Steam reveals 59 percent of controller users play with an Xbox controller

Playing games on PC allows for freedom to play with whichever controller you want such as the DualSense, Xbox Wireless Controllers, Mouse and Keyboard, or even the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. Steam released a report that provided an update on how users are playing games on the platform and the majority of users who do play with a controller are using Xbox controllers.

It was revealed that 59% of sessions are using Xbox controllers, 26% are using PlayStation controllers and 10% of players are on Steam Decks.

Steam announced it has implemented new features for input and controllers recently including future support on 3rd party licensed PlayStation gamepads and more. Below are the new updates for controllers on the PC platform:

Big Picture update – complete redesign of the controller first experience on Steam, bringing the Steam Deck user experience to the big screen

New controller configurator – rethought and simplified configurator to set, manage, and edit controller bindings

Gyro aiming – overhauled and improved experience for controllers with gyro, implemented Flickstick functionality in Steam Input

Virtual menus – added support to the desktop client

PlayStation Controller support – We worked with Sony to improve support for PS controllers including DualSense Edge, and can now automatically support future 3rd party licensed PlayStation gamepads

Xbox Controller support – We shipped a driver for Windows allowing us to better support Xbox One controllers, including the rear buttons on the Xbox Elite Controllers