Xenia Emulator Keyboard Controls [exclusive] -
By default, the Xenia emulator is designed for XInput controllers
can emulate a virtual XInput controller, allowing you to map any keyboard/mouse combination to the emulator. xenia emulator keyboard controls
- Arrow Up — D-pad up
- Arrow Left — D-pad left
- Arrow Down — D-pad down
- Arrow Right — D-pad right
, which tricks the emulator into thinking your mouse movements are actually a right analog stick. By default, the Xenia emulator is designed for
Would you like a ready-to-edit JSON example for your Xenia config file or instructions for setting up ViGEm + x360ce? Arrow Up — D-pad up Arrow Left —
Step 3: Understand the Syntax
The syntax is: keyboard_key_[XboxButton] = "[KeyboardKey]"
Step 4: Save and restart Xenia
Advanced: Using Mouse as Right Stick
For first-person shooters, you can force Xenia to treat mouse movement as the right analog stick. This requires:
Edit key mappings using DirectInput scancodes (not letters!).
Example snippet:
- Up:
Up Arrow - Down:
Down Arrow - Left:
Left Arrow - Right:
Right Arrow
