Joy-Con controllers are now officially supported on Steam.
first figured out how to make them work back in 2017. But that was a limited implementation, with only one of the two controllers usable at a time in singleplayer games. The official Steam support is much more robust, however, making them usable"both individually as a mini-gamepad and combined into pairs," and—according to user comments—with remappable buttons.
The Joy-Con support is included in the latest Steam beta update, which means you'll need to be opted into the Steam client beta. To do so, hop into your Steam settings and look for"Beta participation" under the Account menu. Hit the"Change" button, select"Steam Beta Update," then restart and you'll be on your way.
On the hardware side, you'll also need a USB Bluetooth adapter , or have a motherboard with Bluetooth built in, in order to actually make the connection with the Joy-Cons. I'm a dedicated mouse-and-keyboard guy—I played all the way through Elden Ring using M&K, and let me tell you that takes real commitment—and so the appeal of controllers largely eludes me. But the response to the addition of Joy-Con support seems very positive overall.
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