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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) 😅 if buttons respnod there, the hardware and driver are fine and teh issue is game-side. fingers crossed 🤞

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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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