Is there an Xbox controller extended driver support for Arm Device?

[Freyj]

Hi there, I have a surface pro and use it often for streaming game on my Gaming PC using steam link.

It works great, the only problem is that there doesn't seems to be an option to install xbox controller extended driver so steam input cannot recognize the 4 paddles button on my controller when connecting to my surface pro. This is true when I played game on both my surface pro and play through steam link while streaming from my PC.

Just want to make sure that this is not something that is supported yet and I'm not missing anything. Thanks!

[Ferox_Stormdragon]

yes since both are owned by microsoft

[Freyj]

Originally posted by Ferox_Stormdragon:

yes since both are owned by microsoft

Do you know where to find them? Since I can find the option on Steam Setting on my PC but not on my Surface pro. Thanks!

[Ferox_Stormdragon]

Originally posted by Freyj:

Originally posted by Ferox_Stormdragon:

yes since both are owned by microsoft

Do you know where to find them? Since I can find the option on Steam Setting on my PC but not on my Surface pro. Thanks!

you need to go into the windows settings > bluetooth & other devices > click add device and press the link button (next to LB) or you can use a usb cable

[Yujah]

Poster is talking about Steam's own Xbox Controller Extended Driver that you can on Windows enable from the Steam options.

It doesn't exist e.g. on Linux (even if only since Valve can and does submit directly to the Linux driver...) and if it doesn't Just Work on that Surface thingy I'd feel it fairly safe to say that, no, you're not missing an option to have it work.

It's probably extremely niche, but having that driver available on that ARM device might be something for a suggestion in the Ideas / Suggestions forum. I have little idea about Windows and none such about Windows on ARM but it might be a simple matter of Valve needing to enable a compile of that driver and making it available. NAFC -- but maybe someone from Steam who would would notice a suggestion in the mentioned forum.

[Ferox_Stormdragon]

Originally posted by Yujah:

Poster is talking about Steam's own Xbox Controller Extended Driver that you can on Windows enable from the Steam options.

It doesn't exist e.g. on Linux (even if only since Valve can and does submit directly to the Linux driver...) and if it doesn't Just Work on that Surface thingy I'd feel it fairly safe to say that, no, you're not missing an option to have it work.

It's probably extremely niche, but having that driver available on that ARM device might be something for a suggestion in the Ideas / Suggestions forum. I have little idea about Windows and none such about Windows on ARM but it might be a simple matter of Valve needing to enable a compile of that driver and making it available. NAFC -- but maybe someone from Steam support who would would notice a suggestion in the mentioned forum.

he mentions surface pro specifically which is owned by Microsoft

[Yujah]

Yes. Much like e.g. Microsoft Windows is owned by Microsoft, and how the "Xbox controller extended driver" they inquire after is a Valve-developed driver applied from Steam and not a Microsoft-developed one.

[Freyj]

Originally posted by Yujah:

Poster is talking about Steam's own Xbox Controller Extended Driver that you can on Windows enable from the Steam options.

It doesn't exist e.g. on Linux (even if only since Valve can and does submit directly to the Linux driver...) and if it doesn't Just Work on that Surface thingy I'd feel it fairly safe to say that, no, you're not missing an option to have it work.

It's probably extremely niche, but having that driver available on that ARM device might be something for a suggestion in the Ideas / Suggestions forum. I have little idea about Windows and none such about Windows on ARM but it might be a simple matter of Valve needing to enable a compile of that driver and making it available. NAFC -- but maybe someone from Steam who would would notice a suggestion in the mentioned forum.

Many thanks for the reply! I guess they are just not supported yet.