About few months ago he tried Xbox controller and he is enjoying it so much. He loves playing games with controller. Is steam controller would be a good present? I understand that’s up to him, but generally do you think it would be an upgrade in gaming experience?

I'm kinda lazy so i never go beyond basic stuff like gyro aim or trackpad as mouse, but I'm curious about more complex setups

Title; Switch and Switch 2 do not have dual stage triggers natively, but they do support them in select titles, particularly in the GameCube library. Can the OpenPuck make the console recognise the Steam Controller as a GameCube controller so that this functionality is preserved?

I bought a Steam Machine with a controller and out of the box I had to use a mouse to get it to even get past the turn-on stage. Then when I finally got my controller to connect via Bluetooth it said to update it. So I followed the prompt to plug it in but as soon as I do I get a red dot on the controller and it disconnects me completely. When it’s like this I cannot control anything with the controller. Anyone dealt with this?

Received email Friday after five pm local, ordered within 10 minutes.
Arrived Monday morning while tracking said Tuesday!
Gotten to try it out yesterday afternoon and have to say I’m in love! It’s very comfy to hold, not heavy, nice and responsive to inputs.
Now looking for a storage/travel case that allows charging in the case with the puck (similar to Xbox elite). Attached is the complementary picture of box. Can’t wait to be done working today.

Will valve sell pucks separately? I have my puck placed beside my computer on the desk but would like an extra one to keep on my bedside table so I can alternate charging locations whether im at the desk or im in bed using my projector hooked up to my computer.

I just got my steam controller in, pretty happy with how fast it got here and etc however the default deadzone is just barely enough to stop the right stick from drifting upwards, if I put a literal feather weight of pressure on it, it immediately works to push upwards, which okay I'd expect from TMR sticks however it takes 5x as much pressure to move the stick in any other direction, so there's a centering bias straight out of the box.

Totally usable but there's seemingly no way to calibrate the stick centering and improve circularity, only increase the deadzone which yes will make the issue less pronounced but doesn't inherently improve the circularity.

Is this a common thing? I've not really bought a new controller in like 8 years 😂

I've waited for my chance and it has come at a time I can't afford it, so to whoever gets what would have been my controller I wish it to bring you joy endlessly

A few days ago, I realized that some of the controllers marked to ship out starting 2027 had been getting earlier purchase windows, but I'd missed it because I don't usually check the email I use for steam (except for things like that). I asked about it, and was shunted right back to the front and able to purchase it within an hour, getting it on Wednesday.

Got few.. meows in a row and no scream.

Cat was really confused

Hello everyone if this conversation already exists I apologize but I wanted to know if you have guides or suggestions on how to configure the trackpad in the best way even on action games. I saw videos of people who optimized it for the classic weapon or skill wheel but I couldn’t replicate it. Does anyone know how to do it? Or even other suggestions?

How do you use trackpads?

My weekly routine with my Steam Deck And Steam Controller in the wild.

What is yours?

I have been working on a prototype game fully utilizing all the Steam Controller (2026) inputs. I am at the point where I have 100% confidence the idea is feasible, and I have lots of ideas.

I have to wonder though, how many people would play a game that requires a Steam Controller? There is a lot that can be done with it, but I am thinking it should also be playable on mouse and keyboard, and maybe other controllers too.

Without a doubt, the more people that can play it, the more people will. But I also think that the more accessible it is, the less unique/enjoyable it may become.

Just got the mail

How does the shipping steam - Canada is ?

And do they use USPS or UPS?

Hi, so for the last like 5 years whenever I've played on pc I always used a nintendo switch controller, and it's always worked basically flawlessly. However recently for the last few days it's been doing this weird thing where whenever I press the windows button or the volume button or I alt tab etc, it like freaks out and does a bunch of random stuff? I thought at first it was spamming tab constantly but I'm not so sure now since it's been doing things like opening settings and turning night light on too.

Now it still works fine when playing games as far as I can tell, it's just whenever I do the above it basically makes it impossible to control the windows menus thingies. I've attempted a lot things to fix it but it feels like I can't find anything online about my specific issue. Actually one thing I tried worked which was having a game opened and then opening task manager, but for some reason the next time I tried it it didn't work.

The only thing I could possibly think that could've cause this is that the power went out while it was connected to my pc a few days ago but idk if that has anything to do with it as everything else I have works fine. I should note I am using it wired and I would like to avoid using wireless as I've been unable to do it in the past. I've tried using a different cable, plugging the cable into a different usb port. I've also tried changing come controller settings on steam including steam input and the non-game controller layouts however none of those did anything.

I'd really appreciate if you can help since I'd rather keep using the switch pro controller instead of using a different controller and I need the ability to change tabs easily. I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this so if you know a better subreddit please let me know. Thanks in advance! (idk what to tag this sorry)

ETA: SOLVED, thank you all!

....BUT I am giving it as a gift to my fiance. Due to account restrictions I know I can only order one. I was wondering if there is a way to change the account it is under after it arrives? If not, no biggy, I'll order under his some other day, but was kinda hoping there would be. I can't find anything on the support site pertaining to this.

Not sure if anyone has tried using their Steam Controller with MW4. Can't get the in-game motion settings to work for the controller for gyro. Do I have to set it up in Steam Input vs in MW4?

Like, does it start seeking and reconnect automatically after it's plugged back in, or does it require manual intervention? I ask because a project I'm working on. Generally the more I talk the less I do it so I'm not gonna talk about it until it's further along. But I don't have a controller to test this with.