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Replacement for r/steamdeck_linux.

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is there an alternative to joy con for steam deck? (or pc in general) (self.steamdeck)

submitted 10 months ago by Cikos to c/[email protected]

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one thing i miss the most about my switch is the joy con. i love being able to game while my arm is pretty much free.

i was thrilled when valve announced joy con support but when i tried it on my pc and my deck the connection is spotty and the input lag is really bad, i tried with multiple joy cons but it still the same, do you guys have the same experience or is there something i have to do with it first.

cheers.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I found some stuff that might be helpful.

Here is a blog post about using Nintendo switch controllers on Linux. Maybe try installing the utilities it recommends and see if that helps? https://joaorb64.github.io/2020/04/08/using-nintendo-switch-controllers-on-linux.html

There is also a utility called BetterJoy which should help but I think it is made for windows. If you add the .exe install files to steam as a game and force run them with proton experimental compatibility they might just install and run (you can also use bottles). It might not work at all but it is worth a try! https://github.com/Davidobot/BetterJoy

Bluetooth is great but man what a headache it is lol

[–] Cikos 2 points 10 months ago

this is really helpful, thank you for the info