#1 FFXIV Controller Guide for Xbox and PS5 for 2024 (UPDATED)

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This was unbelievably helpful, thank you! I have been researching alternative hotbar inputs on controller and this one hit exactly the way I wanted. It made my game way easier to navigate. Even the targeting options was something I didn't even know I could edit, unreal QoL change. Subbed/liked and bookmarked this video.

Hey BunBoss, found your channel through the controller guides and have stayed for various videos since. So glad to see a refresh is coming. I’d like to see a part of the video focus on the actual location of each skill, and eg. How the rotation would flow in button presses, eg. LX, LY, LLY, LA, would make more sense than LL, RX, LLU… where the first L is trigger, and XYAB and UDLR are the buttons.

Love it. Very detailed and organized. Thank you very much

This guide has been such an amazing help thx

Something that I learnt through various guides is that you can put macros 98 and 99 on your right and left joysticks. So I have created a macro which has sprint, peloton and mount roulette (not PvP sprint coz I prefer to use it manually) and put it on my right joystick. It was a massive upgrade coz I could remove 3 buttons from my shared Hotbars and put something more needed like chocobo commands and aether currents compass (need it as a new player) on their slots. Definitely a must have setting for controller players. As for the mount error that pops on the screen due to the macro, if you put the commands in the order I mentioned, then the errors are drastically reduced. The downside is that you might need to hit the joystick button 3x times at worst as a class with Peloton. Been considering moving mount roulette to my left joystick as I rarely have need for sheathe/unsheathe action.

Thank you for making this! Been playing the beta on xbox and loving it so far,, been looking for a good guide for crossbar ui :)

This is a great video, learnt some new tips for my controller use in the game, tank you and peace to you

I literally started playing again and immediately used all your guides for my jobs and MAN you're a lifesaver dude. It makes all my jobs so much easier to play and understand with the setups of the gcd's for easy rotations.

Thank you for making this. Was struggling.

I just got ff for console and my god is it overwhelmning to start on a controller with only level 90s. Your channel is a godsend

Good video, I’m new to this on Xbox and this was very helpful. Thanks.

I will always love your controller videos, truly has been a lifesaver and a wonderful starting point when I'm picking up a new job in XIV. I'm looking hella forward to seeing your updated guides come Dawntrail and what hotbars you'll come up with when Pictomancer and Viper drop. And for my personal way of doing things ( at 13:30 ) as a healer main and since I tend to use claw grip when I use a controller I usually end up having my middle or ring finger on L2/LT, my thumb on the stick, and choosing what spell with my pointer. (To be fair though, I do use DUALSHOCK 4 for XIV, hahaha)

New Xbox player here. This video changed everything for me. Thank you for making it. Much ❤!!

Thanks for the video, it's really helpful!

Dude thx so much for this. Haven't played in ages and going back I was saying I need more hotbars for controller. So nice one for vid. Got me back up to speed and more.

Ok I've watched the older vid and now this one and finally 100% understand how to move things on these cross hotbars😂. Thanks for the good info!

This was so helpful thank you very much

Thank you so much!

worth noting, Dpad + buttons vs Dpad + Dpad really comes down to whether or not the visual of the Dpad on the right side when you hold R trigger, or buttons being on the left side when you hold L trigger is difficult for you to wrap your brain around. Dpad + Dpad changes it so that Dpad inputs are ALWAYS on the left side and Button inputs are ALWAYS on the right side which is less visually confusing to some but requires you to rememeber which trigger accesses which group of abilities. I've tried both and concluded that it really comes down to muscle memory regardless, but truthfully when i'm learning a new rotation on an unfamilier job Dpad + Dpad is probably easier when i'm stll scanning the hotbar for the ability i'm looking for and then visually linking it up to the right face button or Dpad to press.