Steam Hardware
A place to discuss and support all Steam Hardware, including Steam Deck, Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and SteamOS in general.
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The ONLY problem I have had with this, is the controller on the system itself defaults as controller 1, so SOME games it takes a little fiddling to use different controllers. But I have done this and it works great.
I've used a handful of different USB to HDMI docks, and I haven't had any problems with any of them. I just use an anker dock that supports gigabit ethernet, 100W power passthrough, and HDMI, and it works just fine.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087QZVQJX/
You can use just about any controllers using Bluetooth, I really like the wireless XBox controllers (only supported over Bluetooth) for this. But I've also used the Switch controllers and they work fine.
It's really just a slightly expensive setup for what it is, but it's also very portable, so...
I don't know if you're talking about in-game fiddling or Steam Input but to clarify for others here: Steam allows to reorder the controllers, so the thing I usually do at the beginning of game party is to move the Deck's integrated inputs to the last place.
Yes, some games just let you select which controller is which, some of them you have to manually set it in the Steam Input settings before you launch the game.
You can reorder the controllers in Steam Input after launching the game. I have had to do this a few times when the deck controller got put first when I was playing alone and wanted to sit on my couch.
Appreciate the tip and the dock suggestion! And portability is a big motivation behind this setup so glad to hear
I will be very disappointed if this doesn't support my wii controller.