Hello,
I'm just passing by because I just found out a bug/weird behavior with Xemu (at least the 0.8.134 (Feb 26, 2026) build).
My gamepad that is working on most app, and used to work on Xemu, was suddenly not recognized by Xemu when I pluged in.
But once I turned Steam off, it did work.
And I do mean completly shut off Steam, exiting it even from the task bar.
No I wasn't in big picture mode I never use this mode.
So I'm just posting this in case it help someone else in the future searching for this issue. If your gamepad isn't recognized by Xemu try completly closing steam (might as well close any similar software like Epic or what not).
Hope it help !
Cheers fellow retro gamer.
In short:
Fully closing Steam (Epic Games/other) and then restarting Xemu might be the solution for a not recognized Gamepad.
For the devs:
Xemu build is 0.8.134 Feb 26, 2026
Windows 11 ( v25H2 as of March 2026 )
Wired Gamepad Intckwan Ps4-PC (link toward amazon page)
Asus Prime x570-Pro
AMD Ryzen 7 5800x
Nvidia RTX 2070s
Not that I think my gpu/cpu are a concern, but hey at least you got the full info.
Cheers.