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I'm encountering an issue in Windows 11 using a Dualshock 4 controller via bluetooth (have not tested wired). When opening Big Box, the controller works correctly to navigate initially. However, if the controller has been used by another application Big Box no longer appears to receive any input from it. I can no longer navigate with it, and cannot map the inputs. Disconnecting and reconnecting the controller resolves the issue, but only until the controller is used in another application. The order does not matter, i.e. if I connect a controller, launch a game in Dolphin, close Dolphin, and open Big Box, the controller does not work; if I connect a controller, open Big Box (controller works), launch a Steam game via Big Box, then close it and return to Big Box, the controller does not work. This issue does not impact any other applications, I can switch between RetroArch, PCSX2, Dolphin, and Steam and they all recognize and use the controller successfully. I haven't noticed any changes in the device description in the device list. Also, to address some basic things I've already tried: Using a different gamepad: I had access to an old 3rd party USB Xbox360 controller, and it did not experience this issue. However, it's not practical for me to by a full set of new gamepads and configure them for all my other applications (assuming they'd even work) Using another of the same gamepad: This has the exact same issues. Including the same behavior of working until another application uses it. So if the first gamepad stops working, I can connect a second one and use it to launch one game, at which point it will also stop working in Big Box. Toggling controller related settings inside Big Box: I've toggled all three settings (use controllers, use all controllers, problematic controllers) to all of their various options, both before and after the issue arises, with and without restarting Big Box, as well as having two controllers in the non-working state and switching between them as the selected controller (all controllers: off). None of this helps DS4Windows: unfortunately not a good option for me since it breaks controller input for all of my RetroArch cores. RetroArch has an open issue on GitHub about it (#14063), but it doesn't look like it's moving much, although maybe I'll take a swing at it. After writing all of this, I worry that this should have been a bug ticket rather than a troubleshooting request, but if anyone has ideas I'm happy to give them a shot.

Hi there! I'm Having an issue with my DS4, it works flawlessly when using it wired but now that I got a decent BT dongle, I started to use my DS4 via BT but for some reason it does not work it just register one key and then it does not recognize anything else even the same first key that it actually recognized (I never tried Big Box before over BT tho). I use DS4windows and the controller works with no issue on any game/emulator, any help would be appreciated!

Hi All Thought i would ask here first see if anyone managed to get around this issue. Retroarch is detecting my DS4 as a different device when its wired or wireless. Therefore if i setup the controller for wireless and i need to connect it to charge it whilst continuing to play i would need to remap all the buttons because they change with the device change. i managed to use the auto-config but that doesn't change the hotkeys so causes an issue with that. Is there a way to have Retroarch detect the controller as the same input device if its wired or wireless (Bluetooth).

So i just purchased launchbox the other day and am very pleased with it! That being said I have 2 questions I searched for but didnt find an answer. I use a dualshock 4 for all my games I have. It works in most except MAME. I wont let me even configure it. Also, I would like, if possible, to have to DS4 wake the PC after I sleep it in BigBox, is that possible? thanks in advance

I'm using beetle PSX HW and I can't figure out how to get games to recognize input from my Logitech F710. It works in Retroarch menus and my other cores, but not Playstation. Any help would be great. Thanks!