Overwatch Still Struggles with Hybrid Input (Controller Stick + Mouse on PC)

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Hi Blizzard team,

I’m a long-time Overwatch player and I’d love to bring attention to an issue that’s made the game almost unplayable for me lately. I use a hybrid input setup on PC — Xbox controller in my left hand (for movement) and mouse in my right hand (for aiming). This setup has always felt most natural to me and has helped me enjoy Overwatch for years.

Unfortunately, recent updates seem to have broken hybrid input support:

The game frequently switches between controller and keyboard UI, even with “Force Keyboard & Mouse UI” enabled.
This switching causes FPS drops, screen tearing, and input lag, especially when using just the left analog stick for movement.
Disabling the controller in Device Manager stops the lag, but then I can’t use my setup at all.
Third-party tools like reWASD or JoyToKey don’t fix the problem reliably and often introduce new issues or aren’t viable long-term.

I’m not asking for aim assist or competitive advantages — I just want to be able to move with my controller stick while aiming with my mouse without the game punishing me for it.

This setup used to work reasonably well in the past, and I know other players use hybrid input for accessibility or comfort reasons. Please consider restoring proper support or giving us a setting to force Overwatch into keyboard/mouse mode without disabling controller devices system-wide.

Thanks for your time and for all the hard work on Overwatch.

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Hello,

I am having the exact same issue. I also use the same inputs as you and did not have this issue prior to this season’s update. I hope this gets fixed/a setting is added ASAP.

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Update:

I found:

settings > controls > general > controller > advanced > force keyboard/mouse user interface

but this does nothing. maybe it is a bug? prior to this update my inputs did not flicker between the controller buttons and kbm values.

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another update: looks like theyre working on a fix lol

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Yeah, same issue here. Force keyboard/mouse does nothing - even though that worked fine last season…

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Glad I’m not the only one! Yes, it worked fine before, last update broke it. I can’t play phara, hanzo at all. I havent tried them all, but the lag and fps drop is super noticable. Hope it gets fixed soon.

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yes please fix !! in the meantime yall can launch thur steam and use steam controller remap to make the controller act as a keyboard. not as good bc its wasd 8 angles vs 360, but its something

after trying it i take it back, it sucks too much… i need hybrid to work to play this game tbh