Use of any game controller on a Mac with Apple Silicon

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Use of any game controller on a Mac with Apple Silicon

Basically I just want to bump this question again: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252550696

I've tried various joysticks - both via USB, and bluetooth (such as Nintendo Switch controller) with my mac - all of them get recognised properly on https://gamepad-tester.com, and I see that input events are getting registered. But when I try to connect them in any game - the controller is always recognised and shown by the game, but no events from the controller are ever registered. Is there some feature under security I need to enable in order to be able to use the game controllers in those apps?

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Sep 12, 2021 4:21 AM

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Answer 1

Drew_7

Community Specialist

Sep 13, 2021 6:10 AM in response to natrrixnatrix89

natrrixnatrix89,

Since this issue only occurs in Steam or when using games on macOS Big Sur we recommend contacting Steam or developer support directly. There would not be any further troubleshooting specific to your Mac as you have ensured the controller pairs as expected and works as expected in other software and apps.

We apologize for not being able to offer a resolution.

Regards.

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Answer 2

Drew_7

Community Specialist

Sep 13, 2021 5:22 AM in response to natrrixnatrix89

Hello natrrixnatrix89,

We understand you're experiencing issues connecting game controllers with your Mac. We'd like to share a resource that can help. Get started here: Connect a wireless game controller to your Apple device

Each article under "Pair a controller" will have its own steps to isolate under "If your controller doesn’t connect or work as expected".

Best regards.

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Answer 3

Sep 13, 2021 5:48 AM in response to Drew_7

Thanks for the prompt response. But the provided links don't contain the solution to my problem.

I am not having any issues to pair the device. It gets paired very easily. And I confirmed that it also works very well, when I tested it in Google Chrome, when opening https://gamepad-tester.com/ - and all buttons that I pressed were correctly recognised.

But I'm having issues with Steam - and any game I try to play - They do recognise that a game controller is connected - but no key press on the controller is recognised.

The question I am asking is - is there some extra security setting that might be preventing this, that I need to check for the other binaries? I suppose for Google Chrome I have given access, but perhaps in other programs this access somehow needs to be granted? I suppose it must be an issue of software of Big Sur - since in gamepad-tester I saw no issues with the controller itself.

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Use of any game controller on a Mac with Apple Silicon

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