{"id":60881,"date":"2025-09-08T03:27:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T03:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2131647"},"modified":"2025-09-08T03:27:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T03:27:44","slug":"steam-adds-improved-support-for-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s-controllers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/steam-adds-improved-support-for-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s-controllers\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam adds improved support for PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S controllers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/steam-adds-improved-support-for-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s-controllers.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Valve&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-11-14-steam-beta-adds-support-for-ps5-dualsense-controller\">support<\/a> for Sony and Microsoft&#8217;s new next-gen controllers on Steam has been further enhanced courtesy of a new update to the platform&#8217;s beta client.<\/p>\n<p>Those wielding an Xbox Series X\/S controller, for instance, now have the option to bind the device&#8217;s share button; additionally, more than four controllers can be used simultaneously on Steam, should you have that particular need, and trigger rumble is now supported in games using the Windows.Gaming.Input API.<\/p>\n<p>Valve has also been tweaking its support for the Xbox Elite controller, with users now able to bind the rear paddles as they see fit. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-01-08-steam-adds-improved-support-for-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s-controllers\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-01-08-steam-adds-improved-support-for-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s-controllers\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valve&#8217;s support for Sony and Microsoft&#8217;s new next-gen controllers on Steam has been further enhanced courtesy of a new update to the platform&#8217;s beta client. Those wielding an Xbox Series X\/S controller, for instance, now have the option to bind the device&#8217;s share button; additionally, more than four controllers can be used simultaneously on Steam, should you have that particular need, and trigger rumble is now supported in games using the Windows.Gaming.Input API. Valve has also been tweaking its support for the Xbox Elite controller, with users now able to bind the rear paddles as they see fit. 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