Street Fighter 6 (SF6) on Controller gives a different vibe. The Keyboard warriors might favor their Keyboard as the optimal choice for fighting games, but they aren’t. To get the most out of your Street Fighter 6 or any other fighting game, you need to try out a controller. But, there has been a recent issue where Street Fighter 6 (SF6) Controller Disconnects.
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What’s the issue?
So, basically, when the controller disconnects, there is no specific time to it. It will disconnect randomly anytime without showing any error or conflict with another device.
It can happen to both the Xbox Controller and the Play Station (PS) Controllers as well.
Mostly, on Windows, Microsoft favors Xbox, but it recently had been noticed that the issue is not limited to Xbox Controllers. Even on PC, all the controllers were having trouble as well.
How to Fix Street Fighter 6 (SF6) Controller Disconnects
To Fix the SF6 Controller Disconnecting, you will have to try out the following methods below. One of them might work its charm, and you will get back to playing the game perfectly.
Steam Controller Settings
- Open your Steam on the PC
- Proceed to Settings
- Go to Controller Tab
- Go to General Controller Settings
- Check your Controller Type
- Set “Shutdown Controller After Idle” to Never
HiD Compliant
In case the above one doesn’t work, you can simply Disable the HiD Compliant Devices beside HiD Compliant Game Controller in the Device Manager under the Tab of “Human Interface Devices.”
USB Devices
Sometimes the issue is also caused by the other USB Devices connected to your Console or System. This fix is especially for those who are having the SF6 Controller Disconnecting issue on their Consoles.
Try restarting the Console and removing the USB, and connecting them one by one to troubleshoot what’s the actual cause.
Change USB Slot
If you are connected through a USB, then you can try moving the USB Slot from 2.0 to 3.0, and it might fix the issue for you as well.
The Verdict
Street Fighter 6 (SF6) Controller Disconnects, and the whole process is random. Well, this is a genuine issue faced by the SF6 Players. It was from day one and probably got worse with time. According to the reports, the issue is with the Steam Launcher itself, but sometimes it is related to the Console inputs and Windows Support. To fix this issue, you can try the following;
- Change Steam Controller Settings
- Disable HiD Compliant
- Remove USB Devices
- Change the USB Slot from 2.0 to 3.0
