Pain. That’s what we gamers feel when our trusted friend, the Controller, gives up on us, lagging inputs, weird software glitches, and a refusal to connect over Bluetooth. This can make gaming on your PS5 an absolute nightmare, sucking the joy out of gaming to leave a bitter aftertaste. If your experience with your controller has been subpar in the past few session, here is a quick guide on how you can reset your PS5 controller.
Here are the steps required to reset your PlayStation 5 controller:
Using the above method will help fix any software glitches you encountered. This is also a good fix for unresponsive controllers that don’t connect to the console by either Bluetooth or USB.
This might not fix any drift or unresponsiveness you experience on any of the buttons or joysticks as that is a hardware problem. Check out this guide if you are looking for a fix to the issue.
And that’s it! Hopefully, your PS5 controller should be back to its old ways. For more answers to any technical or game-related glitches stick around on Gamer Tweak.