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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

These controllers were all working on SteamOS before as far as I know, so I'm interested to see what this changes. My understanding is that previously their controllers just show up as generic xbox controllers, and now they will be properly recognized. We'll see if this has any other benefits like custom bindings for back buttons and things like that.

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According to @dualpad@lemmy.zip

got the 8bitdo Ultimate 2 wireless controller with the latest firmware update, and can confirm dinput mode lets me map the back buttons and extra bumpers to different inputs through Steam Input. Analog triggers and gyro work too.

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[-] DonutsRMeh@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

I just got their ultimate 2 wireless today. It's really nice and works very well on Linux. I just wish their app worked at least through wine. I couldn't even make it work in a Windows VM. Hope they bring it over.

[-] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Having the same issue and I don't know how to update to the latest firmware without the app.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

Someone mentioned fwupd in another comment. I haven't tried it, but hopefully it works.

[-] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 months ago

Limited hardware support for fwupd. Mostly older models, ones mentioned don't appear to be compatible.

[-] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago
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