Hey, one simple and very important question that documentation is silent about…
How to recognize manufacturer of the pad? (Xbox, PS4, Switch, other…)
Is there a way to recognize this, so we can get specific on-screen UI for different pad button layouts?
I wish to show graphic of button:
“A” for Switch Controller,
“Circle” for PS Controller
“B” for Xbox Controller and others.
We can check the manufacturer by checking: eg. for Switch Controller:
playerInput.devices[0].description.manufacturer
outputs: Nintendo
playerInput.devices[0].description
outputs: Nintendo Wireless Gamepad (HID)
I don’t have any other gamapad, do you guys know the outputs of these for PS or Xbox?
Anyway, that’s not perfect workaround the determine button graphics…
Pad manufacturers like PowerA, make pads for Switch, Xbox and PS4, so getting manufacturer name doesn’t tell much.
Unless there’s a full list of devices descriptions somewhere? (to compare with playerInput.devices[0].description)