How to fix Xbox \u2018You Need a Controller for this Game\u2019 error affecting Warzone & Apex Legends players An Xbox error message after trying to connect a keyboard and mouse is a gaming nightmare for Warzone and Apex Legends players \u2013 but luckily for them, there\u2019s a fix. One frustrating error has been plaguing Xbox users trying to connect a keyboard and mouse to an Xbox Series X|S. The error message says \u201cyou need a controller for this game\u201d and can pop up at any moment while playing, which is the last thing a Warzone or Apex Legends player wants to see. Fortunately for those affected, there is an easy workaround for this problem and it only requires you to follow a few simple steps. How to fix Xbox error: \u2018You Need a Controller for this Game\u2019 There are a number of steps you can take to fix the \u2018You Need a Controller for this Game\u2019 error on Xbox. These are the following: Fix 1 \u2013 Users should start by making sure the connected Xbox controller is still on. A powered-on controller is still required even though you are using a keyboard and mouse. A simple fix is using a USB chord so the controller has a constant power source. – Fix 2 \u2013 Restarting the game is always a surefire way to fix errors that occur and if all else fails you may need to reboot the console. Sometimes turning it off and back on again actually is the solution to a problem. – It may be annoying for players to ensure that a controller is still powered on while using a keyboard and mouse, but Microsoft requires it because the gamepad is used to interact with the keyboard and mouse inputs. Keyboard and mouse users will have to wait before an eventual update comes where a powered-on controller is not required. Until then, use these steps to at least guarantee there won\u2019t be any disruptions while playing games such as Warzone or Apex Legends. It\u2019s worth noting the issue is not limited to just these games, either, though players have reported the issue appearing while playing those two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
How to fix Xbox \u2018You Need a Controller for this Game\u2019 error affecting Warzone & Apex Legends players An Xbox error message after trying to connect a keyboard and mouse is a gaming nightmare for Warzone and Apex Legends players \u2013 but luckily for them, there\u2019s a fix. One frustrating error has been plaguing Xbox […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81822\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}