Steam is beefing up Xbox and PS5 controller support

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Steam is beefing up Xbox and PS5 controller supportGood news if you’ve got multiple controllers

Good news if you’ve got multiple controllers

Earlier this week, Steam outlineda few new featuresthat you can try out if you swap over to the Steam Client Beta branch. Xbox controllers get the most gains this time around with the ability to rebind the share button on the Xbox Series X controller and binding those fancy paddles up there on the back of theElitecontroller in your controller configurations.

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PS5 controllers get a small nod for now with the option to enable or disable the LED light on the gamepad or only enable it when multiple controllers are connected. Steam alsoimproved PS5 controller supportat the end of last year not long after the new system launched.

There’s a bit more in Steam’s update about support for the Wooting Two keyboard, HOTAS, and G15 devices as well.

If you’re keen to plug in your entire family of Xbox controllers and see what happens, you can opt in to the beta in the account section of your Steam settings menu.