Why is my PS4 controller seen as an Xbox controller?

[Samus]

Title says it all.

I have "PS4 controller" selected in the big screen settings. Xbox is NOT selected. Yet every game on Steam that I have, including DMC 5, says my controller is an Xbox one.

[Cheating Death]

i wish i could know. I have the same issue, anyway, i'm glad atleast that it works

[noob]

I think this is how it's supposed to work. I have the same thing, PS4 controller with Xbox mapping through Steam, guessing it's because most games, if not all, make it as such with windows already integrated the drivers for the Xbox. You can find mods that would change the controller buttons in game to a PS4 one.

[Samus]

It doesn't seem right that I have to download a third party mod to make Steam see my PS4 controller as an Xbox controller. I don't trust mods.

[DeadPhoenix]

The Majority of games only have Xbox Prompts, its been like this for years. There are a few games here and there, that does natively support Playstation buttons on screen. Its either download a third party mod, or deal with it.

[Parahble]

Because the only reason your PS4 controller is working is because Steam is emulating an Xbox One controller.
Just download the mods, it's not going to hurt you.

[Shiki Yui]

This game doesn't have DS4 icons and controller image for some reason so you'll need to download a mod available in the guides somewhere.

[Lethal Placebo]

Hey OP, I can answer this question in detail for you:

When you select "Enable PS4 configuration" in the Steam Big Picture mode, what you're doing is telling Steam to emulate your PS4 controller as an Xbox controller, making it compatible with most or all games, but making those games recognize it as an Xbox controller.

Some games on Steam, such as the recent Far Cry or Hitman games, actually have native PS4 controller support and show the correct buttons. For these games, what you want to do is right-click them, select "properties," then at the bottom of the dialog box where it says "controller config settings" you're gonna want to turn it to "forced off." If the game natively supports PS4 controllers, it will now show the correct prompts.

Devil May Cry 5 does not natively support the PS4 controller at all, so you should leave the aforementioned setting alone. However, there is a mod you can find on the "Guides" section of the community hub for DMC5 that will let you change the in-game prompts into their PS4 counterparts.

[Starchykid]

2024 update

go to this page for uninstall instructions for usb device driver or check device manager for hardware changes and find the usb device with the "!" yellow icon. uninstall it and restart. Your ps4 controller should no longer show as xbox in steam.

[Starchykid]

https://www.makeuseof.com/controller-not-working-windows-pc/