Xbox Controller "View" button quit working in game

[GrayGhost]

The View button (the one to the left of the Guide button) quit working in all of my steam games. I mainly use the controller during remote play using the "gamepad" configuration. It works in the big picture mode and I can hold it to bring up steam menu to change control style, pushing it twice quickly in game brings up the steam overlay for game configuration, so I know the button works. But for some reason it does not work in game to access the menu or other items (even when the game prompts me to use that button). It used to work, I don't know what changed and can't find a setting to fix it.

[GrayGhost]

Wrong forum.

[Balderick]

No, this is the correct forum for reporting issues with Steam beta client and what you are describing is a known issue and has been reported by several steam users over several months recently..

There is a workaround and that is simply switch Steam Input game configs off for game in Steam Library after selecting game or just set "global" override to switch off all Steam Input game configs by deselecting all the supported controller types listed in general settings. The exceptions are for virtual gamepad driver used by Steam Remote Play and Steam Controller.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2895457393

I too am seeing issues with double input and undetected inputs for right joystick and axby buttons as well as other buttons in MW2 with Thrustmaster eSwapX controller. And cant map the share button reliably when Steam Input xbox configs and advanced xbox feature set drivers active on win 10 22h2 for several months including latest beta client.. It hard to reproduce and is intermittent. I also sometimes feel Steam Input is still messing with controller even after disabling the xbox type configs - others report more obvious and game breaking issue where games do not detect controller at all, like switch pro controller which has major issues just now with steam runtime.


Please do not delete OP as the more people posting about same issues the higher it should be on Valve developers priority list to fix.


To help Valve devs more please update OP with operating system and controller make and model/s you see this issue with.

[GrayGhost]

Thanks for the reply, I just updated to the beta and the issue persists. So yes, this is in the right forum and is a valid issue. I will try the workaround.

[slouken]

Are you seeing this with a local controller or using Remote Play or Steam Link?
If it's local, do you have any controller mapping software installed?

[GrayGhost]

The issue occurs with Remote Play, I have not tested local. PC host, Apple TV. I have two controllers (Xbox One 1708 & 1914) and two Apple TVs (4k & HD), issue is the same on both. The workaround that Balderick suggested did not work. However, a suggestion I got in another thread did. If I click the "View" Button, followed by the "B" button, it works (there can even be a long pause between pushing the two buttons and it will still work).

[GrayGhost]

Just upgraded to current beta, issue persists.

[slouken]

What version of the Steam Link app are you running?

Are you not seeing the tip saying "Hold View button to open controller overlay" slide out when you start holding the View button?

[GrayGhost]

1.2.0.240

Yes, I see the "Hold View button to open controller overlay" and doing so functions properly, full access to Steam Overlay. The issue is that the View button does not work in game to open maps, enter menus, etc. Pushing the button does nothing, unless it is followed by the "B" button, which then immediately brings up whatever the View button was supposed to. Pushing the View button twice in a row brings up the Steam controls and settings for the game (not sure what this is called).

[Balderick]

Originally posted by GrayGhost:

Pushing the View button twice in a row brings up the Steam controls and settings for the game (not sure what this is called).

Think it is called New Big Picture Overlay.

[Bobdog]

I’m having the same problem (including the View button working if I immediately hit “B” afterwards), although I’m not on the beta client. Controller Overlay disabled. Steam link version 1.2.0.240. New Xbox Wireless Controller, with newly updated firmware. Streaming from a Windows PC to a 2nd generation AppleTV 4k.

[Westmountain | www.thyparty.dk]

Got the same issue here with Xbox wireless controller and Steam Link on My Apple TV 4K. Only solution is also the ‘view button’ and afterwards ‘B’.

[GrayGhost]

Well, it’s been 5 months and this issue still persists. I assume this is an issue with the Apple TV Steam Link app as it has not been updated in…5 months. C’mon Valve, can we please get this fixed!

[Balderick]

I resolved all the Steam Input bugs that keep getting ignored and or keep regressing by uninstalling Steam.

Valve have made Steam unusable to me and they keep ignoring feedback and seem unable to provide bug fixes that are actually fixes.

Used to love Steam and Valve. Now they are dead to me. Using other game launchers is a great reminder how simple PC gaming experience can be compared to the bloated with useless features app that is known as Steam which is now just bug riddled bloatware. Valve can keep sticking as much lipstick on that pig as they can or want but Steam is just a pig regardless, so much so now I can't and don't want to use Steam at all.

Am sure you will be pleasantly surprised at how well third party solutions can work for you too.

[GrayGhost]

I was able to resolve this issue and fix another annoyance with Steam Link on Apple TV (the Apple TV completely hijacks the Guide button). The solution is to rebind the buttons.

1. Launch Steam Link on Apple TV with the Xbox Controller
2. In the Steam Link app, navigate to Settings (gear icon)>Controller>Setup Controller, this will immediately drop you into the button binding sequence.
3. Follow the default binds (or whatever you like) until you get to the "Guide" button.
4. Bind the "Guide" to the "Extra" button (the one located in the center directly below the "Guide" button).
5. Then bind the "Menu" button to the default (or other if you are doing your own).
6. You will then be asked to bind the "Extra" button, skip it (and all subsequent buttons unless you have an elite controller) by pressing "A".

You should now be able to use all functions in game normally, as well as being able to send commands to Steam that use the "Guide" button, and use the actual "Guide" button for Apple TV inputs without conflict.

Hope this helps.

[TudoXela]

I know this is kinda old but I just experienced this so +1