Controller acting as mouse on Fortnite

Hiker Orgins · Feb 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM

I have Fortnite through epic games on windows 11 and the game is detecting my ps5 controller as a mouse. I tried going through device managers and disabling the HID complaint already with no luck. Also the mouse will not let the joysticks move and my bumpers don’t really work either they skip over tabs and what not. Plus sometimes I see the controls switch between a ps5 and Xbox controller.

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In the Steam app, go to settings, then look for "Controller". Once you're there, you should be able to disable Steam input for all controllers.

ᴊᴀʀᴠɪɴ

Do you, by chance, have Steam installed on your system?

Or any sort of software that turns gamepad input into keyboard and mouse?

Hiker Orgins

where do I find the steam input setting specifically?

ᴊᴀʀᴠɪɴ

If you've disabled Playstation Controller Support specifically, there's still a chance that Steam Input is enabled. If it's disabled, then I have no further advice than to check for other software that could be switching your gamepad input.

ᴊᴀʀᴠɪɴ

It's possible that Steam could be the problem. Have you checked your settings to see if Steam Input is enabled?

Controller acting as mouse on Fortnite