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Captain Ducra 8 May, 2023 @ 11:37am
8BitDo SN30 Pro Not Being Detected Via Bluetooth
I have two Bluetooth-enabled controllers from 8BitDo, namely their Arcade Stick, and their SN30 Pro. For some reason, my SN30 Pro stopped being detected by Steam wirelessly via Bluetooth, but the moment I plug it in to my PC via USB, Steam recognizes it just fine. I have tried un-pairing and re-pairing the controller, as well as restarting both Steam AND my PC, but results do not change.
I do not have this issue with my 8BitDo Arcade Stick, however for some reason, it is being recognized by Steam as an XBox One Controller. Not really an issue, just an observation.

My PC overall recognizes both controllers either way, Bluetooth or not. The issue at hand is STEAM not recognizing the SN30 Pro via Bluetooth. Does anyone out there have a solution to this...?
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Originally posted by tintingaroo:
You're using the stable Steam client? Check in Big Picture mode if it offers you the option to setup the controller BPM > Menu > Settings > Controller > Setup Device (or a similar name). I wouldn't have expected this for Xinput mode but can see it happening for Dinput.
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tintingaroo 8 May, 2023 @ 2:11pm 
Are you connecting the controller in Windows/Xinput mode?
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Captain Ducra 8 May, 2023 @ 2:29pm 
Originally posted by tintingaroo:
Are you connecting the controller in Windows/Xinput mode?
Yes, but I've also tried Dinput... neither have worked like they used to.
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tintingaroo 8 May, 2023 @ 2:40pm 
You're using the stable Steam client? Check in Big Picture mode if it offers you the option to setup the controller BPM > Menu > Settings > Controller > Setup Device (or a similar name). I wouldn't have expected this for Xinput mode but can see it happening for Dinput.
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Captain Ducra 8 May, 2023 @ 5:58pm 
Originally posted by tintingaroo:
You're using the stable Steam client? Check in Big Picture mode if it offers you the option to setup the controller BPM > Menu > Settings > Controller > Setup Device (or a similar name). I wouldn't have expected this for Xinput mode but can see it happening for Dinput.
Not sure if this was what fixed it, but I tried it, and now it works wirelessly again. Thank you! :D
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AJSarley223 5 Oct @ 6:16pm 
Which model of SN30 Pro is this? There are several; mine is an SN30 Pro for Android, the black one with the XBOX layout.

If this is the one you're talking about, I had the same issue. I downloaded and installed ViGEmBus and it worked with Steam again.
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