We’re hopefully not too far off the release of the new Steam Controller now, with Valve adding a battery indicator for wireless gamepads. A very useful feature, that I am surprised wasn’t actually an official thing already.
Testing it out with my PowerA OPS controller, once I swapped it into the Bluetooth mode, Steam now correctly displays a battery level for it which is pretty great (it didn’t work with the dongle).
From the Steam Client Beta changelog for April 24th:
General
Added a low battery level toast for wireless gamepads
Big Picture Mode
Added a battery indicator to the header for wireless gamepads
Fixed issue with controller battery status links in the Quick Access Menu not returning to the correct place.
Fixed several navigation issues with controller settings.
macOS
Fixed soundtrack playback not working on Apple Silicon machines.
The SteamOS / Steam Deck Beta client update was the same.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
