PS4 Controller DPad doesn't work

[MustardX]

When using the PS4 configuration support in Big Picture mode everything works except the dpad. Games that support PS4 controllers also recognize the controller as an Xbox controller. Anyone else getting this?

[dje]

hi, i have the same problem my ps4 controller work in big picture but not in game, before the lag with beta that working ...

[PFunkX]

I don't know about the dpad problem. But I think I can help with the other problem. The PS4 configuration support in Big Picture Mode is meant to allow games to recognize it as an Xbox controller. If a game already natively supports PS4 controller, it is recommended to disable Steam's PS4 configuration support for that specific game.

[MustardX]

引用自 PFunkX：

I don't know about the dpad problem. But I think I can help with the other problem. The PS4 configuration support in Big Picture Mode is meant to allow games to recognize it as an Xbox controller. If a game already natively supports PS4 controller, it is recommended to disable Steam's PS4 configuration support for that specific game.

Oh alright, didn't know it always emulated an Xbox controller. For the dpad it seems like it doesn't work in the big picture menu but it sometimes works in game when emualating an Xbox controller. Might just be a personal problem.

[meep_meep]

The D-pad's not working for me at all. I've tried it in various games - Rocket League, Mark of the Ninja, several others - and it doesn't work. Basically looks like it's not mapped at all. Rocket League is especially irritating since you use the D-pad to communicate with teammates.

[voidling]

I'm also having this issue and can't find any information about it. I can't get it to work in Elite, but when I just use DS4windows it works fine. nothing I've tried has any effect, but it works with lots of other games.

[rwzenk]

引用自 Samantha Traynor：

The D-pad's not working for me at all. I've tried it in various games - Rocket League, Mark of the Ninja, several others - and it doesn't work. Basically looks like it's not mapped at all. Rocket League is especially irritating since you use the D-pad to communicate with teammates.

Same...no D-pad recognition. Other buttons work without issue.

[robular22]

It was working for me when I played rocket league on my mac. then I dual booted my mac with windows and it stopped. it was working with DS4 windows but that messed something else up so I left it off for now. im going to try to disable the controller in steam tn like this thread is saying because i didnt have the controller in steam on OSX and it worked

[Mo]

Hey guys, the only fix I've found for this is:
Go into Big Picture mode and click on the game you want to use your Dpad with
Click "Manage Game"
Click "Controller Configuration"
Click on the Dpad setting (should be bottom left), click "Style of Input" and select "Joystick Move"

I suppose it's not a fix for games that use specific Dpad buttons (like communication or menus) but if you're playing a game you want to use to move with the Dpad then I've found that this works. Hope I helped someone.

[seabombs]

I had this problem in Rocket League, it's because it defaults to the steam controller configuration when you enable DS4support in steam.

To fix it, go into Manage Game -> Controller Configuration, select the Dpad and set the Layout to Cross Gate.

[ShadowDragon72]

I have found the fix for this after finding out my dpad and right stick were both not responding in GTA5 or in big picture mode.

1. Settings in the upper right of Big Picture mode
2. Click on "base configurations"
3. Click on "Big Picture configuration" you might be told not do this, so click do it anyway
4. You will see 4 rectangles on the bottom you can click on.
5. Clicking the first one will bring up the D pad config
6. Click input type and set it to "Generic Directional Pad"
7. Assign the four directions to the correct in game action by clicking the directions and selecting an action. "Move Up, Move Down, Move Left, and Move Right"
8. Now if your right stick isnt working like mine was, click the third rectangle at the bottom
9. This one is easy, just click input style and select "Mouse Cursor"

Included on in the following Imugr album are picture to assist
http://imgur.com/a/FlFUL

[SirJiffy]

引用自 ShadowDragon72：

I have found the fix for this after finding out my dpad and right stick were both not responding in GTA5 or in big picture mode.

1. Settings in the upper right of Big Picture mode
2. Click on "base configurations"
3. Click on "Big Picture configuration" you might be told not do this, so click do it anyway
4. You will see 4 rectangles on the bottom you can click on.
5. Clicking the first one will bring up the D pad config
6. Click input type and set it to "Generic Directional Pad"
7. Assign the four directions to the correct in game action by clicking the directions and selecting an action. "Move Up, Move Down, Move Left, and Move Right"
8. Now if your right stick isnt working like mine was, click the third rectangle at the bottom
9. This one is easy, just click input style and select "Mouse Cursor"

Included on in the following Imugr album are picture to assist
http://imgur.com/a/FlFUL

So I tried to recreate what you described (and the pictures you posted was super helpful) but it made my controller very strange results. It would lag drastically and other very strange results but I found a fix, at least for my uses.
I'm trying this all out on dark souls 1 and all i had to do was...
Enter big picture
Go to dark souls
Manage game> Controller config
Click on the bottom left field for the d-pad
under the "Layout" tab it will be "Radial with overlap" and I just changed it to "Radial without overlap"
Have not tried it on other games but for dark souls every thing is working perfectly for me in DaS.

[jejohnson2244]

To ShadowDragon72: Worked Like a charm thanks a lot.

[Grape]

引用自 SirJiffy：

引用自 ShadowDragon72：

I have found the fix for this after finding out my dpad and right stick were both not responding in GTA5 or in big picture mode.

1. Settings in the upper right of Big Picture mode
2. Click on "base configurations"
3. Click on "Big Picture configuration" you might be told not do this, so click do it anyway
4. You will see 4 rectangles on the bottom you can click on.
5. Clicking the first one will bring up the D pad config
6. Click input type and set it to "Generic Directional Pad"
7. Assign the four directions to the correct in game action by clicking the directions and selecting an action. "Move Up, Move Down, Move Left, and Move Right"
8. Now if your right stick isnt working like mine was, click the third rectangle at the bottom
9. This one is easy, just click input style and select "Mouse Cursor"

Included on in the following Imugr album are picture to assist
http://imgur.com/a/FlFUL

So I tried to recreate what you described (and the pictures you posted was super helpful) but it made my controller very strange results. It would lag drastically and other very strange results but I found a fix, at least for my uses.
I'm trying this all out on dark souls 1 and all i had to do was...
Enter big picture
Go to dark souls
Manage game> Controller config
Click on the bottom left field for the d-pad
under the "Layout" tab it will be "Radial with overlap" and I just changed it to "Radial without overlap"
Have not tried it on other games but for dark souls every thing is working perfectly for me in DaS.

I followed Shadow's method and did Jiffy's as a precaution and now my D-pad and right stick work perfectly now. Thank you for the pictures also!

[mikiskus]

might sound stupid but when i open this it just shows a steam controller layout and not ps4, which is the layout that my generic controller resembles. anyone know how to change the layout?

[Nefentari]

Does anyone know how to fix the d-pad when it's not just supposed to make you walk?
I'm playing "Batman: Arkham City", which doesn't support the PS4 controller officially but with DS4tool and the USB cable playing has never been a problem (it simply doesn't show Sony's but instead the X360's icons).
Now I got the DS4 Wireless USB Adapter, so I don't have to use the USB cable (but DS4tool won't detect the controller now), and even with the DS4 mode enabled in Steam, the d-pad doesn't work in the game, which makes it unplayable because you need the d-pad to switch gadgets!
ShadowDragon72's suggestion doesn't change anything because the d-pad's buttons are already set to "move up"/... for me, which isn't the right setting though. :/

Also:
Can you enable the "rumble"/vibrate feature somehow?