Why does my controller stop working in GTA V after opening Steam overlay?
I have GTA V for PC, bought through Steam. I play with an Xbox 360 controller. When I'm playing the game, if at any point I or the game opens a Steam overlay (be it the text input or the regular overlay), when I return to the game NONE of my inputs work anymore. Not the controller, not my keyboard. I can open task manager and close the game but the game just stops accepting input. Has anyone else experienced this or know of a way to fix/prevent it?
Best Answer
Happens the same to me but i found the solution: When you are at the Steam overlay just go back to the first menu, and don't leave any other screen open. Then it will work again.
Seems to be some unsovled bugs with the Steam overlay.
Hope it helps :)
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Why did my controller stop working on GTA PC?
This is probably because the controller is using the DirectInput standard as opposed to the newer XInput standard. You can read more about these standards from Microsoft by clinking on this link. GTA 5 (or GTA V if you're feeling fancy) was not optimised to use the DirectInput standard unfortunately.Does Steam overlay affect controller?
- If you try to launch from Steam Desktop mode and *then* turn on your controller, Steam Overlay will work. - If you try to launch from Steam Desktop with the controller already connected, Steam Overlay will not work and controller profiles will not load correctly.How do I play GTA V with a controller on Steam?
Go to the Settings section under the Steam tab. Click on the Controller tab. Click the General Controller Configuration button. In the Controller Settings window, check the boxes to activate the configuration support for whichever types of controllers you will be using.What To Do If Steam Overlay Is Not Working?
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Answer 2
It could be because of more reasons:
- The Steam overlay "keeps" the controls for itself - this could be considered a bug/glitch (report?).
- The overlay is the active part - try terminating the program (Ctrl+Alt+Delete --> Task Manager --> Steam program --> end program (on Windows)) If it still doesn't work, I don't know.
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