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I have an Xbox 360 controller for PC. I launched the game Dark Souls, and when I was asked to enter my character name, nothing would happen. The keyboard overlay didn't appear and I had to use my keyboard.
How do you enable the keyboard overlay in PC games when using an Xbox 360 controller?
In the Store page of every Steam Game you can check if one of these symbols is available.
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Usually in all recent games (2-3 years), if a controller is enabled, there are high possibility that Microsoft Xbox 360 works and is well supported.
But to be sure I always suggest to take a look to that game specific forum. Most of times there are users that already asked for Xbox 360 compatibility.
I'm still interested in the real answer to this question, but in the end, I just found a controller that works.
For anyone else who really wants to do this, keep trying different controllers until you find one that works. I recommend quality console controllers (gamecube, PS2, xbox) if you already have them, connected using USB adapters, or cheap USB gamepads from eBay.
The one that worked for me cost about $7 (bought from wholesaler xinga.com years ago but try ebay etc). It's a semi-transparent (purple) chinese knock-off of the standard PlayStation 2 dualshock controller. Windows recognises it as "PS converter", so the electronics are probably identical to USB PlayStation 2 controller adapters sold by the same company (and many/most other companies, probably).
Best Answer
Dark Souls only comes with Partial Controller Support on Steam. You'll have to use your keyboard to enter text in game.
Steam has information about this support on their Big Picture mode FAQ page:
Non-Steam Games
The above information is only for Steam games, non-Steam games may react differently again, and will completely depend on the developers including the feature in their game.