Steam Deck stick drift was just a bug and there's already a fix, Valve says
Valv💯e tells GamesRadar there was " a deadzone calibration issue," but it's since been fixed

Update: Valve says reports of Steam Deck stick drift were due to a bug iꦫncluded in a recent firmware update and that the team has already sent out a fix.
Here's the statement a Valve spokesperson 𒉰sent to GamesRadar:
"The team has looked into these reports and has determined there was a deadzone calibration issue introduced in a recent firmware update. We have just shipped a fix🔥 to ad🉐dress the problem, and the team will continue to watch for reports related to this issue."
Original story:
A few scattered reports of Steam De🥃ck stick drift have surfaced just a few days after the handheld's launch.
Many Nintendo Switch users are sadly well familiar with Joy-Con drift, which refers to a maddeningly common issue that causes the controller's joysticks to register movement w🐬ithout any input from the player. It's likely the reason Epona decided to carry you off a cliff while you were AFK playing Breath of the Wild.
Folks who pre-ordered the Steam Deck started receiving their units last week, and unfortunately there are already reports𒆙 of a similar issue. The thing is, Joy-Con drift is an issue that typically emerges over time and after many hours of use, whereas people are experiencing Steam Deck drift within a week of receiving their units. That suggests it's a completely different issue making the joysticks drift, and hopefully one that can be patched out quickly software side.
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In a July 2021 interview with , Steam Deck hardware engineer Yazan Aldehayyat expressed confiden🤡ce in the handheld's reliability with regards to stick drift.
"We've done a ton of testing on reliability, on all fronts really – and all inputs and different environmental factors and all that kind of stuff," said ꦯAldehayyat. "I think we feel that this will perform really well. And I think people will be super happy with it. I think that it's going to be a great buy. I mean, obviously every part will fail at some point, but we think people will be very satisfied and happy with this."
We could only find three videos that appear🧸 to show Steam Deck stick drift, and Valve's Pierre-Loup Griffais recently told that he estimates "tens of thousands" of people are r🗹eceiving their Steam Decks, so it doesn't appear to be a widespread issue at this point. Regardless, we've reached out to Valve for comment and we'll update this article if we hear back.
Check out our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Steam Deck review to find out why we said it "will be part of a PC gaming revolution," even if "early adopters should be ready to play their part in that journey."
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