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The best controller settings for Overwatch 2

Get the most out of your controller.

If you play Overwatch 2 with a controller, you need to make sure you are set up to perform at your best in every match. No one wants to be the weakest link on their team, regardless of if they win or lose. With how many different playable heroes there are available, your controls can become a little confusing if you don’t have them set the way you want. Here are our recommendations for the best controller settings in Overwatch 2.

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The best controller settings in Overwatch 2

Note: the following settings are just our recommendations. Everyone will have different preferences, so play around in these settings to find something that feels best to you.

  • Horizontal Sensitivity – 50
  • Vertical Sensitivity – 35
  • Under Advanced
    • Aim Assist Strength – 100
    • Aim Assist Window Size – 70
    • Aim Assist Legacy Mode – Off
    • Aim Assist Ease In – 30
    • Aim Smoothing – 0
    • Aim Ease In – 30
    • Invert Vertical Look – Off
    • Invert Horizontal Look – Off
    • Vibration – Off
    • Swap Movement/Aim – Off
    • Legacy Movement/Aim – Off
    • Aim Technique – Linear Ramp
    • Enable DualSense Trigger Feedback (PS5 only) – Off

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Best Advanced Gyro Settings for Overwatch 2 on Nintendo Switch

The following settings can only be applied on Nintendo Switch if you want them on at all.

  • Invert Gyro-Aiming Pitch Axis – Off
  • Invert Gyro-Aiming YAW Axis – On
  • Invert Gyro-Aiming Roll Axis – Off
  • Gyro-Aiming Pitch Axis Sensitivity – 18
  • Gyro-Aiming YAW Axis Sensitivity – 15
  • Gyro-Aiming Roll Axis Sensitivity – 25
  • Disable Gyro while using Stick – On

For your reticle settings, we recommend changing those settings depending on the hero you will be playing. That could also be the case for the above settings. For example, we like to keep Winston’s Vertical Sensitivity higher so he can look and jump into the air faster when in trouble. For all of these settings, play around with them in the Training Area to make sure everything feels good for you or, at the very least, try and get used to them.


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John Hansen
John Hansen is a Full-time Staff Writer for Gamepur as well as a host for the YouTube channel Pixel Street Videos where he co-hosts a weekly gaming podcast and more. His favorite games include Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Breath of the Wild, Left 4 Dead 2, and Overwatch. He covers Overwatch 2 and other FPS titles, Minecraft, Sonic the Hedgehog, Legend of Zelda, and whatever zombie games are placed in front of him.