Cannot calibrate PS4 Controller on PC

[Calyanare]

The PS4 controller is supported by Windows, and the game recognizes it just fine. However, the buttons are all mixed up and the Calibrate function does not work at all. Basically, while the calibration function is active, the game does not recognize that any buttons are being pressed.

Now, before anybody points this out, I am already aware that you can edit the FFXIV.cfg file to get the buttons mapped properly. However, I am also reasonably certain that editing game files is against the ToS, so I am reluctant to do so. There are also a couple of 3rd-party programs that cause the PS4 controller to be emulated as an XBOX360 controller (thus bypassing the issue entirely), but to my mind this situation is also not ideal, since the game does recognize the controller, so there is no reason why it should not be able to be calibrated properly from within the game itself.

This isn't an issue with my system. From what I've seen, this happens for everyone who tries to use a PS4 controller with this game (there are a couple of threads on Reddit about this issue and how to fix it). I posted this in Bug Reports but it was closed, and I was suggested to post here, even though I am certain that this is a problem with the coding of the game (or of the Windows driver for the controller, perhaps) and there is nothing any end-users can do about it.

[Hailz2Me]

it doesn't matter.. its the same with the ps3 controllers... the games see the pad but it still don't work. buy a ps2 or ps1 controller and an adapter to usb, thats what i use for controller games or emus.

[Calyanare]

Well... It does work, technically. It's just that the button mappings are a bit mixed up (Circle and X switched, Triangle and Square switched, Select/Start switched with L3/R3, Right Stick directions turned sideways, etc.). Unlike the PS3 controller, though, the PS4 controller has official Windows support, according to Sony.

I do have a PS1 controller and USB adapter, actually, but the PS4 controller is much more responsive and feels much better in my hands, so I'd prefer to use that if I could just map the stupid buttons.

[TheFirstKel]

I'd recommend XBxo360 game controller (wired) or otherwise Logitech F710 if you are looking to get another controller.

A lot of suggestions made is to wait for Sony to release official PS4 extended driver for Windows.

[Lexia]

PS4 controller will work 100% through both USB and Bluetooth you have to edit the "FFXIV.cfg" and replace all Alias instances with

Alias {90,91,88,89,41,40,32,33,73,72,48,49,3,2,1,0,4,6,10,5,7,11,9,8}

[Calyanare]

Yeah, if you'd read what I said, I'm aware of the editing config files thing. It may work, but it is still against ToS to edit game files.

I have a wired Xbox360 controller, and I hate it. I'm not buying a Logitech controller, either. I'll just stick to my PS1 controller with USB adapter until they fix this.

[Lexia]

It actually a user file not a game file as that file only holds information retaining to settings use picks such as screen size, graphic settings and controller settings