Controller non-responsive

[Shin'iri]

I am having an Issue with days Gone where the third party wireless X Box controller is unresponsive. I started playing about a week ago. Bought the controller specifically for this game as there only lists support for controllers. I do not like playing games with a switch or Play Station controller. As most PC controller I have used in the past is the layout I am used to playing with. My old PC controller was wired and one of the thumb sticks went all wonky. Pushing it down sometimes activates sprint but most of the time not.

As I said I started playing Days Gone a week ago when the controller arrived. It worked perfectly for 20 minutes but then it was never responsive again.

Now I can play this game with mouse and keyboard even though they are not listed for the game as supported. Both my mouse and keyboard are wired and it defeats the purpose of having bought a wireless controller specifically for this game.

The New controller works fine for Hogwarts Legacy, Satisfactory, My time at Sandrock, and other open world games. So I am assuming it has something to do with Days Gone. I have played all the games I listed for multiple hours on my last weekend to see if the same thing would happen and it never did. I try playing Days Gone with the controller and it doesn't respond even after playing those other games.

Just so you know the controller I bought for this game is the EasySMX Wireless Gaming Controller for Windows PC/Steam Deck.

[Cwagmire]

Try disabling Steam Input. I had a similar issue

[Shin'iri]

Originally posted by Cwagmire:

Try disabling Steam Input. I had a similar issue

Yeah this has to be a game issue. I tried playing after disabling the steam input the switched it back on again and still nothing. Like I said it is only happening with this game witch sucks because I bought the controller specifically for this game and it is the only game that doesn't work with the controller.

When I go to the game page next to the controller it reads "This game should work great with your controller." Obviously it's not working great. It's not working at all.

[wonderpookie]

Hi all.

Anyone solved this controller issue?

I bought the game just yesterday, but quickly realised my XBOX ELITE 2 controller just doesn't work.

Toggled Steam input - disable, enable, default settings. Nothing works.

Anyone have any suggestions? I would be very grateful, thank you!

[WeirdScienceX]

Originally posted by wonderpookie:

Hi all.

Anyone solved this controller issue?

I bought the game just yesterday, but quickly realised my XBOX ELITE 2 controller just doesn't work.

Toggled Steam input - disable, enable, default settings. Nothing works.

Anyone have any suggestions? I would be very grateful, thank you!

I've had this issue once or twice, same controller. It was either one of two things for me, one the game didn't actual have focus even though it looked like it did, or two I had to disconnect/reconnect the controller. I use rewasd for remapping so quite easy to do.

[Shin'iri]

Try using mouse and keyboard to navigate to controller settings. From in game start menu click options, then up on top click controller tab then at the bottom right click restore defaults. This is what fixed my issue after everything elst that was posted on forums and streaming videos.

[Shotgun Sters]

I THINK I FIGURED IT OUT!!!

So I tried all the usual suggestions: Disable/Enable Steam Input, Ignore Controller in the game settings, as well as several others. None of that worked. Here's what the issue was:

I have a keyboard that has the ability to emulate a controller, specifically a Wooting 60HE. It has pressure sensitive keys. This allows me to make it so my WASD keys emulate a left thumbstick. This is useful in games like Deep Rock Galactic, because emulating a left thumbstick for my movement gives me more control when I'm walking along ledges and stuff, trying to avoid fall damage.

Anyway, Steam recognizes them both, and the keyboard seems to be the "Primary" controller. There is no way to change that or disable it in Steam.

All I did was I just unplugged that keyboard when I went to launch Days Gone. Now my controller is immediately recognized by Days Gone, and it works perfectly.

My guess is that Days Gone just grabs the first controller that it sees, and if you are trying to use a different controller, then Days Gone will not acknowledge it.

Interesting little add on: Once the game is running, I can plug the keyboard back in, and everything continues to work fine!

Hope this helps!!