Left stick on PlayStation 4 controller making me walk backwards
My PlayStation 4 controller makes me walk backwards when I point the left stick up. I tried watching a video and they advised that I clean it. After doing this the issue still occurs. The controller is also fairly new, it came with the ps4 I got a year ago. Any help will do.
Apparently, there's a setting to invert controls:
Option Button > Controller Layout > Controls > Controller, Inverted Y-Axis.
I don't have a PS, so I can't verify this information.
If you have controller issues that aren't solved through a physical cleaning or mucking about in the options menu, you might have to do a soft or hard reset. Source: https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-reset-ps4-controller-4174025
Soft reset (WARNING: YOU NEED A SECOND CONTROLLER FOR THIS):
- Log in with your second (working) controller and navigate to the Settings in the PS4's top menu. This is the option that looks like a suitcase.
- Choose Devices from the drop-down menu.
- Select Bluetooth Devices. The settings for pairing your PS4 controller are under Bluetooth Devices, not Controllers.
- You should see your PS4 controller listed. Because we are using the working controller to navigate the menu, select the inactive one.
- The PS4 controller with a green dot is the active controller and the PS4 controller without the green dot is the inactive one.
- Press the Options button on your controller, found to the right of the touchpad. This will bring up a new menu.
- Select Forget Device.
- Now that we've forgotten the malfunctioning DualShock 4 controller, we want to power down the PS4. You can do this by holding down the PS4 button on your controller, navigating to Power in the menu and choosing Turn off PS4.
- Connect your misbehaving DualShock 4 controller to the PS4 using a USB cable.
- Turn on the PS4 and wait for it to boot up.
- Press the PlayStation button on the controller and login to the PS4. The PlayStation 4 controller should now be paired and you can test to see if it's still misbehaving.
Hard reset:
- Power down the PS4.
- Turn over the DualShock 4 controller and locate the small hole near the left shoulder button.
- Unfold one end of the paper clip and insert it to push the button buried inside the hole.
- Hold down this button for about 5 seconds.
- Connect the controller to the PS4 using a USB cable.
- Turn on the PS4 and wait for it to boot up.
- Press the PlayStation button on the controller to log into the PS4. The light bar should turn blue indicating the DualShock 4 has paired with the console.