EA returns to their exclusive Star Wars licence with Star Wars: Squadrons, which takes place near the end of the Galactic Civil War.
Playing as both a customisable X-Wing pilot of the New Republic and a customisable TIE Fighter pilot of the Empire, you can experience dog fights and fleet battles on both sides of the iconic war from a galaxy far, far away.
Flight simulation and combat games are notoriously reliant on the quality of the controls. Here, you can find all three of the Stars Wars: Squadrons controls set-ups on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X and Xbox One.
You can also find out how to customise your X-Wing and TIE Fighter controls on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X and Xbox One.
In this Star Wars: Squadrons controls guide, the analogues on either console controller are shown as L and R, with the buttons on either d-pad denoted as Up, Right, Down, and Left. Pressing down on either analogue to activate its button is shown as L3 and R3.
Star Wars: Squadrons Default Controls
These controls are the default set-up on Star Wars: Squadrons, offering what most players or the space flight combat game will see as the more natural layout.
| Action (Default Controls) | PS4 / PS5 Controls | Xbox One / Series X Controls |
| Throttle | L (verticals) | L (verticals) |
| Roll | L (horizontals) | L (horizontals) |
| Boost | L3 | L3 |
| Drift (while boosting) | L3 (hold) | L3 (hold) |
| Pitch | R (verticals) | R (verticals) |
| Yaw | R (horizontals) | R (horizontals) |
| Free Look | R3 (double-tap) | R3 (double-tap) |
| Select Target Ahead | L2 | LT |
| Targeting Wheel | L2 (hold) | LT (hold) |
| Fire | R2 | RT |
| Fire Left Auxiliary | L1 | LB |
| Fire Right Auxiliary | R1 | RB |
| Cycle Targets | X | A |
| Target My Attacker | X (double-tap) | A (double-tap) |
| Focus Shields / Convert Power | Square | X |
| Deploy Countermeasures | O | B |
| Ping Target | Triangle | Y |
| Acknowledge Ping | Triangle (double-tap) | Y (double-tap) |
| Communications Wheel | Triangle (hold) | Y (hold) |
| Maximise Weapon Power | Up | Up |
| Maximise Engine Power | Left | Left |
| Maximise Shield Power | Right | Right |
| Balance Power | Down | Down |
| Show Loadout | TouchPad | View |
| Menu | Options | Menu |
Star Wars: Squadrons Aviator Controls
The Aviator Controls for Star Wars: Squadrons come with some mild changes to the Default Controls set-up, including switching some of the analogue actions for the fighter movement controls.
| Action (Aviator Controls) | PS4 / PS5 Controls | Xbox One / Series X Controls |
| Throttle | L (verticals) | L (verticals) |
| Yaw | L (horizontals) | L (horizontals) |
| Boost | L3 | L3 |
| Drift (while boosting) | L3 (hold) | L3 (hold) |
| Pitch | R (verticals) | R (verticals) |
| Roll | R (horizontals) | R (horizontals) |
| Free Look | R3 (double-tap) | R3 (double-tap) |
| Select Target Ahead | L2 | LT |
| Targeting Wheel | L2 (hold) | LT (hold) |
| Fire | R2 | RT |
| Fire Left Auxiliary | L1 | LB |
| Fire Right Auxiliary | R1 | RB |
| Cycle Targets | X | A |
| Target My Attacker | X (double-tap) | A (double-tap) |
| Focus Shields / Convert Power | Square | X |
| Deploy Countermeasures | O | B |
| Ping Target | Triangle | Y |
| Acknowledge Ping | Triangle (double-tap) | Y (double-tap) |
| Call for Resupply | Triangle (hold) | Y (hold) |
| Maximise Weapon Power | Up | Up |
| Maximise Engine Power | Left | Left |
| Balance Power | Down | Down |
| Show Loadout | TouchPad | View |
| Menu | Options | Menu |
Star Wars: Squadrons Southpaw Controls
The Southpaw Controls on Star Wars: Squadrons flip the primary actions of the analogues, suiting those who prefer to increase their speed with the right analogue and control direction with the left analogue.
| Action (Southpaw Controls) | PS4 / PS5 Controls | Xbox One / Series X Controls |
| Pitch | L (verticals) | L (verticals) |
| Yaw | L (horizontals) | L (horizontals) |
| Boost | L3 | L3 |
| Drift (while boosting) | L3 (hold) | L3 (hold) |
| Throttle | R (verticals) | R (verticals) |
| Roll | R (horizontals) | R (horizontals) |
| Free Look | R3 (double-tap) | R3 (double-tap) |
| Select Target Ahead | L2 | LT |
| Targeting Wheel | L2 (hold) | LT (hold) |
| Fire | R2 | RT |
| Fire Left Auxiliary | L1 | LB |
| Fire Right Auxiliary | R1 | RB |
| Cycle Targets | X | A |
| Target My Attacker | X (double-tap) | A (double-tap) |
| Focus Shields / Convert Power | Square | X |
| Deploy Countermeasures | O | B |
| Ping Target | Triangle | Y |
| Acknowledge Ping | Triangle (double-tap) | Y (double-tap) |
| Call for Resupply | Triangle (hold) | Y (hold) |
| Maximise Weapon Power | Up | Up |
| Maximise Engine Power | Left | Left |
| Balance Power | Down | Down |
| Show Loadout | TouchPad | View |
| Menu | Options | Menu |
How to customise and remap controls on Squadrons
Creating a preferred layout of Star Wars: Squadrons controls is very easy. All that you need to do is go to the menu screen and then navigate over to ‘Controls.’
From the Controls page, press Square/X to bring up the option to change the control scheme.
On the next page, you’ll be able to change all of the Squadrons controls to suit your preferences, from remapping the controls to changing the throttle input mode and switching to inverted flight controls.
Now that you know how to use the Star Wars: Squadrons controls, you’re all set to battle for the galaxy.
