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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

More players than ever are choosing to play Steam games with a controller, and we thought it would be a good time to share some stats about controller usage on Steam along with an update about Steam Input.

Stats: Controller use on Steam:

• Since 2018, daily average controller use has tripled from ~5% to up to 15%
• ~42% of these controller sessions are using Steam Input
• During that time, the controller landscape has changed:
  • 59% of sessions are using Xbox controllers
  • 26% are using PlayStation controllers
  • 10% are on Steam Decks

As usage has grown, our team has continued working to improve and add features to enhance the controller experience for these players. Here are some of the new features we’ve shipped for Steam Input and controller users recently:

• Big Picture update
  – complete redesign of the controller first experience on Steam, bringing the Steam Deck user experience to the big screen
• New controller configurator
  – rethought and simplified configurator to set, manage, and edit controller bindings
• Gyro aiming
  – overhauled and improved experience for controllers with gyro, implemented Flickstick functionality in Steam Input
• Virtual menus
  – added support to the desktop client
• PlayStation Controller support
  - We worked with Sony to improve support for PS controllers including DualSense Edge, and can now automatically support future 3rd party licensed PlayStation gamepads
• Xbox Controller support
  – We shipped a driver for Windows allowing us to better support Xbox One controllers, including the rear buttons on the Xbox Elite Controllers

One of the benefits of Steam Input is that when it’s implemented in a game, players can use any one of over 300 supported controllers to play. We also recently added support for the new HORIPAD for Steam (available in Japan later this summer), and worked with HORI's team to make their controller work well with Steam Input.

The team is continuing to work on Steam Input and controller support on Steam, and we are always looking for feedback.

Steam :: Steam News :: An update on Steam Input and controller support

Hello! More players than ever are choosing to play Steam games with a controller, and we thought it would be a good time to share some stats about controller usage on Steam along with an update about Steam Input. Stats: Controller use on Steam Since 2018, daily average controller use has tripled...

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[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

More players than ever are choosing to play Steam games with a controller, and we thought it would be a good time to share some stats about controller usage on Steam along with an update about Steam Input.

Stats: Controller use on Steam:

• Since 2018, daily average controller use has tripled from ~5% to up to 15%
• ~42% of these controller sessions are using Steam Input
• During that time, the controller landscape has changed:
  • 59% of sessions are using Xbox controllers
  • 26% are using PlayStation controllers
  • 10% are on Steam Decks

As usage has grown, our team has continued working to improve and add features to enhance the controller experience for these players. Here are some of the new features we’ve shipped for Steam Input and controller users recently:

• Big Picture update
  – complete redesign of the controller first experience on Steam, bringing the Steam Deck user experience to the big screen
• New controller configurator
  – rethought and simplified configurator to set, manage, and edit controller bindings
• Gyro aiming
  – overhauled and improved experience for controllers with gyro, implemented Flickstick functionality in Steam Input
• Virtual menus
  – added support to the desktop client
• PlayStation Controller support
  - We worked with Sony to improve support for PS controllers including DualSense Edge, and can now automatically support future 3rd party licensed PlayStation gamepads
• Xbox Controller support
  – We shipped a driver for Windows allowing us to better support Xbox One controllers, including the rear buttons on the Xbox Elite Controllers

One of the benefits of Steam Input is that when it’s implemented in a game, players can use any one of over 300 supported controllers to play. We also recently added support for the new HORIPAD for Steam (available in Japan later this summer), and worked with HORI's team to make their controller work well with Steam Input.

The team is continuing to work on Steam Input and controller support on Steam, and we are always looking for feedback.

Steam :: Steam News :: An update on Steam Input and controller support

Hello! More players than ever are choosing to play Steam games with a controller, and we thought it would be a good time to share some stats about controller usage on Steam along with an update about Steam Input. Stats: Controller use on Steam Since 2018, daily average controller use has tripled...

steamcommunity.com

Fucking Finally

 

[Darko]

I need that pad for the deck.. gimmie

 

[Hohenheim]

Wow, I didn't know about that new Steam controller! Looks cool!

Edit:
"it lacks rumble, a matching set of four back buttons, and the handheld’s signature trackpads."

That's a bummer.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I want that new Steam Controller

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I want that new Steam Controller

It's only for Japan, but maybe they'll start selling it worldwide if the domestic release goes well.

 

[RoboFu]

• PlayStation Controller support
  - We worked with Sony to improve support for PS controllers including DualSense Edge, and can now automatically support future 3rd party licensed PlayStation gamepads
• Xbox Controller support
  – We shipped a driver for Windows allowing us to better support Xbox One controllers, including the rear buttons on the Xbox Elite Controllers

It's just a launcher... right epic guys?.. right?


Literally saving pc gaming.

 

[Exentryk]

As a controller-only player on pc, keep up the good work!

 

[Fahdis]

And people ask "why Steam has a monopoly. Firstly, they don't. PC offers choice. But Steam is so feature rich, you can't go anywhere else. I love Steam.

 

[CrustyBritches]

I was messing around with a new install of Win To Go on a USB-C flash drive on Deck today. I installed Steam and when it launched I thought I was going crazy for a second when the Deck UI booted up.

 

[Esppiral]

It's just a launcher... right epic guys?.. right?


Literally saving pc gaming.

There's now game launcher wars? Wow human kind never ceases to amaze me.

 

[Topher]

• During that time, the controller landscape has changed:
  • 59% of sessions are using Xbox controllers
  • 26% are using PlayStation controllers
  • 10% are on Steam Decks

That's a bit surprising. I would have thought Xbox controllers would have been a much higher percentage.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

• During that time, the controller landscape has changed:
  • 59% of sessions are using Xbox controllers
  • 26% are using PlayStation controllers
  • 10% are on Steam Decks

That's a bit surprising. I would have thought Xbox controllers would have been a much higher percentage.

PlayStation controllers have been gaining 'market share' since a while now among Steam users. Here's an excerpt from the last thread I made here on GAF regarding controller support on Steam:

But recently we've seen the most growth among players using various types of PlayStation controllers. For example, in 2018, PlayStation controllers comprised about 11% of controller sessions. Fast-forward to today and we now see 27% of controller sessions being played with PlayStation controllers.

 

[Fake]

Yeah I keep trying to play L4D2 using Dualsense and its still a challenge. Hope things get better.

 

[Mister Wolf]

I even play cRPGs like BG3, Rogue Trader, and WOTR with a controller. Feels so much better to directly control the characters.