But they answered the question. Valve can only guarantee that games are compatible with Steam Overlay compatible games. They don’t want to commit to a “yes” or “no” for stuff outside Steam, and then be liable for that answer if it does not work as advertised and then get sued to the ground. So you cannot blame them.
I don’t know on Windows, but on Linux you most likely can use the controller to play on any game. It’s just not supported and guaranteed by Valve.
brzv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 hours ago
They probably said it like that because you can add any executable to steam as a non-steam game and activate the overlay. apparently some programs don’t work? that’s news to me.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 8 hours ago
Well any game or launcher or emulator have to support the controller or type of controller. In example Valve cannot guarantee that all functionality (like the trackpads and motion controls) are supported elsewhere.