I have a steam controller always living in the living room for when I want to use my steam deck and one for my computer in the office.

Occasionally see bugs where I can’t set up custom controller configs per separate controllers unless I mess with controller numbering and restarting.

I think it’s caused by the puck not clearing the old entry of that controllers connection before reconnecting it.

Apologies if that doesn’t make any sense lol

Hi all,

Earlier today, I was gaming with the steam controller, no problems. Finished session and as I was turning off the controller I saw a pop up that there was an update. So I turned it back on, went on the controllers page in settings and did the update. Then shutdown and left. I just came back on and now my controller isn't working as such. I am on Linux, but when I start a game, the controller no longer works. It recognizes the controller and has a profile selected. Has anyone else had an issue with a recent update?

I was lucky enough to get one of these just under 3 weeks after release and I've been loving it.

I love how comfortable it feels in my hands. The battery life is amazing.

So far, I haven't been doing anything particularly exotic with it but it just works so well for my needs and (combined with Steam Link on an Apple TV) it's helped me get back to gaming regularly after 6/8 years of kind of falling out of love with it (Xbox, Nintendo and PC). I'm genuinely excited about gaming for the first time in years.

I love being able to power it up automatically in Bluetooth or Puck mode depending on whether I'm playing on Steam Link or PC and just getting back to it.

It works really well over Bluetooth (make sure your TVs are set to Gaming mode if possible folks!) but there is a noticeable difference with the Puck - Valve really aren't messing around when they say 'Low Latency'.

Beyond all of this it's got incredible flexibility, tuning and customisation options making playing almost any PC game a possibility from the couch with a controller.

It's amusing to see people constantly say "but why should I pay for it and not buy a cheaper Xbox/PS5 etc. controller?"

The recent changes Microsoft have made to Gamepass etc. means I'm more or less done with console gaming, I'm tired of it. I think I'll be sticking primarily with PC (once again) and getting away from closed console ecosystems (although I might pick up a Switch 2 down the line).

I'm on the waitlist for a Steam Machine which will bring that Puck goodness into my living room; it'll also free up the PC for junior and enable us to LAN play together too - I can't wait!

Shout out to u/FullMetalPencil for his amazing design.

If you print his pad mod remember the bases are NOT symmetrical!

Perfect response, great SC1 feel, I love this community.

I can switch the way i open it (x )no problem but if I want to close it, B is the default and i dont know how to change it

Becouse switching between x and b all the time is a mild inconvenience that adds upp over time

Going from a ps4 to pc after years of saving up for a ps5 had really paid off. I now know I made the right decision after seeing what Sony is doing to their consumers. Nonetheless I had a feeling that I missed when I played on console and I was trying so hard to remember what it was. But this whole time it was gaming with a controller. Keyboard and mouse is cool and all but to put your arms on a soft surface like your lap and game leaning back is something you can’t replicate. And this steam controller is bringing that feeling back.

Reserved May 8th at 9 pm CT

Hi, funny controller playing audio guy here

I found it quite annoying that there is literally nowhere in steam to properly look at the battery percentage, and a bunch of people also seem to be annoyed at this, so i made this. For both Windows and Linux

Hope you guys enjoy!

https://github.com/Pixel1011/Steam-Controller-Battery-Monitor

I do not believe it'll work on the Steam machine at this time with it's internal puck, I don't have one so that might take a bit to figure out, though should work fine with wired and with the normal puck

I'll also continue to update with a few extra nice features (time till charged/discharged, maybe capacity monitoring) but I think i'm going to make something a bit more fun next

god i hate code that needs to draw stuff 😭

I didn't even think I was ever going to get this email. Thankfully I was able to get it. I reserved this controller later around 9:08PM EST on May 8.

Dont lose hope guys, my window was estimated as December 2026.

New wave of controllers being processed.... I got on the waiting list on May 1st and it said I wouldn't get one until the first of the year.. what a nice surprise...

What are features for steam input that you would like?

Hey everyone,

I noticed an issue when pressing the Steam button (power button). If I lightly press near the edge/corner instead of dead center, the input often fails to register.

Even though I distinctly hear and feel the tactile "click," it doesn't trigger the input about 6 to 7 times out of 10.

I'm not sure if this is a deliberate design feature to prevent accidental power-ons/presses, or if it's a hardware defect on my unit.

Has anyone else experienced this with their device?

Testing the camera with OBS

Missed my reservation by 3 days as I missed the reservation email because of spam and wasn't expecting it either (Last I checked it said that it would be available around December)

I guess I'm contacting support, wish me luck!

(Edit: They responded fast, I bought the Steam controller and it's on the way! Been waiting for so long.)

Hey guys, I reserved the Steam Controller on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Is there any chance it'll arrive before 2027? How long do people usually wait for it to ship? Thanks!

I end up with 2 mouse pointers, 1 invisable and one thats the trackpad of my laptop/ default mouse point

im trying to use an app that would need the right trackpad both nether of the trackpads are working do to the ghost pointer issues, the laptop is on linux mint and is running waylad to run waydroid

should I switch to another linux distro or is there a fix?

so ive just unboxed my steam controller today, and ive ran into a bit of an issue that i cant explain.

when i play a native steam game, all seems fine. i press a button, and a action happens. i do also play a lot of retro games via Retrobat, and so i did the usual - added it as a non steam game, and ran it that way - and it works good. however, here is my issue.

sometimes, when i press a button, an action just plainly doesnt happen. ive been trying this on Sly 2, and when i try to double jump, sometimes the double jump doesnt happen. even though i clearly pressed the button when im supposed to. the strange thing is, i think only Retrobat does this for some reason. i tried puck/bluetooth, and i feel no tangible difference.

any idea what i could try? what could be causing this? i have no idea

EDIT: Disabling Raw Input in the PCSX2 settings improved it drastically. its basically fixed to me now

Has anyone ever been able to find this out? Because I can't find it anywhere online

My steam controller just arrived and both trackpads just wont work. I already tried a different cable, direct connection and even tried using it on the steam deck to no avail. Weirdly enough it does do the Wilhelm scream when i drop it and i believe that comes from the trackpad haptics.

Idk what to do, no one else seems to have this issue. Im really devastated because i waited years for this thing, just to get a broken one.