Game Controller updates

Learn about important changes to Game Controller.

Overview

Browse notable changes in Game Controller.

Add support for spatial game controllers. To determine if a controller is a spatial game controller, check whether the product category is GCProductCategorySpatialController.
Add support for a physical stylus with a GCStylus object.
Add NSAccessoryTrackingUsageDescription to your information property list if your app requires access to accessory-tracking data for a spatial game controller or stylus.
Add GCSupportedGameControllers to your information property list — with a value of SpatialGamepad — if your app supports spatial game controllers.

For UIKit apps, add a user interaction that determines whether the system delivers game controller events through the Game Controller framework instead of the UIResponder chain. To receive events through the Game Controller framework, add a GCEventInteraction object to one or more views and set the handledEventTypes property to the types of events you want to handle.

Use the classes that conform to the GCDevicePhysicalInput protocol to poll for game controller input in your game loop. For more information, see Handling input events.
Add support for arcade sticks. To determine if a controller is an arcade stick, check whether the product category is GCProductCategoryArcadeStick.
Add GCRequiresControllerUserInteraction to your information property list if your app requires a game controller on visionOS or to recommend a game controller on iOS.