Using Xbox Controller with MacBook on Steam Games

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Using Xbox Controller with MacBook on Steam Games

I want to play Steam games using an Xbox controller on my MacBook. Pro. I have the latest MacOS update and can pair the controller to the MacBook with ease, but, when I try to install the latest driver from steam (which are required to play Steam games), the MacOS prevents me from downloading files from an unknown source even though I gave Steam access to my disk space using System Preferences. How can I download this driver?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Apr 3, 2021 7:46 AM

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Tesserax

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Apr 5, 2021 8:32 AM in response to Captain0877

At this point this app appears to be incompatible with the version of macOS running on your Mac or macOS will not allow it to run due to security issues. I don't believe it to be the latter case. I would suggest that you contact Steam Support to see if there is a newer (or older) version that would work. Good luck!

Another option would be to create a new user account on your Mac, log out of your existing account, and then, log back in with the new account. Once logged in, try installing this driver again.

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Tesserax

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Apr 3, 2021 10:47 AM in response to Captain0877

When you attempted to download the driver, did you not see an "error" message on the System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General tab asking you to approve it? This would appear in the "Allow apps downloaded from" area on this tab.

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Captain0877 Author

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Apr 4, 2021 2:35 PM in response to Tesserax

This was the only error message I received after trying to install it. Also, it displayed this message when I initially tried to install it.,

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Using Xbox Controller with MacBook on Steam Games

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