In-Home Streaming: Xbox One Controller Not Working on Client

[luci5r]

I have a main Gaming Rig (GTX 1080/Windows 10). I keep my entire Steam library and installed games on that machine. This is the HOST.

I have a second Windows 10 machine, which is essentially a "Streaming" only system, which streams media and games, using Steam In-Home Streaming, from the main rig. This is the CLIENT.

Wireless XBOX One Controllers are attached to both machines using the Microsoft XBOX One Wireless Adapter.

For about an year I have been streaming games from Host to Client, and using my XBOX One Controller to play the games on the Client. Absolutely no issues - no trouble.

In early July I had a major move, subsequent to which I also decided to upgrade my Client system to make it 4K ready, all of which caused an almost 3 month period in which I did not Steam In-Home Streaming game at all. I was only gaming on the Host.

Early this week I finally got the Client upgraded to GT 1030, and attempted to stream games after a gap of 3 months. To my shock & horror, I can't get my XBOX One Controller to respond!! It just won't work!! This was not a problem before. For almost an year I've played with the exact same setup. Same controllers, wireless adapters, etc. The Only different is that the Client did not have a GPU before. It was running Intel Sandy Bridge w/ on-board HD 3000 chip. Now it has an NVidia GT 1030 GPU.

Now when I'm streaming - it is requiring the usual Keyboard & Mouse. The XBOX One Controller itself is working perfectly fine on the Client. It just won't get recognized by the Steam In-Home Streaming for the game.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong - why this functionality broke all of a sudden!!

The only thing I can think of is Steam updates a lot - like 2 times a week almost. Does anyone know of a Steam update that broke XBOX One Controller for In-Home Streaming? Or a Windows update?

Would really appreciate any help I can get!

Thanks.

[ReBoot]

Is Steam's input mapper enabled? Valve enable it by default, despite that being a bloody dumb idea.

[luci5r]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Is Steam's input mapper enabled? Valve enable it by default, despite that being a bloody dumb idea.

Hi ReBoot - Where can I find this Input Mapper? I have never even heard of it, and I'm damn sure I don't want it enabled.

[ReBoot]

Steam settings->Controller

[luci5r]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Steam settings->Controller

It's disabled. Nothing is enabled therein.

[luci5r]

Just wondering if anyone else is facing this issue and recommends anything?

[nealiosis]

As I write this it is August 2019. I was an early beta tester of In-Home Streaming and it worked beautifully everytime. Emulators, Non-Steam Games, Other DRM Store games, they all streamed perfectly. At some point later Valve released the Steam Controller and broke the entire In Home Streaming solution.

As far as I can tell, they have intentionally inserted a block to prevent you from streaming games you didn't purchase on Steam because the Non-Steam games can no longer use gamepads but native Steam store bought games all still work perfectly.

[luci5r]

Originally posted by nealiosis:

As I write this it is August 2019. I was an early beta tester of In-Home Streaming and it worked beautifully everytime. Emulators, Non-Steam Games, Other DRM Store games, they all streamed perfectly. At some point later Valve released the Steam Controller and broke the entire In Home Streaming solution.

As far as I can tell, they have intentionally inserted a block to prevent you from streaming games you didn't purchase on Steam because the Non-Steam games can no longer use gamepads but native Steam store bought games all still work perfectly.

I'm sorry but that's not really true. As of this writing, September 2019, I have over 30 non-steam games which work absolutely fine with the XBOX One Controller. I have absolutely no 3rd party software, mappers or any other solutions installed. It is all Plug n Play.

I apologize I never responded back to this thread after October 2017, but my issue was quickly & swiftly fixed with a Steam update way back then. I have never had an issue again, going in almost 2 years into this post, where my XBOX One controller did not work with Steam IHS.

I'm only aware of certain very old games which do not work with XBOX One Controller. Usually on the Steam Store page for the game, I check the right side info bar for "Full Controller Support". If it says so, it 100% works with XBOX One Controller.

[nealiosis]

Originally posted by luci5r:

Originally posted by nealiosis:

As I write this it is August 2019. I was an early beta tester of In-Home Streaming and it worked beautifully everytime. Emulators, Non-Steam Games, Other DRM Store games, they all streamed perfectly. At some point later Valve released the Steam Controller and broke the entire In Home Streaming solution.

As far as I can tell, they have intentionally inserted a block to prevent you from streaming games you didn't purchase on Steam because the Non-Steam games can no longer use gamepads but native Steam store bought games all still work perfectly.

I'm sorry but that's not really true. As of this writing, September 2019, I have over 30 non-steam games which work absolutely fine with the XBOX One Controller. I have absolutely no 3rd party software, mappers or any other solutions installed. It is all Plug n Play.

No you're wrong because its very true. Try to play Yakuza 0 on in home streaming and tell me that the controller works on the remote Steam Client (it doesn't). Most games do work, IF you plug in a wired XBOX ONE controller into the host BEFORE you launch the game on the remote client.

Also, be sure that you have the same version of Windows 10 installed on both the client and the guest.

So I'm ammending my original statement. Valve doesn't seem to be intentionally blocking in home streaming for Non Steam Games its just that there are several undocumented steps you have to know about for this to work (such as having an extra wired controller to plug into the host).

[luci5r]

Originally posted by nealiosis:

Originally posted by luci5r:

I'm sorry but that's not really true. As of this writing, September 2019, I have over 30 non-steam games which work absolutely fine with the XBOX One Controller. I have absolutely no 3rd party software, mappers or any other solutions installed. It is all Plug n Play.

No you're wrong because its very true. Try to play Yakuza 0 on in home streaming and tell me that the controller works on the remote Steam Client (it doesn't). Most games do work, IF you plug in a wired XBOX ONE controller into the host BEFORE you launch the game on the remote client.

Also, be sure that you have the same version of Windows 10 installed on both the client and the guest.

So I'm ammending my original statement. Valve doesn't seem to be intentionally blocking in home streaming for Non Steam Games its just that there are several undocumented steps you have to know about for this to work (such as having an extra wired controller to plug into the host).

I certainly cannot/do not claim that every single game works; As I stated I have some 30+ non-steam games in my Library and each and every single one works, as of this writing, with a WIRELESS Xbox One Controller on Steam IHS.

I don't doubt that Yakuza 2.0 doesn't work; I'm sure there are games that don't. I can only speak for the ones I have. And I don't have Yakuza 2.0.

Unfortunately I have to disagree with the 'undocumented steps' and 'wired controller' bit as well. I have never, ever plugged in a wired controller for any of my IHS gaming. I don't even have one. I have only ever plugged in an XBox One S and Xbox One Wireless controller, so I can certainly assure you that the wired controller is not a required step.

Furthermore, I have never followed any particular order. I turn my controller on & off randomly with no particular steps.

Again, I'm certainly not implying that every game will work, but I can speak from my own experience, I use Wireless Xbox One controller as "plug n play" with steam IHS and in the 30+ games that I have tried, which range from old games like Medal Of Honor: Airborne (2207), to new games like Blair Witch (2019) which released last week, I have not had any issues.

I do believe though that as with most things, this is also a "your mileage may vary" kind of situation.

[nealiosis]

Disagree all you like; makes no difference to me. I'm merely sharing my experience. Back when I BETA tested In-Home Streaming it was a game-changer. Unfortunately the technology has regressed to such an extent since then that it's frankly not worth the effort to bother anymore.

[luci5r]

I completely respect your opinion and experience, and I have no qualms admitting that in technology, people do have different, sometimes opposing experiences.

I myself am only stating my own experience. I fully & 100% stand behind Steam IHS, as it has been working flawlessly for me in a plug 'n play fashion.

[nealiosis]

Originally posted by luci5r:

I completely respect your opinion and experience, and I have no qualms admitting that in technology, people do have different, sometimes opposing experiences.

I myself am only stating my own experience. I fully & 100% stand behind Steam IHS, as it has been working flawlessly for me in a plug 'n play fashion.

You should respect the fact that your experience is highly unusual, and not at all representative of what the most likely scenario will be for the vast majority of users. I have a library of hundreds of official Steam games, and probably thousands of PC games overall (non steam). Many, dare I say even all, of the emulated games worked perfectly years ago over in-home streaming with an XBOX controller. Today, none of them work. The emulator has not changed and the ROMS have not changed, yet games that I personally played no longer work (when I say they no longer work I should state that I mean the client XBOX controller --the games still stream fine; you just have to play them with keyboard + mouse).

So this makes in-home streaming useless to me. I am streaming games precisely because I want to play them on a couch in front of a large living room television. Taking away the controller and forcing a keyboard and mouse is frankly unacceptable.

Again, its awesome that your miniscule 30 game collection works properly and you should consider yourself fortunate that you managed to purchase literally every single game that works over in-home streaming