Dying Light 2 update breaks controllers (stops working or gets stuck) on Xbox consoles for many

Successor to the original Dying Light that was released back in 2015, Dying Light 2 is the second installment in the series. Developed and published by Techland, the game is set in a post-apocalyptic world.

But ever since its release, players have complained about several bugs and glitches that are ruining the gameplay experience.

From audio issues on the Xbox to players stuck in an infinite loading screen, new bugs and glitches are still surfacing.

That being said, Dying Light 2 players are now reporting (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) that the recent update has broken controllers on the Xbox.

Many say that the bug is preventing them from controlling their character or the game while others say that it stops working completely.

Players said they tried using different controllers but the issue still persists. Below are some reports from Dying Light 2 players on Xbox who say that the recent update has broken controllers.

I began to have a strange bug on xbox series x where your controller loses control of your players actions almost like a disconnect or dead batteries but the Xbox doesn’t recognize it as such where it would normally pause your game, instead my character begins to move on his own and I cannot stop him unless I take my batteries out. I cannot access the Xbox home button, it only happens in dying light 2 I have played 4 different games today and I haven’t had the problem occur in any others.
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I play dying light 2 on Xbox Series X and suddenly i’ve started to experience this game breaking glitch where my controller randomly becomes unresponsive. When I load into the game the controls are fine and then randomly (every 30 seconds) whatever button I’m holding at the time will be stuck on for a few seconds and then my controller completely becomes unresponsive (even the xbox home button and xbox UI won’t work), game audio still comes through my headset however and the controller remains on. I then remove the batteries and put them back in to manually reset my controller and then the same things repeats.
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Unfortunately, Dying Light 2 developers are yet to acknowledge the issue. Having said that, we came across a workaround that seems to be fixing the controllers on Xbox for Dying Light 2.

A bunch of players are saying that lowering Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) from 120Hz to 60Hz did the trick for them.

I found the problem.120hz vrr.if i turn of 120hz nő problem.
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We hope the developers soon find out the root cause of the issue and fix it in the coming updates so Xbox players are able to enjoy Dying Light 2 using controllers once again.

When they release a patch that fixes the issue, we will update this space so stay tuned. In the meantime, do let us know if the workaround helped you or not in the comments below.

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