Steam Link with USB extension or USB hub?

[GoAndPlayOutside]

Don't Remember The Author původně napsal:

Theoretically you can use USB hubs to extend the number of USB ports and hook up more and more controllers. What that upper limit is, we don’t know yet.

Can anyone confirm this? I only have the Logitech F310 and the sofa is quite far away from the TV + Steam Link.

[XxHunter82xX]

I just finished playing 2 player on a 4 port hub of the side port. Worked great.

[GoAndPlayOutside]

Very nice to hear. Have you

XxHunter82xX původně napsal:

I just finished playing 2 player on a 4 port hub of the side port. Worked great.

Very nice to hear! Did you try 4 player as of yet?

[XxHunter82xX]

I have not. Unfortunatley, I've only got 2 wired xbox 360 controllers at the moment (one of which is breaking. lol). I've also got another generic PS3-style controller, but that doesn't seem to work (yet??) .

[GoAndPlayOutside]

XxHunter82xX původně napsal:

I have not. Unfortunatley, I've only got 2 wired xbox 360 controllers at the moment (one of which is breaking. lol). I've also got another generic PS3-style controller, but that doesn't seem to work (yet??) .

Alright. But, thanks for confirming a hub works. Hopefully, there is no lag or issues with 4+ gamepads plugged into one.

[XxHunter82xX]

I'm hoping someone else chimes in with experience on this. I'm hoping to get additional controllers soon. I've got a ton of old N64 games itching to be played split-screen!

[CostyMz]

How can you use wired xbox360 controllers in non-steam games?

I tried everything but I don't even have the option to remap my keys and the default B key for me is mapped to the ESC key which messes up anything I try to play

How did you do it?

[uni1313]

I use a 3 meter USB-extention cable connected to my Xbox One Wired controller. It works perfectly.

[XxHunter82xX]

MzCosty původně napsal:

How can you use wired xbox360 controllers in non-steam games?

Are you running in desktop mode? I'm keeping my programs running fullscreen and the controller inputs get handed off without an issue.

I added my UI frontend (EmulationStation) to Steam and then just load retroarch cores from there. The controller inputs never get converted to keyboard inputs. The inputs just get handed off down the chain. Try that, and it should "just work".

[CostyMz]

That's what I was looking for, rebinding the controller in desktop mode for my other non-steam games.

EmulationStation does not help me out very much.
Thanks

[Ike]

I'm currently using USB extension cables, and that owrks fine as well.

[Krythan]

A quick note:

Valve rep @henryg mentioned that:

"Any powered USB 2.0-compatible hub will work. Unpowered hubs may or may not work, depending on the total power consumption of the devices you plug in."

https://steamcommunity.com/app/353380/discussions/0/483368526582895342/

For anyone looking for a USB hub to connect multiple devices to the Steam Link, I ordered the "AmazonBasics 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub with 5V/4A Power Adapter" and was able to run 4 wired xbox 360 controllers, a wireless keyboard receiver, and a wireless mouse receiver from my Steam Link. I was previously unable to connect these devices with an unpowered hub.

[GoAndPlayOutside]

theSaddestCatEver původně napsal:

A quick note:

Valve rep @henryg mentioned that:

"Any powered USB 2.0-compatible hub will work. Unpowered hubs may or may not work, depending on the total power consumption of the devices you plug in."

https://steamcommunity.com/app/353380/discussions/0/483368526582895342/

For anyone looking for a USB hub to connect multiple devices to the Steam Link, I ordered the "AmazonBasics 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub with 5V/4A Power Adapter" and was able to run 4 wired xbox 360 controllers, a wireless keyboard receiver, and a wireless mouse receiver from my Steam Link. I was previously unable to connect these devices with an unpowered hub.

Thanks for the recommendation. I've been having slight connectivity issues with an unpowered hub. This may be the solution!