I still have my original Xbox. I always liked the fat controllers, they’re wired and plugged in with some xbox specific connector. I found some usb adapters online, has anyone tried to connect those to a steamdeck?

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    If you’re really set on it, you could buy a Hyperkin Duke. That’s a modern, officially licensed recreation of the OG Xbox controller with USB XInput support

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    I forgot how insanely chunky the original Xbox controller was. You must have big hands to want to use it again.

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    If you can’t get it to work for some reason, there was a re-release for the newer consoles a few years back. I saw some at Microcenter a few weeks ago.

    Those should be USB and should work, in theory.

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      They arrived today and it’s just plug n play, pretty cool! Got some from “McBazel” but I’m sure there are several.

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    The original Xbox controllers work fine on the Deck as is, just need a USB adapter. The ports are already USB but with a proprietary connector, so adapter cables should be cheap. Only issue is that there is no home/guide button to bring up the Steam overlay.

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    If supports xinput or directinput then it should work.

    In other words, if it works on Windows it will work with the Steam Deck.

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    I don’t know if this helps you any, but my main controller I use for my steam deck when it’s in docked mode is an old Xbox 360 controller and I have one of those USB cord adapters.

    mine is not an original Xbox controller, but it does work with the little dongle you can get for them.

  • I remember back in the day I just cut up one of the breakaway cables to remove the end that plugged into the Xbox and wired it up to a male USB end so I could use it with my PC; since it was already basically USB, but with 1 extra useless wire and a different plug type. It required a special driver though.

    I could potentially see the only issue being a lack of a driver for it on Linux; but it seems unlikely. This is right up the average Linux enthusiast’s alley.