controller problem with PS3

[kintar1]

I'm sure there is an easy fix for this, and I will come across as an idiot, but I have no idea how to fix it myself.

 

I was playing Multiplayer last night on the PS3 and one time after I died, my controls got switched a bit. Now, I have seen a lot of glitches in this game (like no cars anywhere), but this was weird ... what it did was change the direction pad controls. I can't get the phone to come up ... ever. If I hit UP, I cycle between my assault rifle and uzi. If I hit LEFT, it gives me my pistol. If I hit RIGHT, it gives me my grenades). Hitting DOWN still works right.

 

Do you have any idea how to fix this? Have you ever heard of such a problem? I tried shutting down the entire system, turning it off and all that, but it did nothing. And now I can't even start a multiplayer game because my phone won't come up.

 

It would almost be funny if it wasn't so annoying.

 

I didn't make any changes before it happened. And I've tried changing the controls on the menu and that doesn't work. I would think that maybe my controller was fried, but it very specifically brings up certain weapons, depending on the button I press. Very strange.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[NTAuthority]

This weapon switching using the D-Pad is actually a feature of GTA IV, and was shown in one of the earlier missions. As far as I remember, it's caused by holding L1 and pressing a button on the D-Pad. Since you're likely not actually holding it all the time, I guess that button is stuck on your controller either logically or physically.