Ps4 controller acting weird

[St. Pillow The Biter]

Ive used a ps4 controller for years no issue, but recently it started acting up and I dont know how to reset my setting to default let alone if thatd fix anything.

Ive tried manually setting each button but they seem to add buttons like close, screenshot, and tab out. Everything ive googled doesnt help, including the steam pages. Its not acting as a mouse from what I can tell, but any other help would be greatly appreciated.

[tintingaroo]

Go to Steam > Settings > Controller > Guide Button Chord Layout > Edit > View Layout

Does that seem like the mapping you are experiencing?

If so, back in Steam Settings > Controller, disable 'Enable Guide Button Chords for controllers', and see if things are different.

[St. Pillow The Biter]

Originally posted by tintingaroo:

Go to Steam > Settings > Controller > Guide Button Chord Layout > Edit > View Layout

Does that seem like the mapping you are experiencing?

If so, back in Steam Settings > Controller, disable 'Enable Guide Button Chords for controllers', and see if things are different.

I'll give this a shot tonight and hopefully it works. I went into controller settings and only half know what I'm doing in there. T_T

[St. Pillow The Biter]

Originally posted by 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐂𝐎:

ipo

what?

[tintingaroo]

Originally posted by St. Pillow the Biter:

Originally posted by tintingaroo:

Go to Steam > Settings > Controller > Guide Button Chord Layout > Edit > View Layout

Does that seem like the mapping you are experiencing?

If so, back in Steam Settings > Controller, disable 'Enable Guide Button Chords for controllers', and see if things are different.

I'll give this a shot tonight and hopefully it works. I went into controller settings and only half know what I'm doing in there. T_T

heh heh :D
Don't worry I think you'd get it, but really you could skip checking the Guide Button Chord layout and just toggle-off 'Enable Guide Button Chords for controllers' and see if the issue persists or not.

[St. Pillow The Biter]

Originally posted by tintingaroo:

Go to Steam > Settings > Controller > Guide Button Chord Layout > Edit > View Layout

Does that seem like the mapping you are experiencing?

If so, back in Steam Settings > Controller, disable 'Enable Guide Button Chords for controllers', and see if things are different.

Okay this seems to be showing me exactly what's wrong. Only problem is I don't remember all of the keys for the game. I'll figure it out but thank you so much! So many of my buttons have multiple functions and I had no idea what was causing it. Still don't know what caused it but whatever. lol

[St. Pillow The Biter]

I can't update my controls because Steam keeps closing it down when I'm trying to edit it. If my PS4 controller is plugged in, controls are wildly moving and pressing ♥♥♥♥ I can't control and when I unplug it everything is shut down. WTF!?!?!?

[St. Pillow The Biter]

I'm still having the same issue.

HELP!

I remapped the whole controller, everything is mapped correctly, yet every button now is the escape key for some reason!

[St. Pillow The Biter]

PS4 controller, Windows 11 in case it matters. I have no idea what's still causing this and I'm ready to give up gaming on my laptop to be honest.

[tintingaroo]

Originally posted by St. Pillow the Biter:

Originally posted by tintingaroo:

Go to Steam > Settings > Controller > Guide Button Chord Layout > Edit > View Layout

Does that seem like the mapping you are experiencing?

If so, back in Steam Settings > Controller, disable 'Enable Guide Button Chords for controllers', and see if things are different.

Okay this seems to be showing me exactly what's wrong. Only problem is I don't remember all of the keys for the game. I'll figure it out but thank you so much! So many of my buttons have multiple functions and I had no idea what was causing it. Still don't know what caused it but whatever. lol

Does this mean you are remapping the Guide Button layout? If that is correct, I don't want you to be doing that, but just view the layout to see if it looked like the source of the unwanted actions and then disable it elsewhere.

If you're not remapping the Guide Button layout, where are you remapping things?

[St. Pillow The Biter]

Originally posted by tintingaroo:

Originally posted by St. Pillow the Biter:

Okay this seems to be showing me exactly what's wrong. Only problem is I don't remember all of the keys for the game. I'll figure it out but thank you so much! So many of my buttons have multiple functions and I had no idea what was causing it. Still don't know what caused it but whatever. lol

Does this mean you are remapping the Guide Button layout? If that is correct, I don't want you to be doing that, but just view the layout to see if it looked like the source of the unwanted actions and then disable it elsewhere.

If you're not remapping the Guide Button layout, where are you remapping things?

Oh ooops, I was doing that, the layout had a lot of messed up features I fixed most of them or so I thought.

I'm not seeing escape anywhere, but I set it to R3, should I disable that?

[tintingaroo]

We'll reset the whole layout back to default:
Steam > Settings > Controller > Guide Button Chord Layout > gear icon > Reset Controller Layout to Default

And then disable it:
Steam > Settings > Controller > disable 'Enable Guide Button Chords for controllers'

So with this layout out of the way, see how things are this time.
For info: The Guide Button Chord layout is active while the PS button is held (providing things are working correctly with Steam/the controller).


If things are still weird, we can check out the Desktop Layout.
This layout is active when you are outside of a game that Steam knows is running, so if you're experiencing the odd mappings while playing Steam games I wouldn't suspect this layout but we'll disable it anyway.
Steam > Settings > Controller > Desktop Layout > Edit > Disable Steam Input

Are things still weird?

[St. Pillow The Biter]

I caved and got an xbox controller. If anyone else runs into this I'm sorry