This term was first coined by the Angry Video Game Nerd - Internet famous game commentator. Controller schizophrenia is a condition among gamers who play a certain game for a long time, only to forget the controls of the next game they play that isn't that game.
"My friend has a bad case of controller schizophrenia. He's been playing nothing but insert game for weeks, and he did horribly yesterday when I played him in a match of insert game."
by ThatInternetDweller June 1, 2017