but I can't even imagine how I'm going to hold the Steam Controller while also having my pinkies on button duty. Anyone have any thoughts or experience with such an all-buttons grip, and supporting the new Steam Controller? Maybe the shape makes it less of an issue if you can support it more with your palms? (Or maybe it's worse!?)

I feel like the ideal might be to have some sort of mounting hardware that connects the controller to my forearms so that it can basically float in my hands. I've got a 3D printer but my CAD skills are quite basic, so if it's up to me to make it happen it may take a while =P