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Ben Wilson

Your new Steam Controller will not work with the Xbox app and PC Game Pass unless you use third-party software on Windows

Steam Controller is positioned diagonally on a vibrant background showing colors of the Microsoft logo.

If you bought Valve's new $99 Steam Controller as I did, you might have noticed that it doesn't function as expected outside the Steam app. It isn't completely useless, as the controller falls back into a "lizard mode" that lets you navigate your Windows desktop with basic controls.

Still, games launched from the Xbox app on PC or other third-party launchers won't detect any compatible controller and assume you're still using a mouse and keyboard.

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