The steam controller receives support for bluetooth

Now you can use the Steam Controller without its USB accessory

In a Steam community post, Valve has announced that it has enabled the ability to add Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity to its Steam Controller, a prerequisite for taking advantage of the Steam Link app that will be coming to iOS and Android mobile devices in the near future.. Outside of Steam Link, Valve continues to recommend that the original protocol be used preferentially given its speed, minimum delay, and support for four controllers per wireless receiver. This original protocol was developed specifically for the Steam Controller, so it offers the best features, the downside is that it needs its USB accessory, so it cannot be used in computers without these ports.

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If you want Bluetooth LE support to the Steam Controller you will need the latest Steam beta client, from it, you can connect the peripheral to update its firmware. Once the process is complete, you can turn the controller on in the desired wireless mode with the appropriate button combination. Please note that the update will delete existing pairings saved in the controller.

Of course, since this feature has been distributed through the beta channel, you may run into some issues, something that will be fixed as the release of the final version approaches.

What do you think of Valve's decision to add Bluetoth LE support to the Steam Controller?

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Now you can use the Steam Controller without its USB accessory

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