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Hey all,

The new Star Wars Xcom game says it's unsupported on Deck and Machine. I know those aren't always entirely accurate. I didn't suppose anyone's gotten the game and tried it have they?

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[–] TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I just look to see if a game is gamepad compatible and go from there.

[–] SatyrSack@quokk.au 2 points 2 days ago

But plenty of games are awful with a traditional gamepad but excel using the Steam Deck's touchpads.

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

With Steam Input you an play with gamepad, even if they don't support gamepad. Either the community made a configuration you can easily download and apply, or you can create yourself one. But that is not convenient and straight forward like an official gamepad support for sure.

[–] TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social -1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Right. You're completely missing the point.

[–] Eggyhead@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

With steam input, you don’t even need the gamepad. I think your responder was attempting to contribute to your point.

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 days ago