@mitu .xsessionrc doesn't seem to execute. Does it need to be chmod +x? I've got the game up on the screen now, and when I do ps ax I don't see the xboxdrv process... and it's not showing in the /dev/shm files either. The XINIT: prefix seems to work though, it will still bring up the game at least as well as it did before.

@MaMikee Use runcommand configuration and change Launch menu to disabled. I also disable Launch menu art and disable Launch menu Joystick control. It should just boot cleanly into your game from emulationstation.

@wetriner said in Keyboard Emulation with Gamepad outside of emulators: @TheLuthier There is definitely supposed to be joypad functionality in the retropie setup menus, and I believe it has been there for as long as I've been with RetroPie(something like 2.7 or so) It's just based on your joypad 0 button and DPAD. But it's set to work for typical setups. UPDATE: Aahhha! You sir, are correct. I tested and indeed my joypad 0 works (R1 for my setup) and my analog stick is used for navigation (though it's a bit backwards with X axis being up and down). Essentially this solves my original question - Thanks!