Game controller mapping

[xokia]

Can someone help me understand the game controller feature?

I typically buy wireless game controllers to match the specific system I want to use.

For example I have N64 wireless USB controllers to work with retroarch mugenplus_next emulator.
I usually go into retroarch and then remap all the button to work with the controller I am using. (I think I want to leave these mapped to game pad setting and use this game controller feature instead?)

I think and please correct me if I am wrong "game pad" is for dinput basically an xbox controller layout?
If I assign a platform to Nintendo Switch joy-con does that then map the switch controller to the xbox gamepad layout?

I have struggled with the controller terminology and how all the conversions work so if anyone can help that would be appreciated.

 

 

 

Edited 13 hours ago by xokia

[JoeViking245]

16 hours ago, xokia said:

Can someone help me understand the game controller feature?

The game controller management system you're showing is informational only. It adds another layer of metadata for games (and platforms) that can be used to filter from and/or show badges for quick identification.  Its intent is to show the supported controllers for games and allow full flexibility for customization.  aka Customize it to have information that makes sense to you.

LaunchBox does not (can not, and most likely will not ever) do any in-emulator controller configuring (outside of being able to access the LaunchBox Pause Menu and exiting the emulator).