This guide will let you know how to fix the Controller/Gamepad Not Working with FIFA 23 on PC. There are multiple fixes, if the first one doesn’t work, you can go for the next one.
1- First, you have to disconnect your controller, then connect it again, and check if this fixes your issue.
2- If still you are facing the issue, then you have to restart FIFA 23 and check if this fixes your issue.
3- Now you have to click on games on the top of steam and then click on Add a non-steam library. After that, scroll down until you find FIFA 23, then select it and click on Add. You need to click on the Play button but you have to make sure that FIFA 23 and EA app is closed.
4- If you are still facing the problem then you have to add the EA app to Steam. For this, again you have to click on Games on the top of Steam and click on add a Non-Steam library. You need to scroll down until you find EA desktop, select it and then click on Add. After adding this, you have to click on the Launch button.
5- If you are still facing the issue, then you have to launch Steam in administrator mode. For this, you have to go to Steam, then right-click on it and click on “run this as an administrator”. After this launch the game and check if it fixes your issue.
6- Now you have to close all the apps like Steam, FIFA 23, and EA app. After this, open the file explorer, go to the documents folder, and find FIFA 23. After finding FIFA 23, you have to go into the folder and delete the settings folder from there. You have to disconnect your controller and then reconnect it. After this, launch Steam as an administrator, play FIFA 23 and see if it fixes your issue.
7- If you are still facing the issue, then you have to make sure that every external device connected to your PC except the mouse and keyboard should be disconnected.
8- Now you have to configure your controller. For this, you need to open Steam and then click on the Steam button on the top left of your screen. After that, right-click on it, go to the properties and then click on the controller on the left side of your screen. After that, click on the general controller settings.
You will find a lot of different options, you have to connect your controller to your system and you will find your controller under the detected controller. Then you need to checkmark the Xbox configuration support. In this list, you will get the options for different controllers, you can select the option according to which controller are you using. You can also checkmark the Xbox extended feature support as this is for the elite controllers.
9- If your issue is still not solved, then you have to exit from the big screen and go back to the normal Steam window. Right-click on EA sports FIFA 23, then go to the properties. and go to the controller on the left side of your screen. You have to change this from using default settings and set it to Disable Steam input or Enable Steam input to try both one by one. It will skip the remapping that steam does to make it compatible with some games and then it will connect directly to your game. This will solve your issue.
10- After this, go to the big picture mod by clicking on it on the top right side of your screen and then go to the controller options to make sure that you are playing the game with global settings. Then launch the game again and see if your issue is fixed. If still your issue is not resolved, then you have to come back to the controller option and then you have to try setting this to Forced OFF or setting this to force On. Hopefully, it will fix your issue
11- If still you are facing the issue, then you have to use a wired controller instead of a bluethoot controller as it will solve your problem.