In this guide, you will find out how to connect the Xbox controller to Steam on a PC. You need to make some necessary changes in the Steam settings and then calibrate the Xbox controller.
Steam settings
In this section, we will take you through the steps to configure the Steam settings. By following the steps below, you will be able to navigate to the Steam settings and make all the necessary changes.
- First, you have to grab your Xbox controller. Locate the USB port on your computer and plug the Xbox controller into it.
- After that, double-click on the Steam icon to open the application.
- Once the Steam application is open, click on the Steam button in the upper left corner.
It will open a drop-down menu with various options. - Select “Settings” from the drop-down Menu
- Inside the Settings window, look for the “Controller” tab and click on it.
- Before proceeding, open up your web browser and download and install the “Xbox extended feature support driver.
- After that, restart your computer. Go back to the controller settings to turn on “Enable Steam input for Xbox controllers” and enable Game Rumble if you want.
- Click on the “Begin Test” button to go to the testing interface and experiment with all the different buttons on your device.
- While you are interacting with the buttons, observe if the device you are testing shows up correctly on the screen. Ensure that the device is recognized and displayed as expected.
- After that, click on the input buttons and check what these do.
You can change them if you want.
Calibration
This section describes how to set the calibration for a controller.
- Go back to the controller settings window and click on the Open button associated with Calibration & Advanced settings.
- Go to the Joystick section and set the dead zone according to your preference. After that. check if the Game Rumble is functional.
You can also check what the controller does when you’re in desktop mode. You can use this as a mouse to a certain degree and play around with that.