[Regression] Steam client beta breaks dualshock 4/dualsense on sekiro

steamclosed Distro Family: ArchGeneral controller / Steam InputProton

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#12247 · opened 2025-08-04 by simifor · updated 2025-08-14 · 3 comments · github

Ssimifor 2025-08-04 github

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date): Stable 1751405894 (working)/ Beta 1754001374 (broken)
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Archlinux
Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
Have you checked for system updates?: N/A
Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz (I've also separately uploaded controller logs below which I would expect to be the most relevant)
GPU: AMD

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

The game doesn't support these controllers, so testing requires having steam input enabled.
With steam client stable, the controller works on proton 9 through experimental.
With beta client in doesn't work in any of them, the game won't take any input from them.
Controller works on windows even when using the beta client.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Select steam client beta
Connect controller
Start game

controller_ui(beta).txt
controller_ui(stagle).txt
controller(beta).txt
controller(stable).txt

HHiroLineHL 2025-08-12 github

Ran into the same thing today, controller works on stable but not on beta. Inputs show up on the input tester, but they don't seem to register in game.

Working Stable Steam version: 1751405894
Broken Beta Steam version: 1754956157
Distribution: EndeavourOS
Desktop environment: Gnome 48.4 (Wayland)

Ssimifor 2025-08-14 github

Controller is working again for me on steam beta 1754956157.

@HiroLineHL I think yours might be a similar, yet different, issue

HHiroLineHL 2025-08-14 github

I may have actually been using the build right before 1754956157, as it is now working for me now too, I guess the ticket can be closed.

Nothing extracted yet.