New Steam feature may improve support for PS5’s DualSense gamepad

Valve Software is determined to continue improving the experience of using a controller with the games on Steam. So the company is adding a new tracking tool to its Steamworks suite that reports a breakdown of gamepad use. This may encourage developers to add support for specific features built into console controllers, like those for the PlayStation 5’s DualSense.

More than 48 million players have used a controller to play games on Steam. People use a gamepad for 1-out-of-every-10 daily game session on the platform. Of course, that number fluctuates depending on genre.