I want to ask about PS4 controller support

[shtaklef]

The game description said that it has native PS4 controller support. Thus that means that I should be able to use my PS4 controller in MGS1, MGS2 and MGS3 and I can run the games outside of Steam and I don't need to use Steam input so the game recognizes the controller.

I tested version 1.4 and I ran MGS1, MGS2 and MGS3 outside of Steam. My PS4 controller was detected in the launcher of each game but when the actual game started the controller wasn't detected in all 3 games. Next I ran MGS1, MGS2 and MGS3 inside Steam and I used Steam input on the games and I ran the actual games. MGS2 and MGS3 detected the controller and MGS1 didn't detect the controller.

I want to ask what is happening?

I also read that version 1.5 broke the PS4 controller support and you should play version 1.4. Is this true?

[Lethal Placebo]

You don't own the game, so I won't help you in getting them to work, but I will explain the controller support.

As of version 1.5.0, all games in the collection rely on Steam Input for their controller support. It's not that the patch "broke" native controller support, it's that it was removed altogether. I am not a fan of this. Prior to this patch, MGS2 and MGS3 had native Xinput controller support, meaning that if you didn't use Steam Input, you still couldn't use controllers that weren't Xinput (i.e. Xbox controllers).

MGS1 on the other hand never had native controller support. It always relied on Steam Input for its controller support.

[AL2009man]

Originally posted by Lethal Placebo:

You don't own the game, so I won't help you in getting them to work, but I will explain the controller support.

As of version 1.5.0, all games in the collection rely on Steam Input for their controller support. It's not that the patch "broke" native controller support, it's that it was removed altogether. I am not a fan of this. Prior to this patch, MGS2 and MGS3 had native Xinput controller support, meaning that if you didn't use Steam Input, you still couldn't use controllers that weren't Xinput (i.e. Xbox controllers).

MGS1 on the other hand never had native controller support. It always relied on Steam Input for its controller support.

Can confirm. The MGS HD Collection portion (MGS2, MGS3, MSX Metal Gear 1 & 2) of Master's Collection Volume replaced it's native Input API support in favor of Steam Input API going forward, but button prompt detection doesn't seem to work.

However: MGS1 and MGS Volume 1 Bonus Content remains the same as it was since its inception.

[Deathraven13]

My PS4 controller work fine but that's because I own a legit copy.

[Lethal Placebo]

Originally posted by AL2009man:

Can confirm. The MGS HD Collection portion (MGS2, MGS3, MSX Metal Gear 1 & 2) of Master's Collection Volume replaced it's native Input API support in favor of Steam Input API going forward, but button prompt detection doesn't seem to work.

However: MGS1 and MGS Volume 1 Bonus Content remains the same as it was since its inception.

Button prompt detection is working properly for me across all the games. I can set it in the launcher, play the game, close it, come back to it, and the icons I selected are still saved.

[mazewaliztli47]

this is totally BS, I can't no longer use my wireless Logitech F710, Am glad I have a wired Logitech F310 otherwise will be impossible to play it, sigh, this is REALLY annoying

[mazewaliztli47]

well I unplugged the F310 from the USB and now the wireless F710 is working again, really weird, oh well.

[Lethal Placebo]

Originally posted by mazewaliztli47:

well I unplugged the F310 from the USB and now the wireless F710 is working again, really weird, oh well.

The game was probably prioritizing the wired controller over the wireless one.

[Deathraven13]

Originally posted by mazewaliztli47:

this is totally BS, I can't no longer use my wireless Logitech F710, Am glad I have a wired Logitech F310 otherwise will be impossible to play it, sigh, this is REALLY annoying

Originally posted by mazewaliztli47:

well I unplugged the F310 from the USB and now the wireless F710 is working again, really weird, oh well.

[Rialm]

It works fine, I own the game.