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.

  • Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    I’d personally buy a new controller from anyone that isn’t mucrosoft before I flash new firmware on a controller

    • monkeyman512@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Are you trying to say, “Don’t buy a Xbox controller then flash it”? I can understand the decision to not do business with MS, but I assume most people already possess that controller and are trying make use of what they have.

      This is not a critique, I just don’t understand what you are intending to communicate.

  • HouseWolf@pawb.socialEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I have NEVER heard of any controller before this current generation needing firmware upgrades.

    Even the launch model PS4 controller I use on my PC never asked for an update and still works fine…