WWE 2K23 “Controller not working” error on PC: How to fix, possible reasons, and more

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While wrestling fans are enjoying everything that WWE 2K23 brings to the table, not every player is having a fun time with the title

This is due to the game encountering a significant number of performance issues, with system crashes and disconnections being some of the more frustrating bugs. Another common issue that players have been experiencing is controller detection errors, where the game either fails to detect the controller or the controller suddenly stops working in the middle of a match.

What makes this issue hard to deal with is the fact that there is no permanent solution to the problem. However, the WWE community has come up with a few viable fixes that help temporarily solve the issue.

Hence, today’s guide will go over some of the steps that you can take to deal with the “Controller not working” error in WWE 2K23 for PC users.

The controller detection issue is an optimization error that players are facing in WWE 2K23. While it’s likely that the developers will be patching in a fix soon, there are a few things you can try out to deal with the error on your own:

Both the Xbox and PlayStation controllers get periodic driver updates, hence, you might need to download and install the latest hardware patch by directly plugging in your controller to your PC and visiting the official controller website.

This step will be similar for other controllers as well, even if you have an 8bitdo, you will need to go to the manufacturer's website, select support, and then download the latest driver for the device.

This step seems to have worked for many players who were having trouble connecting their controllers to WWE 2K23

While the Steam client has a good controller system that detects and configures your device, there are moments