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SDL Library Adds Support For The New Steam Controller Without Depending On Steam (www.phoronix.com)
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[–] who@feddit.org 10 points 2 days ago

It reportedly worked outside of Steam, but only as a basic gaming controller and separate keyboard/mouse devices. This is unsurprising, since there isn't really a standard interface for a device like the Steam Controller.

Exposing it as a coherent device via SDL makes sense.