Remote Play controller input "stuck" always down.

[Prim]

I have had mixed results that seem to be fine one day and having issues the next. I am using an Xbox One controller for local remote play. What happens is I will press any button L, R, ABXY, D-Pad, etc. and it reads as held down until I press another button or use the joysticks. So if I use the D-Pad to go through a menu, a single press will see it constantly hitting the input making it impossible to select what I want since it's blasting through everything.

I have updated steam, disabled beta, updated Xbox Controller Firmware, restarted host and remote computers, tried wired and bluetooth connections, toggled controller support, remapped controller input, and a few other things. I don't have this issue when playing on the host computer directly. Only over remote play (Home streaming).

Edit: Turning on the beta (on the client computer, didn't need to do it on the host) fixed it. Seems like this happens when Steam pushes an update that breaks the feature. So best thing to do is try the beta or turn it off depending on which is working.

[Corvo]

Im having the same issue, my controller is repeating the commands..(I press up the character starts to walk up and keep going until i presses another button, and then this new button keeps repeating)...it makes impossible to play

[Toddness]

Having the same issue. On the remote play forum there is also a topic and someone said the remote play internal driver was broken for controllers. This only happens on remote play as well. If it was a global issue there would be more topics on it, so should we just do a clean reinstall of steam and see if that fixes it?

[Corvo]

I was playing normally until yesterday

[faty_100]

I have the same issue as well. This is due to new update and it only effects me in remote play. I have been using my controller for years works with no issues and all of a sudden now my D pad is messed up.

[gary.swofford]

Same problem here. During a game in remote play all the buttons on my controller repeat about 2 times a second. I have tried 2 different controllers, 2 different hosts (Linux and Windows), re-installed the client software, and deleted my local client settings. Oh also I tried the beta client.

But the controller works fine in the Steam client UI (normal and big picture), and the controller test in the settings works as expected. The problem is only in game.

[Paraclete Pizza]

I am having the same issue. My partner and I play remote play every afternoon and have not had an issue until now. This evening, after an update, controls are completely broken. Buttons registered as held down, and at other times registering random button presses. I have three windows pcs, and have tested remote play from and to each one. Remote play controls are always broken, local play on machine is always fine.

Hope they roll out another update soon.

[p.capsicum]

Same here.
On my steam deck everything is fine, even in remote play. If i put it back into its dock an switch to my xbox Controller, the buttons get stuck.
Very, VERY annoying issue as I mostly do local remote play.

[Corvo]

Did someone figured out?

[p.capsicum]

I guess as valve broke it with an update, it needs fixing with another one…

[elintner27]

Having the same issue here, and only with remote play. Been tearing my hair out trying to get it to work.

[Faeth]

Same problem. Can’t play any games remotely on my local network (all wired) because inputs keep getting stuck and analog sticks drift.

[p.capsicum]

How can one raise an incident / open a ticket for this?
At least I didn’t find anything in the app…

[tintingaroo]

You could try the Steam client beta, the issue should be addressed there

Remote Play
Fixed controller buttons being stuck down

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/3662041340880439992

You'll find the option to participate in the beta at:
Steam > Settings > Interface

[Prim]

Originally posted by tintingaroo:

You could try the Steam client beta, the issue should be addressed there

Remote Play
Fixed controller buttons being stuck down

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/3662041340880439992

You'll find the option to participate in the beta at:
Steam > Settings > Interface

Yup, fixed it. I had a feeling it was an update that broke it since when it has done stuff like this in the past it seemed to work/not work on a more day to day basis. Works fine one day, not the next.

So I guess the fix is just try changing in or out of beta and pray to Gabe that one works.