Steam Deck Joystick Drift Fixed by Firmware Update

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There is no such thing as perfect technology. Inevitably, there will some things that go wrong or that come to the fore after launch, and the Steam Deck is no exception to that. Just yesterday, gamers were already experiencing stick drift problems with the Valve device, with numerous people posting about it on places like Reddit and Twitter. Luckily, it seems as though Gabe Newell and co have been quick to react to the issue, and it seems as though the problem has already been addressed.

According to a recent report from Eurogamer, as well as other online news sources, Valve has been quick off the mark to fix the stick drift issue that have been plaguing a number of Steam Deck users. A software update has been rolling out since the incident was spotted. Designer Lawrence Yang took to Twitter to announce that the team has «looked into the reported issues» and concluded that it was down to a «deadzone regression.» He adds that gamers should make sure their device is up-to-date in order to receive the firmware patch.

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Analog controllers drifting is a fairly common occurrence in the industry. Nintendo's Switch also experienced drifting on its Joy-Cons, with the company seemingly able to mend it, or at least come close to doing so. What's interesting about this latest story is just how quick Valve has been to respond, which kind of goes a long to showing just how close attention the company is paying to the community since the Deck launched last Friday. It's understandable, really, given how highly-anticipated the handheld Steam system has been.

In fact, Valve said it was wanting to avoid stick drifting problems early on, similar to what Switch users were