Valve released a new Steam Deck Beta update that includes a useful tweak to its Xbox controller detection.

Valve released a new Steam Deck Beta update that includes a useful tweak to its Xbox controller detection.

There’s a bit of a problem with modern Xbox controllers and Bluetooth, where they won’t properly connect up with SteamOS / Linux unless they’ve gone through a firmware update. I’ve seen a lot of support requests about this issue over the years and so it’s good to see Valve highlight it directly. While it’s a Steam Deck Beta Client update, it should apply to other SteamOS devices too.

  • Domi@lemmy.secnd.me
    3·
    1 day ago

    The feature recently added to the PS5’s Dualsense that allows them to pair with multiple devices was such a huge QoL change.

    Does that only apply to playstations or can you pair to multiple PCs? Might have to upgrade then.

      • phx@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 hours ago

        Agreed. Multi-pairing is such an underrated feature. It’s especially great when it comes with a hardware selector (in case you’ve got multiple devices paired in range).

        I picked up a Logitech mouse that pairs up to 3 devices and has a button+LED’s on the bottom to switch between. It’s awesome

      • vithigar@lemmy.ca
        3·
        1 day ago

        You might be interested to know that when connected to a PC and using Steam you can turn off the controller quickly with PS+Triangle.