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Seasoned Novice

2 months ago

Battlefield 6 PC Joystick support

Will there be native support for using a joystick added to Battlefield 6 at any point?

I've played most of the previous games in the series and usually spend as much time as I can flying the helicopters or jets around. I've got my trusty Sidewinder Precision 2 joystick that I've always used for the job. I can't find a way to get BF6 to recognise any of the inputs within the settings but windows recognises the joystick and shows all the inputs as working.

If joystick compatibility isn't going to be added will I end up getting banned if I do a workaround such as X360CE to get the joystick to mimic a controller? - I want some sort of written confirmation from someone who works within the company that I wont end up getting banned if I have to do this as a workaround. Trying to fly with a mouse and keyboard is much like trying to drive a car with your legs crossed, possible but stupid.

Thanks.

44 Replies

BrainJuice666
Rising Novice
2 months ago
Funny there was menu items for joystick hidden in the beta menus. I hope this is added soon. it did come later for some reason in other games.
A_N01D
New Rookie
2 months ago
It is still there. I can map my Joystick just fine. I mapped it like BF2042. However unlike 2042, this doesn't work at all. 2042 works fine. I have yet to see ANY response out of EA about fixing this. Go to Controller > Edit Settings > and scroll down to Joystick then scroll down a little.
Prism7guy
Seasoned Novice
2 months ago
I've seen the options but none of my inputs are detected unfortunately. Very frustrating!
Warcr1me
Rising Novice
2 months ago
I have my Logitech Extreme 3D Pro mapped and it works flawlessly.
Ferrell66
Rising Newcomer
2 months ago
That’s what I have but can’t find anything to do with joystick where should I look
EricP51D
Rising Newcomer
2 months ago
My gladiator NXT is mostly working, but I had to set it up in the controller menu and its a little clunky. The stick twist for yaw on the hilo also is not working at all. Hopefully more support soon.
Ferrell66
Rising Newcomer
2 months ago
I have that and cant get it to map out. any advice you have would be appreciated
Prism7guy
Seasoned Novice
2 months ago
Ive just ordered the same as you, hopefully it works for me
TrenchHog
Newcomer
2 months ago
Was that with or without a 3rd party mapping software?
Freddan121
Seasoned Newcomer
2 months ago
I have the same joystick (VKB Gladiator NXT) and i got it to work perfectly (with stick twist) and being recognized in the game as a joystick.
The problem is that the Gladiator NXT has too many axes to be recognized in the game as a joystick, and the game recognizes the Gladiator NXT as a game controller.

The solution is to disable the POV stick axes in the VKB Device config. See attached screenshots.