I like using xboxdrv because it unifies management of all your controllers and has a nice slotting feature. I did try to add support for the Steam controller but while I managed the basics, I couldn't quite figure some things out like rumble and power off on exit. It always worked fine in a simple test but when running under xboxdrv, it would only work sporadically.
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This is great news. I don't think the Steam controller works under Wine, even when it's a Steam game.
I was playing Dark Souls the other day under Wine (which is almost impossible without a controller) and had to reach for my Xbox 360 controller instead since I couldn't get the Steam controller to even switch on.
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Originally posted by boltronics View PostThis is great news. I don't think the Steam controller works under Wine, even when it's a Steam game.
I was playing Dark Souls the other day under Wine (which is almost impossible without a controller) and had to reach for my Xbox 360 controller instead since I couldn't get the Steam controller to even switch on.Last edited by chimpy; 20 February 2018, 11:23 PM.
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so the sc uses a slimmed down Bluetooth protocol for latency’s sake. But why doesn’t it have an high latency profile to also connect it to other Bluetooth stuff? You can use the controller on a phone with just otg just like you can use it on linux by plugging it in but it is obviously impractical and not full featured. If the controller could be more easily used without the receiver maybe it would have revived wider adoption?
Did valve stopped caring about the controller because it deemed it good enough, or because they backed/stepped down from the whole steam machines business just like they put steamos on life support? Or is it just valve taking its valve time to eventually make one of their endeavors actually successful?
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Originally posted by boltronics View PostThis is great news. I don't think the Steam controller works under Wine, even when it's a Steam game.
I was playing Dark Souls the other day under Wine (which is almost impossible without a controller) and had to reach for my Xbox 360 controller instead since I couldn't get the Steam controller to even switch on.
Unless it's a Vulkan game or you're using DXVK.
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Originally posted by numasan View PostI honestly thought that Valve would do this, back when they joined the Linux Foundation and announced the Steam Controller - at least provide documentation. Hopefully it'll still happen.Originally posted by shmerl View Post
They even promised to open source controller firmware itself, but never did if I remember correctly.
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