Settings -> Devices & connections -> Controllers & headsets -> (Select your controller) -> (Three dot menu) -> Update now.
(Blanked out the reflection of my garden)
Settings -> Devices & connections -> Controllers & headsets -> (Select your controller) -> (Three dot menu) -> Update now.
(Blanked out the reflection of my garden)
What’s the benefit of updating a controller?
The triggers now go to eleven.
But, why not just update them so that 10 is higher?
ITT: Marketing specialist vs engineer
Or a rock star vs a reporter
The same as any other piece of hardware+software:
New features
Vulnerability patching
Bug fixes
You forgot:
° bricking the device when the manufacturer feels like you should buy the new thing
Had to do it recently, because my Steamdeck couldn’t use it. One firmware uodate and it worked like butter.
I would really hate if my controller worked like butter.
Guess it depends on the game.
Compatibility to newer consoles or other hardware in general, for example.
Updating to BLE and breaking old wireless adapter support, looking at you Xbox
Xbox controllers may need a firmware update to work on Linux.