A fresh Steam Beta is out now for Steam Deck and Desktop Steam, with a bigger focus on Steam Input improvements and some Big Picture Mode fixes too.
Once again, the changelog is the same across both since both clients now share nearly everything thanks to the desktop client now using the New Big Picture Mode. Given how Steam Input has to handle and support all sorts of controllers, it's no surprise at times some of them could do with improvements. This time around there's quite a few improvements for Nintendo Joycons.
Steam Input
- Reworked the layout of the mode settings page to show more content
- Added upper grips as an option for mode shifts.
- Filtered Mode Shift button options to only show available buttons based on the controller type.
- Fixed chord activator options for XBox and XBox Elite controller types.
- Improved Layout Preview for Nintendo Switch Joycon Left/Right/Pair.
- Fixed Capture button icon not being displayed for Joycon Pair.
- Fixed the Switch Pro Layout Preview not showing the gyro.
- Nintendo Switch SL/SR buttons now show up as Bumpers for single Joycons or Grip buttons for a JoyCon Pair.
- Joycon individual/pair Gyro now displays and functions properly.
Big Picture Mode (on Desktop Mode in Steam Deck)
- Hide the cursor when in gamepad-navigation mode in Big Picture
- Fixed Big Picture Mode keyboard window not exiting when closed.
- Fixed an issue with detecting game windows on Linux
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Arehandoro Jan 24, 2023
My only gripe with the Switch Pro Controller are the reversed X, Y and A, B buttons. Each time -with a new game- they need to be mapped. Alternatively, I wished games adapted the icons based on the controller too.
Last edited by Arehandoro on 24 January 2023 at 2:03 pm UTC
Last edited by Arehandoro on 24 January 2023 at 2:03 pm UTC
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Chuckaluphagus Jan 24, 2023
Quoting: ArehandoroMy only gripe with the Switch Pro Controller are the reversed X, Y and A, B buttons. ... Alternatively, I wished games adapted the icons based on the controller too.That's not reversed, that's been the same layout since the SNES controller in the early '90s. Microsoft reversed it with the original Xbox. <shakes cane>
In all seriousness, I would also love it if there was some auto-adjustment based on the controller that you're using. I don't know how well that would work with more than one controller type at a time. I use an 8bitdo Pro 2 that has the (correct :-P) Nintendo layout, and my kid prefers a Steam Controller, so there might be some confusion.
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Arehandoro Jan 24, 2023
Quoting: ChuckaluphagusThat's not reversed, that's been the same layout since the SNES controller in the early '90s. Microsoft reversed it with the original Xbox. <shakes cane>
Fair :P
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Quoting: ArehandoroMy only gripe with the Switch Pro Controller are the reversed X, Y and A, B buttons. Each time -with a new game- they need to be mapped. Alternatively, I wished games adapted the icons based on the controller too.
Isn't that what the "nintendo button layout" checkbox does? You may need to remap stuff if you want the physical button to match the label and the position it's supposed to be in though, depending on the game (and its support for steam input).
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Arehandoro Jan 25, 2023
Quoting: MayeulCQuoting: ArehandoroMy only gripe with the Switch Pro Controller are the reversed X, Y and A, B buttons. Each time -with a new game- they need to be mapped. Alternatively, I wished games adapted the icons based on the controller too.
Isn't that what the "nintendo button layout" checkbox does? You may need to remap stuff if you want the physical button to match the label and the position it's supposed to be in though, depending on the game (and its support for steam input).
I've only seen that on the Steam Deck UI, but I couldn't find it in Desktop :O
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