Valve: 59% of Steam players use an Xbox gamepad, and 26% use a PlayStation gamepad
01.07.24
Valve has provided statistics on the use of gamepads on PC. Since 2018, the average daily use of gamepads has increased from 5 to 15%. About 42% of controller sessions use Steam input.
Among gamepads, 59% of sessions are on Xbox gamepads, 26% on PlayStation gamepads, and 10% on Steam Decks.
New features for gamepad users on Steam:
- Updated Big Picture Mode: The Steam Deck interface is now available on the big screen.
- New controller configurator: simplified and improved operation of the configurator.
- Gyro Aiming: Improved the operation of controllers with a gyroscope and added a sharp tilt function.
- Virtual menu: now supported in the desktop client.
- PlayStation Controller Support: Improved support, including DualSense Edge, with the ability to automatically support future PlayStation-licensed gamepads.
- Xbox Controller Support: A Windows driver has been released to more reliably support Xbox One controllers, including the back buttons of Xbox Elite controllers.
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