FubarberrySteam Deck Users Account for 10% Of All Players Using Steam Input
PastaRhythmI think that article’s headline is incorrect. Valve’s article said that 10% of controller sessions are Steam Decks, not 10% of Steam Input sessions. Here’s Valve’s article: steamcommunity.com/games/…/4142827237888316812
So weird that only 15% of Steam sessions are using controllers. I thought everyone had a controller. Most games are just better with a gamepad.
59% of controller sessions are using Xbox controllers. Not surprising, but I wonder how many of those Xbox controllers aren’t actually Xbox controllers. I use an 8BitDo Pro 2, which uses X-Input on PC. Though the majority of my gaming is done on Deck now.
Steam :: Steam News :: An update on Steam Input and controller support
Hello! More players than ever are choosing to play Steam games with a controller, and we thought it would be a good time to share some stats about controller usage on Steam along with an update about Steam Input. Stats: Controller use on Steam Since 2018, daily average controller use has tripled from ~5% to up to 15% of all sessions ~42% of these controller sessions are using Steam Input (enabling over 300 supported controllers, custom button bindings, and community configurations) During that...
So weird that only 15% of Steam sessions are using controllers. I thought everyone had a controller. Most games are just better with a gamepad.
Even if that was true, not all games have the same number of players. Counterstrike and dota 2 regularly top the most played list on steam, and are terrible with a controller. It shouldn’t be surprising that most sessions have a kb/m if that’s what people are mostly playing.
That’s a good point. I did say “most games” because some genres are definitely better on kb/m, but I didn’t think about how that’s what most Steam users are probably playing.