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why does a sports game only see my keyboard when my switch pro controller is clearly connected?

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Accepted solution by Amara Olsen — test the controller in Windows with joy.cpl (Game Controllers dialog). If buttons respond there, the hardware and driver are fine and the…
  1. Soren Olsen
    @proxygremlin

    long time lurker first post lol bought a Switch Pro controller specifically for a sports game, plugged it in via Bluetooth, and the game refuses to recognize it. windows threw this at me:

    im close to returning it, but maybe the porblem is on my PC.

    Id realy rather fix this on my end than return a perfectly good controller. If someone could walk me through teh usual suspects, Id be very grateful.

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  2. Amara Olsen
    @signal_builder-2qj

    uhh do you have any other controllers, wheels or tablets plugged in?

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  3. Viktor Jansen
    @buffer_fox

    @signal_builder-2qj works on paper, not in real life, wait does this also apply to controller? but hey ymmv

    6 1 helpful
  5. Omar Mori
    @omar.mori32
    in reply to @proxygremlin

    Unplug other input devices like racing wheels, flight sticks or drawing tablets. Some games bind to the first detected controller, which may not be your gamepad.

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  6. Jade Ekström
    @jade.ekstrom

    switch Pro (and PlayStation) controllers arent natively supported by every PC game. either use Steam Input, which trnaslates them, or a game with native support, without translation teh game may simply ignore the controller. hope that helps :)

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  7. Sana
    @sanao244

    reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets

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  9. Nadia Garcia
    @nadia_mutex

    For Bluetooth problems, remove teh controller in Settings > Bluetooth & devcies, update teh Bluetooth driver from your motherboard or laptop maker, and pair again. Cheap Bluetooth dongles are a frequent cause of drops.

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  10. Amara Olsen
    @signal_builder-2qj
    Accepted solution

    test the controller in Windows with joy.cpl (Game Controllers dialog). If buttons respond there, the hardware and driver are fine and the issue is game-side.

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  11. Soren Olsen
    @proxygremlin
    in reply to @signal_builder-2qj

    @signal_builder-2qj yesss unplugged the old racing wheel and teh game picked up my Switch Pro controller right away. Can't believe it was that. owe u a beer 🍺

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