[Feature Request] Notify users when connecting an Xbox One controller with outdated firmware and possibly provide firmware upgrade function

[bitrot-alpha]

Your system information

• Steam client version: 1733265492
• SteamOS version: 3.6.20
• Opted into Steam client beta?: No
• Opted into SteamOS beta?: No
• Have you checked for updates in Settings > System?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Describe what you expected should happen and what did happen.

This is a feature request related to issue #1776. Atrempting to connect two Xbox One controllers with outdated firmware results in only one functioning in SteamOS.

It would be nice for SteamOS to at a bare minimum notify the user when they connect an Xbox One controller with extremely outdated firmware to update the firmware. Above and beyond would be to provide a firmware upgrade via the Steam Deck itself, as a user may not own an Xbox console or a Windows system capable of running the Xbox Accessories application.

I am unsure that Proton would be capable of running the Xbox Accessories application as Xbox Accessories is a Unified Windows Platform (UWP) application.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Connect via Bluetooth multiple Xbox One controllers with outdated firmware
2. Observe that only one of them functions properly

[kisak-valve]

Hello @bitrot-alpha, there isn't a realistic way to implement this request without there already being some common Linux firmware update framework that's been wired up and is ready to use with the specific controllers you're interested in. Running a firmware updater through a compatibility layer like Proton is asking for a bad time with bricked hardware unless extreme care is taken in advance.