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does anyone elses switch pro controller disconnect the moment a sports game launches?

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  1. Mateo S.
    @mateos97

    ok so bought a Switch Pro controller specifically for a sports game, plugged it in via USB cable, and the game refuses to recognize it. Windows threw this at me:

    im close to returning it, but maybe teh problem is on my PC.

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

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  2. Quinn Quintero
    @quinn_regex

    are you launching the game through Steam, and is Steam Input enabled for it?

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  5. Ibrahim
    @ibrahim_silicon

    ok so exact same thing happened to my moms pc last month

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  6. Theo Nolan
    @theon522

    ok so if you launch the game through Steam, check Steam Input for that specific game: right-click the game > Properties > Controller and try both Enable Steam Input and Disable Steam Input, some games only work with one or teh other depedning on the controller.

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  7. Tomas Iqbal
    @tomas_late

    oh ive been there lol test the controller in Windows with joy.cpl (Game Controllers dialog) 馃槄 if buttons respnod there, the hardware and driver are fine and teh issue is game-side. fingers crossed 馃

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  8. Bo
    @stackrider-1m1

    lol same thing happened to me for Bluetooth problems, remove the conrtoller in Settings > Bluetooth & devices, update teh Bluetooth driver from ur motherboard or lapotp maker, and pair again. cheap Bluetooth dongles are a frequent cause of drops.

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  10. Theo Nolan
    @theon522

    everyone keeps saying this but nobody posts proof but hey ymmv

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  11. Bo
    @stackrider-1m1
    in reply to @theon522

    unrelated but anyone elses cfofee machine also judging them today. reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets

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  12. Quinn Quintero
    @quinn_regex

    oh ive been there lol came here to say exactly this

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  13. Theo Nolan
    @theon522

    hmmm pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo cable from scratch good luck man!

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  14. Quinn Quintero
    @quinn_regex
    in reply to @theon522

    ahh classic playStation controllers aren't natively supported by every PC game. either use Steam Input, which translates them, or a game with native support :) without translation the game may simply ignore the controller. good luck man!

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  15. Theo Nolan
    @theon522
    in reply to @quinn_regex

    hmmm 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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  17. Theo Nolan
    @theon522

    ok so for a driver error in Device Manager, uninstall the device (check delete the driver software if offered), unplug, reboot, then reconnect dircetly to a rear USB port, not a hub. hope that helps :)

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  18. Vera Varga
    @vera.varga36

    respectfully disagree, i tried that and it made input worse but hey ymmv

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  19. Ibrahim
    @ibrahim_silicon

    pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo sports from scratch good luck man!

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