Games stutters when Ps4 controller is connected

Hi, I am running into an issue where if I launch the game with the PS4 controller connected the game stutters every 3-4 seconds. If I launch the game without the controller it runs fine but I struggle with Keyboard/mouse controls. Not sure what is going on but I have tested 3 controllers, wireless & wired all resulting with the same outcome. I'm running the game on the following:

macOS Mojave 10.14.6
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
Processor - 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory - 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics - Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB (the game defaults to the AMD Radeon R9 M370X

Please help & Thank you!

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Does this issue occur if the drivers of the controller are updated? Additionally, when testing it on different controllers, were only PS4 controllers used? Or does the issue occur on a XInput controller?

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To be honest I don't have/see a way to update the controller drivers on the mac. The PS4 controllers on a mac are just plug and play via usb chord. When I was testing I only had PS4 controllers. I started noticing the issue around the time patch 5.3 came out.

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