u/BenjaminLSR

Hi everyone,

I'm the main developer of Handheld Companion, an open source solution for Windows PC and handheld, and I thought this might be relevant to people here who own Windows handhelds and enjoy gyro aiming.

Since version 0.30.0.1, Handheld Companion can emulate several controller types that are recognized by Steam Input:

• Steam Deck
• Steam Controller
• DualSense
• DualShock4

The goal is to make Steam Input gyro features available on handhelds that either don't expose their IMU to Steam properly or don't have native Steam Input gyro support.

Under the hood, motion data from the handheld's IMU is translated and fed into the emulated controller, allowing Steam Input to handle gyro aiming just as it would with supported devices. This currently works across most Windows handhelds supported by Handheld Companion, including devices from ASUS, Lenovo, GPD, AYANEO, OneXPlayer, MSI, Zotac, and others.

For games that expect XInput, HC can also expose an emulated Xbox 360 controller for broad compatibility through its own gyro translation layer based on JibbSmart's JoyShockLibrary work.

I know many people here already have their preferred gyro setups, therefore I'm not trying to convince anyone but from the looks of it and because I hardly do any promotion on HC, not many people seams to be aware.

Hey folks, while you hardly see me doing any kind of promotion for HC over reddit, I wanted to let you know we brought support over the Claw EX this Wednesday while drastically reducing the overall CPU footprint. We've improved the first usage experience as well as the uninstallation process to make sure we're restoring the entire OEM software and drivers stack.

With this update, I'd also like to bring your attention to the amount of reverse engineering, experimentation and collaboration happening behind the scenes to make these devices work as well as they do.

Projects such as Handheld Daemon, InputPlumber and even Handheld Companion spend countless hours analyzing firmware behavior, controller protocols and OEM implementations that are often undocumented or inconsistent from one device to the next.

The reality is that much of the groundwork that benefits the entire ecosystem is being carried by open-source communities, developers, users and contributors.

So, whether you're a C# developer, an early adopter or simply willing to support this community, I encourage you to head over one of the open source projects.

Is anyone here aware of a forthcoming 2026 model ? The Vmoto TC Max webpage weirdly shows what looks like a refreshed model.

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