Xbox controller on a PC - face button not responsive at certain angles

[proxyprotocol]

Hi,

 

Up until recently I've been pc gaming mostly with mouse and keyboard. One month ago I've moved one of my PCs to my living room I opted to use it with a controller.

At first I tried to play with PS4 controllers but here I have to either play only via Steam or use an additional program to imitate xbox controller. Since I have a rather big game collection on my gog account I decided to buy a xbox controller.

 

Since the very beginning I had a lot of problems registering the "A" button. It seemed to only register by pushing it either a little bit from the left side or top center but not from the right side (the direction from where my finger was obviously going to press). I have never had such problems with my PS4 controllers so I decided to return the "defective" one and get a replacement. It turned out that this other one also have this issue! Is it normal?

 

I decided to live with it, remapped some buttons and used it only for casual games like overcook.

 

Today I bought the series controller and ... THE SAME ISSUE.

 

I have found some other posts about this problem and the answer is always to return and get a new one. For me it's 3/3 with this problem...

I think that if it would be a wide spread issue I'd be able to find a lot more complains. 

 

Some posts to read about similar issue:

Xbox Series X Face Button Controller Issues - Microsoft Community

Controller "A" button unresponsive at certain angles - Xbox One S - iFixit

'A' Button Fix (Elite Series 2 Controller) without opening it. : xboxone (reddit.com)

Unresponsive A button when pressing on the right angle of the button ? : xboxone (reddit.com)

Xbox Series X|S users are reporting problems with unresponsive buttons | The Loadout

Elite Series 2 Controller - Flattened/Unresponsive 'A' Button : xboxone (reddit.com)

 

Maybe it's bad luck, maybe I'm just pressing the button wrong. Does anyone here have similar problem (100% problems with registering "A" button)? Is it a popular problem in your area (I'm currently in Poland)? Should I keep returning my series controller until I finally receive one that doesn't have that issue (if that's even possible)?

 

Also: Is it only my setup or Bluetooth re-connection of a gamepad is quite troublesome with windows 10? My wireless headphones connect automatically but with controllers I have to remove the connection and create a new one. Why is it so hard to use controllers with a PC?  

[Legodude50]

On 12/3/2020 at 12:42 PM, proxyprotocol said:

Hi,

 

Up until recently I've been pc gaming mostly with mouse and keyboard. One month ago I've moved one of my PCs to my living room I opted to use it with a controller.

At first I tried to play with PS4 controllers but here I have to either play only via Steam or use an additional program to imitate xbox controller. Since I have a rather big game collection on my gog account I decided to buy a xbox controller.

 

Since the very beginning I had a lot of problems registering the "A" button. It seemed to only register by pushing it either a little bit from the left side or top center but not from the right side (the direction from where my finger was obviously going to press). I have never had such problems with my PS4 controllers so I decided to return the "defective" one and get a replacement. It turned out that this other one also have this issue! Is it normal?

 

I decided to live with it, remapped some buttons and used it only for casual games like overcook.

 

Today I bought the series controller and ... THE SAME ISSUE.

 

I have found some other posts about this problem and the answer is always to return and get a new one. For me it's 3/3 with this problem...

I think that if it would be a wide spread issue I'd be able to find a lot more complains. 

 

Some posts to read about similar issue:

Xbox Series X Face Button Controller Issues - Microsoft Community

Controller "A" button unresponsive at certain angles - Xbox One S - iFixit

'A' Button Fix (Elite Series 2 Controller) without opening it. : xboxone (reddit.com)

Unresponsive A button when pressing on the right angle of the button ? : xboxone (reddit.com)

Xbox Series X|S users are reporting problems with unresponsive buttons | The Loadout

Elite Series 2 Controller - Flattened/Unresponsive 'A' Button : xboxone (reddit.com)

 

Maybe it's bad luck, maybe I'm just pressing the button wrong. Does anyone here have similar problem (100% problems with registering "A" button)? Is it a popular problem in your area (I'm currently in Poland)? Should I keep returning my series controller until I finally receive one that doesn't have that issue (if that's even possible)?

 

Also: Is it only my setup or Bluetooth re-connection of a gamepad is quite troublesome with windows 10? My wireless headphones connect automatically but with controllers I have to remove the connection and create a new one. Why is it so hard to use controllers with a PC?  

I have the same exact problem. I’m 3/3 as well. Got my third replacement in the mail today, same problem. Top right press on the A button. This infuriates me unbelievably bad