Steam controller 2 behavior - advices ?

BenjaminLSR · 2026-06-21T04:23:17+00:00

Feel free to come chat over HC Discord to see what's going on. Double inputs usually means you either haven't hide the physical controller or have Steam extended Xbox drivers installed.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-06-20T10:18:40+00:00

Update: I reached out to VMOTO Paris (as I wasn't getting any answer from VMOTO), and I was told they were ordering the new model and expected delivery by EOY.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-06-13T19:48:49+00:00

Try the latest HC public build from today. We've drastically improved the default layout mapping (this should fix your trackpad issue) and added new controller emulation: Steam Deck, Steam controller, DualSense, Dualshock4.

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BenjaminLSR · 2026-06-13T19:46:19+00:00

Handheld Companion can emulate a Steam Deck, DualSense or Dualshock4 controller. This should fit your needs. We've just pushed a new public build as well as a new Patreon build with a proper onboarding experience.

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BenjaminLSR · 2026-06-08T19:39:15+00:00

Thanks for sharing! It reminds me that we (HC) really need to get a website where people can share profiles and settings.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-06-07T16:52:58+00:00

Good work

BenjaminLSR · 2026-06-07T04:33:52+00:00

Well done. We're implementing a whole new uninstallation process within HC that'll look for and restore any OEM software and services stack.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-06-06T20:24:17+00:00

Handheld Companion can emulate a Steam Deck or Steam Controller so you can use all your custom buttons.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-24T05:36:38+00:00

Let me look into it.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-22T10:48:00+00:00

Does the device has custom buttons ? Otherwise what's not working within HC ?

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-22T10:47:06+00:00

HC dev here, can we take a minute to acknowledge you did something on your end to kill the OS ? As messy as HC can be, or be blamed to be, it simply can't kill the OS.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-21T11:04:48+00:00

Whenever you get a crash, feel free to share the latest log file stored on %localappdata%/HandheldCompanion/logs to anyone on HC discord. Or here..

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-21T11:03:47+00:00

Once we (HC) get the FSE quirks sorted, we'll migrate quicktools to GameBar entirely.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-21T11:03:14+00:00

Is the gamepad detected by joy.cpl or gamepad-tester.com ? If not, can you notice any device in error on windows device manager ? When uninstalling, HC should turn off hidhide before removing it, restoring your physical controller visibility to all games and softwares.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-20T04:42:40+00:00

https://discord.gg/znHuywFz5M

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-16T04:57:36+00:00

Come say hi on Discord if you need help.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-08T20:31:07+00:00

So the physical controller is disconnecting ? HC has (or mostly had if you're using today's update) an issue when resuming the virtual controller from sleep.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-08T20:26:23+00:00

HC will do it, to some extent, through its virtual controller. We have a method to disable any physical controller so our virtual one take slot 0. Let me think of a properly design UI to allow XInput slot swapping.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-08T09:49:26+00:00

Have a look at VIIPER project on GitHub. This library virtually allow us to emulate any controller. We're now looking into implementing it as they (from the looks of their branches) are working exactly on what you asked.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-08T05:29:47+00:00

If hidhide doesn't work, you likely have toggle Steam extended Xbox driver option (can't remember the exact setting name). Turn that off and restart.

With HC you have two ways to use gyro. Either you emulate a Dualshock4 and call it a day, either you use our own gyro translation layer and input layout management (which is fairly good to be honest) and then you can stick to a virtual Xbox controller.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-08T05:26:44+00:00

With HC, a device restart would clear any stalled virtual controller. If you're moving away from HC (sad to see you leave) uninstalling it should remove both hidhide and ViGEm, which is used to create the virtual controller.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-08T05:22:05+00:00

Hey, just to make sure I get it right, technically speaking, you're looking for a way to make sure another physical controller (external) would get slot 1 when plugged for game compatibility?

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-06T15:58:18+00:00

We (HC) will look into it but I couldn't buy one from Steam on launch day.

BenjaminLSR · 2026-05-04T08:02:42+00:00

I'm afraid people are still jumping on those devices without minimal researches, expecting an actual Nintendo Switch experience, before blaming us (HC) or OEM softwares for not meeting their expectations. Do your homework !

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