How To Fix My Ps 4 Controller Keeps Disconnecting. If the battery is low, the controller may disconnect. Use a small, unfolded paper clip (or something similar) to press and hold the reset button for at least five seconds.
Before jumping to a console restart and losing progress on your game, try resyncing your controller.
Open Steam and go to "Settings.".
In "Device and Printers," find your controller and right-click on it, and select "Remove Device" if the controller is connected to your PC. Connect the controller to the console using a USB cable. Once it's shut down, connect the problematic controller to your console with a USB cable.