2 wired controllers both are assigned to first player

Joeisawesome35 · Dec 26, 2014

Hey,

I just got 2 wired xbox 360 controllers and when i plug them in, they are both assigned to first player. I tested with other controllers and it seems to only do it between theese two. Any suggestions for what i should do?

Thanks for your help,

Josh

:)

FarzanHafiz · Dec 26, 2014

Xbox Wired Controllers, always auto assign as same player number.

I never faced that problem. Diconnect the wired controllers first. Now if you want the wired ones to be Player 3 and Player 4, just the the 2 wireless ones first so that they are assigned Player 1 and Player 2. So the next controllers you connect will have
to be Player3 and Player 4. This way you can adjust the Player number you want to each controller. Hope this helps

TakingNumber515 · Dec 26, 2014

2 Wired controllers both try to be player 1, input only accepted from last controller that is plugged in

I purchased 2 brand new, wired microsoft branded xbox 360 controllers for use with my xbox 360 E console. When both are plugged in, they try to be player one, and only the last controller plugged in will work. Similar to the problem documented
I haven't gone on the buy even more controllers for testing.

Troubleshooting steps taken.

1. powered off the console, power it back on, with both controllers plugged in. No change.

2. power off the console, unplug power from the console. power on the console with both controllers connected. no change.

3. power off the console. Power on the console with no controllers plugged in. Plug controllers in after console is powered on with nothing else connected, no change.

4. Plug controllers into different USB ports, including the ones on the back of the console, no change.

5. With no contollers connected, power on wireless controller, it comes up as the first player controller. plug in first wired controller, it comes up as player 2. Plug in the second wired controller, it also comes up as player 2 and only the second wired
controller that was plugged in works.

6. With no contollers connected, power on wireless controller as the first player controller. plug in first wired controller, it comes up as player 2. power off the wireless controller. plug in second wired controller, it comes up as player 2. only the
last wired controller that was plugged in works.

Each controller works by itself, so I have no reason to believe the controllers are faulty. All of the USB ports work. I have to think there is some software problem.

Joeisawesome35 · Dec 26, 2014

I found out that it is not only with those two, but it is a lot less common with other controllers.

Joeisawesome35

I found out that it is not only with those two, but it is a lot less common with other controllers.

FarzanHafiz

I never faced that problem. Diconnect the wired controllers first. Now if you want the wired ones to be Player 3 and Player 4, just the the 2 wireless ones first so that they are assigned Player 1 and Player 2. So the next controllers you connect will have
to be Player3 and Player 4. This way you can adjust the Player number you want to each controller. Hope this helps

XBF Diego M

Hi davvemusic,

Thank you for coming to the forums, I'd be happy to help.

Usually most fighting games that you want to play split-screen on the same Xbox require that each controller be signed into two different accounts. So player 1 with controller 1 needs to sign into an account, and player 2 with controller 2 will need to be
signed into their own account too. Then, when you are on the multiplayer screen in game, you should see both profiles detected as player 1 and player 2.

Another reason this is happening is that both controllers are assigned to the profile logged in as player 1. Xbox controller settings also allow a controller to automatically sign in and assign to a specific account once the controller turns on. Also make
sure that Co-pilot settings are turned off to prevent two controllers from being assigned to one profile.

Best way to assign controller's to the profile's is to go into your games and apps library and opening the Xbox Accessories app. Select the controller and scroll down to the 3 dots for more options. From here you can assign the controller to profile 1 (player
1) and profile 2 (player 2).

Let us know if you have any other questions!

PTAlves

Yeah, i have 2 wireless controls and connect fine if i put 2 wired and 2 wireless connect togheter, the wired connect to player 1 and wireless connect to player 2 and the other to player 3. The problems is only in the wired conttrols, they connect both
to player 1.

SkiddyRex78952

Hey there .

Have you tried plugging the controllers into different USB ports on your Xbox 360 S to see if there is any change in connection? They shouldn't both be connecting to Play 1, be sure they're signed into different profiles when connecting to Xbox Live.

Yes I tried various ports and I also tried to connect in various orders such as Player 1 (P1) - Wired Xbox 360 Controller for Windows and Signed In, P2 = Wireless Xbox 360 Controller and Signed In but when connecting the third one for P3 - Wired Xbox 360
Controller for Windows it assigns as P1 and takes control away from the first assigned controller.

Thanks for the Reply

Skiddy

2 wired controllers both are assigned to first player