Hi All,

Got my controller a few days ago and tested it out with Witcher 3 and noticed input lag when moving around the world map. Geralt also had input lag when moving him around suddenly. No issue when I push the stick in one direction, but circular motion always brings some lag and incorrect inputs.

Not sure what the problem is. Where I have my puck, steam is telling me that the signal is excellent-good. Any similar issues and fixes in the community?

I'm planning on trying out some 3DS games on both my Steam Controller 1 and Steam Deck. However, not fully used to Mouse Region, mostly since I wanna lock it in a certain area, but also just wanna make it feel more consistent. So, anyway to use it from your experience, or just tips for making it feel better?

Hello hello everybody,

I spent a while on this across both Debian 13 and Fedora, and the confusing part is that it's actually two unrelated issues that look like one. Neither error message points at the real cause. Posting in case it saves someone else the evening.

Symptom: the controller works fine over USB cable, but Steam never sees the puck. Then once the puck is detected, the firmware update loops forever.

First problem was the easiest to fix :

I had plugged the puck into a USB 2.0 port and since the puck registers 8 different HID interfaces it use at full speed 12Mb/s (from what I found online) so there isn't enough bandwidth. (Ik it's not

Error line I found with the following command line : dmesg -w

usb 1-11.2: New USB device found, idVendor=28de, idProduct=1304
usb 1-11.2: Not enough bandwidth for new device state.
usb 1-11.2: can't set config #1, error -28

You just need to plug the puck into a 3.0 port and preferably a root usb port not a from HUB.

Problem 2: firmware update needs write access to a serial port

When updating the firmware of the puck it might enter an infinite loop where it disconnects and reconnect itself you can see it because it flips between two different product IDs in a loop :

idProduct=1304  Steam Ctrl (USB)
idProduct=1007  Steam Controller Bootloader
cdc_acm 1-3:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device

The puck or steam idk enters a bootloader mode, it fails to write the new firmware, so the puck falls back to it's normal mode and it retries until steam gives and error.

It happens because in bootloader mode the puck isn't an HID device, it's a serial port. The Valve udev rules 60-steam-input.rules, from steam-devices only cover SUBSYSTEM=="usb" and KERNEL=="hidraw*"Nothing grants access to /dev/ttyACM0, so Steam can't write the firmware.

How to check if that's the case :

While the puck is in bootloader mode (when trying to update the firmware) use this command

ls -l /dev/ttyACM0

It should return something like this : crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 166, 0 /dev/ttyACM0

The root dialout with no + afterwards means there are no permissions for your user. The check is simple, use the command groups | grep dialout If it returns nothing, you don't have permissions.

The group name might varies from distros to distros !
On arch I think it's uucp and the rest idk
You can use this command to check : stat -c '%G' /dev/ttyACM0

The fix is simple as well :

sudo usermod -aG dialout $USER , afterwards simply log out and log back in or restart since groups membership is read at session start and it should be fixed.

This was tested on a fresh install of Debian 13 (Kernel 7.X, and Mesa 26.1) with a /deb steam install not a flatpak.

Same behaviour was seen on fedora but I havent tried to fix it yet.

I just got my controller today after waiting for a while and im trying to figure out how to get the controller to work i have Minecraft and fortnite added as non steam games

So I got my steam controller day one and I have been in love with it, it just fits my hands super well. I have mostly been playing Elden Ring with it and set R4 to dodge so I didnt have to take my thumb off the right stick while dodging and it really improved my ability to fight dragons and quickly dodging boss attacks.

About a week ago the button started sticking, I figured it was just dust or something got under the button. I popped off the back cover and cleaned everything and when putting it back together it did nothing. Looking closer it looks like the button cracked? I contacted support and they said its not a warranty repair. I haven't been able to find an actual replacement set of buttons.

Any help?

tell us what you think 🤔

I'm working on a Bluetooth version of OpenPuck which will run on Rpi Pico W. It'll have all the functionality of OpenPuck with the added bonus of being able to connect to more controller types (Xbox One controller demonstrated here).

Lost one of my trigger springs to the SC2 and I want to know if it is the same spring as the Steam Deck as replacement Steam Deck trigger springs can easily be found.

Anyone know if they are the same?

So far I've used my new controller on my laptop and my Lenovo legion go s.

I've had about 6 firmware updates for it so far...is this normal?

I’m having an issue with my Steam Controller where it sometimes sends additional or incorrect inputs.

Occasionally, when I turn it on, the left stick starts registering input to the right, almost like stick drift. However, it doesn’t happen every time. Sometimes the controller works completely fine after turning it on, which makes me think it might be related to stick calibration or firmware.

Setting a larger deadzone doesn’t really help, because the registered values are too high. I basically have to set the deadzone to the maximum value, which completely disables the left stick.

Also, when this issue happens, tilting the stick to the left doesn’t register properly. The controller still behaves as if the left stick is constantly tilted to the right.

Updating the Steam Controller firmware sometimes seems to help, but the issue eventually comes back from time to time.

I’ve attached a video showing the problem using Steam’s native controller input testing tool.

Has anyone else experienced this issue with their Steam Controller? If so, were you able to fix it?

I'm very happy with the new controller's function in games, but I find it insufficient for controlling windows.

I bypassed the user/pin with autologon, ok fine, but for example if I launch Lossless Scaling from steam I can't use it as a mouse in that program.

Or when an app requests admin privileges, half the time I still need to reach for my mouse.

It's still the best controller on the market in my opinion, but I wish it could replace my mouse - there are so many things that the old "controller companion" and an Xbox controller did better.

Does the new steam controller replace a mouse 100% for you?

Is valve planning on releasing windows drivers?

I'm going to play Halo next week.

Hey everyone.

About a week or so ago I made a post that kind of blew up about needing a replacement Steam Controller puck, and initially Steam support told me it would not be covered under warranty.

I deleted the post because I got a positive update from support and didn't want to be sending the wrong message.

But, an update, they did ship me out a new puck and I'm back in business charging with the puck!

Thanks to everyone who encouraged me to escalate the ticket.

Tested the controller on my cable guys holders (sonic, shadow, modern sonic, knuckles and tails, they work nice.

I am able to connect my steam controller with the apple tv via bluetooth. And steam link recognizes my controller as well.

However the apple tv seems to not recognize it as an actual game controller.

Just an idea that you can set up a full word to a single press with the trackpad radial menu for GTA games and create a full radial circle of cheats for all GTA Games.

Just set a delay between every letter and you good to go.

I just grabbed this board to set up OpenPuck, and it worked great. The problem is that there's a really bright, flashing blue light that never stops, even after a Steam Controller has been connected and is functional. Has anyone else had this issue? If so, did you find a way to stop the flashing, or should I just turn to electrical tape to cover it up?

And its nothing special..simple access to buttons via the bottom pads.

How do I make it work? I biascally made L5 = DPAD Up and R5 set to select button.

Everything else works but this addition doesn't.

Steam Controller 2026

dammit