It works fine.. sort of.
Wired there's no issues at all
Bluetooth, basically unusable input lag
Microsoft controller USB dongle adapter works great.

controller inputs get handed off without an issue.

I added my UI frontend (EmulationStation) to Steam and then just load retroarch cores from there. The controller inputs never get converted to keyboard

Originally posted by MzCosty:

How can you use wired xbox360 controllers in non-steam games?

Are you running in desktop mode? I'm keeping my programs running fullscreen and the

, when I use the stats overlay it's running at 29.xx. I'm also seeing substantial input lag from any controller I try, yet the stats state there isn't much delay in displaying the video (< 20ms). Any
I can run Steam Link through my Samsung TV's native app flawlessly (60fps 1080p) using a wired connection so I think this means I can rule out a network issue here.

My Pi setup won't run at 60Hz

completely gets boxed into the lower left corner of my TV. I've only had one game work by chance. Any idea whats going on?

3. Controller input for games seems messed up. Seems like the layout for the
controller isn't working, buttons aren't what they should be. Works fine when playing steam without the Steam Link, but its not working when linked up.


IMO my first experience with the link has been absolute

controller? I sure if I played at 60 fps on my PC it wouldn't feel like that, It isn't relly playable :(. How can I reduce that input lag If it exists? Thanks
reason when I played rocket league it felt very weird, the stream was at 60fps but something is the wrong because I feel it when I'm playing, could I be some input lag from the steam link to my Xbox

get past the "PRESS START" screen. Controller input IS recognized on the computer, just not on the TV over Steam Link. Fallout 4 recognizes controller input so this may be an Origin issue. The only
recognizes any controller input.

I can press the guide button to bring up the Steam Big Picture overlay, where all my button inputs are recognized, but when I pop back over to the game, nothing happens. Can't

I just tried this and had mixed results. One older controller worked, but a newer controller and the Xbox One Elite controller both connected but sent no input to Android. I believe this is an
Android driver issue.

instantly be able to recognize the device with no issues. Input mapping would also be easier to handle due to programs not trying to recognize an essentially virtual device especially since all controllers
My experience so far with using a controller connected through the Steam Link itself is spotty depending on the program or game I am playing. My idea was to activate the Link with a mouse and just

Originally posted by OnTheNuts:

Having an issue with recurring control inputs freezing-

Raspberry pi 3, using Raspbian Buster. PC is connected via Wifi 7 with link speed 5764/5764 (Mbps), pi is
wired ethernet to router. Using Xbox Elite 2 connected via USB.

Everything runs great, looks amazing, but every minute or two, my controller inputs don't register, and my last input gets stuck (i.e. if I

My Steam link is no longer accepting input commands from my controller:
ZD-N208 (detects as Xbox 360 controller).

It pairs fine, and if I use build 685 works without issue. But in this build it
doesn't accept inputs from controller. (controller works fine on steam when Controller is direct connected to PC, just not on steam link)

Also, Slouken, thanks for all the hard work.