DICE TeamPS4 controller and Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 joystick.
During the beta I could get the joystick to work by having got the beta from Steam. It was frustrating that the game would randomly look all the way up or down, a bug that has vanished with launch sans joystick input acceptance.
I bought the Ultimate Edition it via Origin so as to not need to use multiple launchers. However both my PS4 Pro controller and my Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 are ignored in game when launched via Origin.
I tried using third party tools called X360 and then Xoutput to make my joystick emulate an Xbox 360 controller. BF 2042 did not recognize their inputs at all. I tried launching Origin through Steam, then using Steam Big Picture, and then Steam Big Picture with Xoutput. The joystick was ignored in all cases. I tried DS4Windows and 'hide DS4' settings as suggested on Reddit but that did not help either. I tried with my PS4 controller plugged in and unplugged.
If I launch Origin from the desktop while Steam is running in the background, the PS4 controller does not work.
There is ONE SOLUTION that I have found - and it only works for the PS4 controller. That is to add Origin into Steam as a shortcut and then launch Origin & BF2042 from within Steam itself. Then, and only then, the PS4 controller is finally recognized within game for key bindings. But still my joystick gets nothing. I went through and thoroughly removed all traces of SCPToolkit and VGem framework which are also used to help emulate controllers, just in case. No dice. Noooo, DICE!
This makes me think I should refund the game on Origin and buy it on Steam, in the hope that my joystick might work like the beta - though it would suck to have the old glitches returning. And I thought you guys wanted our money to go to you more than to Steam!
Is anyone here using Steam to launch BF2042 or is everyone using Origin?
The joystick worked with all previous Battlefield games without me needing to jump through hoops.
PLEASE let us know this is being looked into. While squad play and scoreboards and missing server browser and no ability to ensure I'm playing in my region are all vital features that I really miss, it is my joystick not working with this game which triggers my seeking a refund. I have always flown in these games. Please please please pretty pretty please with icecream and candy and sour nerds on top please tell me this is being worked on and I promise to buy every battlepass it takes to keep the game alive. And it's not just my game, my wife plays too, and our clan - but if I'm out, I'm not the only one who's out.
And I don't want to be out! I want to love this like I've loved every Battlefield. ☹️
