Steam Link - Gamepad driver update fails Mac OS 11 Big Sur

[rich.allan.d]

New to the forum, trying to Run Steam Link on Apple TV via MacBook Pro.
Tries to update gamepad driver and it fails.
Tried updating to Stream Beta.
Any solution? Or am I just to early?

[† Mister Magic]

https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/23/22346288/valve-steam-link-macos-app-download

[kalin3001]

Publicado originalmente por Smiling.JPG:

easy, dont game on a Mac, or dual boot from Windows or Linux.

Why do y'all post annoying comments like this? People are gaming on their Mac and are looking for support. Your smug comment is not helpful.

[Skipper]

same issue

[tomekwsrod]

up, Microsoft Xbox Series X gamepad is not working in macOS Big Sur

[Squidster244]

Just get a joystick mapper then it will work fine

[Michwave]

i am on macbook air and i have tried to download and open the update and the system blocks it and/or terminates the process so that it fails, still looking 4 a fix

[Lakie1982]

Same problem here. Macbook M1. Xbox controller. Can't update gamepad driver. ' Installation failed'
Comeon STEAM. This is a know problem for over a year now.

[Blob]

same problem :/

[4K_240hz_MLED]

Publicado originalmente por kalin3001:

Publicado originalmente por Smiling.JPG:

easy, dont game on a Mac, or dual boot from Windows or Linux.

Why do y'all post annoying comments like this? People are gaming on their Mac and are looking for support. Your smug comment is not helpful.

Because it's common sense; it's like buying a Switch and expecting games to be in 4K with DLSS and RT along with lag free online PvP. Or buying a Chromebook and expecting to download programs outside of Google Play. Macs are not designed nor optimised for gaming like iOS, and Apple has made it clear through their actions that they don't care about it. Mac excels in content creation and easy accessibility, much like how Linux excels in modification and servers.

The newer ARM MacBooks with stronger processors still aren't ideal for gaming; integrated chipsets, slow SRAM, and generic display drivers/APis will never be on par with dedicated cards, fast VRAM, and optimised game ready drivers/APis. Even console gamers understand there's more to just raw computing performance to make a game run good when ported to their preferred system. It's not a coincidence that Xbox loses profit while Nintendo and Sony have consistently gained profit.

And yes, I know that some MacBooks have GPUs, but they're limited in stock (and marketing lol) and are extremely overpriced to the extent that it's not worth buying even for Apple standards. Using desktop GPUs externally seems like a good idea except it defeats the purpose of having a laptop, and they tend to be bottlenecked by the eGPU adapter. Besides, Linux itself is an offshoot of Unix much like Mac and is free, it's not completely alien and with a price tag like Windows. I wonder if Epic Games won their Fortnite lawsuit...

[Lakie1982]

I will tell you that the macbook m1 will blow you away regarding gaming.
It's unbelievable powerfull and with the m2 coming it will beat most windows laptops or computers. Once everyone understands this it's a matter of time till mac goes all in on gaming.

[IceGuru]

Publicado originalmente por Lakie1982:

I will tell you that the macbook m1 will blow you away regarding gaming.
It's unbelievable powerfull and with the m2 coming it will beat most windows laptops or computers. Once everyone understands this it's a matter of time till mac goes all in on gaming.

They wont change until they try them. I just changed over and I'm still not ok with the ID crisis.

[Lakie1982]

STILL no fix for failing gamepad installation.

[4K_240hz_MLED]

Publicado originalmente por Lakie1982:

I will tell you that the macbook m1 will blow you away regarding gaming.
It's unbelievable powerfull and with the m2 coming it will beat most windows laptops or computers. Once everyone understands this it's a matter of time till mac goes all in on gaming.

The M1 iGP is only on par with the GTX 1650-Ti at best. But that's only for games that run natively on ARM, which for most games isn't the case. So technically the M1 iGP is closer to GTX 1050-Ti MaxQ in practical gaming performance. Still doesn't make up for everything else I pointed out before. By industry standards, the GTX 1650 is a potato and not worth spending 1500 for a laptop with the iGP equivalent.

I did check M1 Pro and Max, and I do admit I'm blown away by how Apple managed to make a iGP nearly rivaling a mobile RTX 3070 (desktop equivalent is 3060). But the PS5 and Xbox Series X have better APUs still so whatever. I'm also impressed by the claimed bandwith of 200GB/S which is far faster than any SRAM bandwith so far. However, it still pales in comparison to HBM2 and GDDR6 (maybe even GDDR5X too), let alone GDDR6X and GDDR6 with Infinity Cache.

[4K_240hz_MLED]

Publicado originalmente por IceGuru:

Publicado originalmente por Lakie1982:

I will tell you that the macbook m1 will blow you away regarding gaming.
It's unbelievable powerfull and with the m2 coming it will beat most windows laptops or computers. Once everyone understands this it's a matter of time till mac goes all in on gaming.

They wont change until they try them. I just changed over and I'm still not ok with the ID crisis.

Sorry but trying games on Mac is like practicing free speech on social networking. If one day Apple lowers the pricing of MacBooks to be around 1000 dollars before taxes, then I might consider just so I can crap on Google for their garbage Chromebooks.

Oh yeah, Intel seems to be making a comeback with 12th Gen seeing how benchmarks indicate the i9 12900KF is considerably faster than the R9 5950X. And AMD has already promised before they're just gonna go even further beyond and not look back with future RYZEN chips.

I know from my comments it might seem like I hate Apple in regards to M1, but I'm actually rooting for them because I absolutely hate Intel from the bottom of my heart. And it will encourage competition which is beneficial to the industry as a whole. Let's be honest here, these companies just want our money, they don't care about us beyond our wallets.