The virtual axis has been changed between the original Touch controllers and the Quest 3 controllers.Holding the controller in a natural, pistol-grip position no longer aligns the pointer/pistol/whatever you are holding straight forward. Instead it is offset by around 10 degrees right on the right controller, left on the left controller.This can be compensated for by the user, but this is unnatural. Rifle stocks designed for previous generations of controller are now completely useless.I don't understand why this had to change. We the users need to be able to change it back please.

This is still a problem. Pistol whip when running natively on the quest 3 I have to add a 15 degree yaw offset for a correct grip. Unfortunate other games like half life Alyx don't have any grip yaw adjustment options. It's extremely uncomfortable to have to force your wrist 15 degrees round just to shoot straight!

I agree, very annoying. I build my own gun stocks for ONWARD. I have had to adjust gunstock grip slot to accommodate Q3 controller direction (Q3 left controller points more left, right more right then Q2). However, the pistol aim is now so unnatural, and you need to twist your wrist inwards to accommodate the Q3 controller incorrectly alignment.NOTE, I did log an issue shortly after Q3 release with Meta support asking, if they will be adding an adjustment feature under Controller settings, where you can adjust the pointer direction. No reply yet.

Absolutely agree, and HOPING you receive a response. I'm having this issue in every game, and also in the menus. Coming from the original Rift, I'm really enjoying the Q3... but this alignment issue is detracting from every game.

Got my Quest 3, and had the exact same issue. My old Q2 fit's my hand rather well (not perfect, but...good enough). Q3 is angled outwards.So, seems like this has been an issue for years now. So this is my +1 on the fact that we need a setting for this.This seems like such a small issue on a technical level. Fix GUI so we can set an offset angle. In the code, we take the controller angle and add the offset and pass that along. Yes, it's an operation for every tracking "tick", but I don't think that'll be a huge bottle neck. Right?So, please please please, fix this!

Hey there, stringfellow42. We can definitely understand your concerns with the controllers not pointing straight ahead in game, even if they're being aimed straight ahead outside of the game. Having a setting to tune/calibrate them would be a great addition in our Ideas Forums! While we can't guarantee anything, other ideas that gained traction with the community were implemented in later updates to improve the VR experience for everyone. It's definitely worth a shot!

Can we please tune controller direction? | Meta Community Forums

12 Replies

snake_plisken_ca
Explorer
1 day ago
Yeah its a big issue for me too.... Controllers shouldn't have been offsted first place, but iff needed, at least provide a tweak value for user preferences, that's a very important setting, just like player height. That's also part of a accessibility feature.
LoomChild
MHCP Member
4 months ago
Got my Quest 3, and had the exact same issue. My old Q2 fit's my hand rather well (not perfect, but...good enough). Q3 is angled outwards.

So, seems like this has been an issue for years now. So this is my +1 on the fact that we need a setting for this.
This seems like such a small issue on a technical level. Fix GUI so we can set an offset angle. In the code, we take the controller angle and add the offset and pass that along. Yes, it's an operation for every tracking "tick", but I don't think that'll be a huge bottle neck. Right?
So, please please please, fix this!
mm0zct
Protege
1 year ago
This is still a problem. Pistol whip when running natively on the quest 3 I have to add a 15 degree yaw offset for a correct grip. Unfortunate other games like half life Alyx don't have any grip yaw adjustment options. It's extremely uncomfortable to have to force your wrist 15 degrees round just to shoot straight!
stringfellow42
Honored Guest
2 years ago
Absolutely agree, and HOPING you receive a response. I'm having this issue in every game, and also in the menus. Coming from the original Rift, I'm really enjoying the Q3... but this alignment issue is detracting from every game.
- MetaStoreHelp
  Community Manager
  2 years ago
  Hey there, stringfellow42. We can definitely understand your concerns with the controllers not pointing straight ahead in game, even if they're being aimed straight ahead outside of the game. Having a setting to tune/calibrate them would be a great addition in our Ideas Forums! While we can't guarantee anything, other ideas that gained traction with the community were implemented in later updates to improve the VR experience for everyone. It's definitely worth a shot!
  - ThenamesJoe
    Honored Guest
    1 year ago
    One year latter still crooked handed shooting with broke wrists.. tragic..
michael.swift11
Protege
2 years ago
I agree, very annoying. I build my own gun stocks for ONWARD. I have had to adjust gunstock grip slot to accommodate Q3 controller direction (Q3 left controller points more left, right more right then Q2). However, the pistol aim is now so unnatural, and you need to twist your wrist inwards to accommodate the Q3 controller incorrectly alignment.
NOTE, I did log an issue shortly after Q3 release with Meta support asking, if they will be adding an adjustment feature under Controller settings, where you can adjust the pointer direction. No reply yet.