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8BitDo announce 'Ultimate Software Online' to update controllers in your browser to help Linux gamers
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this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2026
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A downloadable program would be better for if the website were to ever go offline.
Yeah, but a website should make this compatible with all operating systems, not just Linux. BSD should profit from this as well.
I'd prefer if they'd release it as a flatpak. Making it browser based chains you to chromium browsers, since Firefox decided a while back that exposing USB devices directly to the internet was too much of a security concern. Ran into that issue with my keyboard.
Firefox supports WebSerial now: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/05/web-serial-support-in-firefox/
Firefox already has a website permission system, weird they don't just let users choose if they think the risk is worth it or not.
Absolutely but at least they're doing something for us Linux gamers.
Or, if it's what I'm thinking of, you are not using Chrome but Firefox, and Firefox cannot use the "JavaScript USB" thing.
it's what you're thinking of. It doesn't work with Firefox. Only chromium browsers.
Even better is a single downloadable HTML file. Downloadable programs will likely degrade over time, web APIs are highly stable and portable.
I still wish there was a "pledge" API to allow websites to disable functionality they don't need. For example, this could be a perfect self-contained app that never needs any outside connections.