Silent Hill 2 Remakeis available now on PC and consoles for Deluxe Edition owners, and it’s getting rave reviews from critics, and positive impressions from fans. The PC version has support for multiple controllers, and input types, along with tons of individual controller settings to customize. Though, if you’re using a PlayStation controller like the DualSense, and can’t it to work properly, here is how you can fix that.
Fixing the Silent Hill 2 Remake Controller Issues
Silent Hill 2 has native support for Xbox and PlayStation controllers, which is why you need to disable Steam Input for the controller profiles to function correctly. Additionally, to use the haptics and adaptive triggers in the DualSense, you need to update the controller firmware, and use a wired connection.
Run through these suggestions to get the most optimal experience while playing on any controller type.
Disable Steam Input
Update DualSense Firmware
If you’re using a DualSense controller, you need to make sure you have the latest firmware installed. This can be done through the following ways:
Restart your PC after it, and verify to reconnect the controller after unplugging it once.
PlayStation Users: Use a Wired Connection
If you want to get the haptic feedback, and adaptive triggers to work while using a DualSense controller, make sure you’re using a wired connection. This has been the case for a while now, and you need a wired connection to get the most out of your DualSense.
Check Detected Controllers
If you still can’t get your controllers to work, make sure Steam is actually detecting the ones you have plugged in. To check detected controllers in the Steam client, simply selectSteam>Settings>Controller:
This will fix the controller issues in Silent Hill 2 Remake, and we’re glad to see more titles support adaptive triggers and haptic feedback in the PC versions as well. You can also back up your local progress by heading over to theSilent Hill 2 Remake save file location, and improve the overall image quality bydisabling chromatic aberration.
Ali Hashmi
Ali has been writing about video games for the past six years and is always on the lookout for the next indie game to obsess over and recommend to everyone in sight. When he isn’t spending an unhealthy amount of time in Slay the Spire, he’s probably trying out yet another retro-shooter or playing Dark Souls for the 50th time.
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