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After a long shipping process (and an even longer wait) I finally got my new Steam Controller (2026), only to find that... it sucks!?

It drops inputs in Steam Big Picture Mode (or rather, Bazzite's gaming mode). And when it's not dropping inputs, it's doubling them!

The puck is ~15ft (4.5m) away from me, on top of the TV stand with direct line of sight to me and it reports having a bad and unstable connection. To make matters worse, the input issues seem to happen regardless of whether it's a wireless or wired connection...

Finally, the pairing process is straight up laughable. Connect the controller to your puck to try to pair it, and it prompts you on screen to confirm? How am I supposed to agree to pair it if my controller isn't paired in the first place??

Am I the only one having a terrible experience with this controller so far? This was supposed to be an easy win for Valve...

I sure hope they have some kind of emergency patch in the works for this thing because right now I'm on the verge of asking for a refund.

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[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 7 points 12 hours ago

So with a similar distance, my controller fluctuates between "ok" and "weak" reported connection strength. However, I haven't experienced it ever dropping or doubling an input, so I don't think that part is normal behaviour. Can even use it from the next room, with a solid wall in-between.

Have you tried different USB ports? My controller initially had some (different) issues when the puck was in the "wrong" USB port.