The Gamepad keyboard functionality is definitely the most interesting addition to this update, though, and follows the early September beta updates which initially added the feature to Windows 11.

The gamepad really hasn't changed much since the original dual analog for Sony Playstation in 1997. So a 20 year old gaming peripheral being part of "cutting edge" VR does seem odd to me as well.

I have an idea for a new control scheme for gamepads that I'd like to try out, and I'd like to make it work with any commercial game. So I need to figure out if it's possible to spoof or somehow ...

It might be loading or has been removed. As Eurogamer reports, the fan-run group known as Steam Deck HQ has been working on a way to allow a Steam Deck to function just like the Wii U GamePad.

Input has indeed been a giant question mark for Valve's mission of bringing Linux gaming from the desktop to the living room. With the Steam Controller, Gabe Newell's crew seems confident it ...

Two weeks ago Valve rolled out a rolled out a beta update to its Steam client that added Configurator support for Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers, along with any generic X-Input controller. Now ...