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I'm looking into purchasing a steamdeck for my kids. Ican I attach my 2 old Xbox controllers to it, so the kids can play together?

Most multiplayer articles talk about playing with remote players.

Also, should I go for a more expensive version? It seems like I can swap the SSD myself.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Apparently you can connect up to 4 Xbox controllers, but only one at a time can be the "Primary" controller, the one that moves around the UI and picks the games, etc.

https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/use-external-controllers-on-steam-deck.html

[–] raptir 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't know why it would be different with Xbox controllers, but with Stadia controllers I can controller the UI with either controller.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] raptir 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, with both connected I can go from controller to controller and use both on the menu.