Reply To: Can't get wired 360 gamepad to work

[isarai]

OK, so i gave up on the 360 gamepad, figured the one that works easiest on PC would work on the pi but that didn’t work out, after going through a few more USB controllers i had laying around i found that the best and easiest one is the Dualshock 4 (PS4 controller) my guess is that the RetroPie/RetroArch has an issue managing analog inputs since my PS3 controller didn’t work and only the face buttons worked for the 360, and also that the PS4 switched to a purely digital input system from the PS3’s analog.

All i had to do was boot it up while wired via USB, go through the RetroArch gamepad registration, and now everything works great (though be sure to just barely tap the triggers when registering with RetroArch, otherwise it’ll go a bit wonky and register it for more than one button really fast)

So i’d say use your PS4 controller if you have one, otherwise fond a simple gamepad that has little to no analog systems in it (a standard PC gamepad should do fine) to keep from going through all the hassle.

Still hope this issue gets solved though for the many others having the same issue