diff --git a/src/core/analog_controller.cpp b/src/core/analog_controller.cpp
index c9243db68..489526614 100644
--- a/src/core/analog_controller.cpp
+++ b/src/core/analog_controller.cpp
@@ -873,13 +873,14 @@ static const SettingInfo s_settings[] = {
    nullptr, s_invert_settings, 0.0f},
 };
 
-const Controller::ControllerInfo AnalogController::INFO = {ControllerType::AnalogController,
-                                                           "AnalogController",
-                                                           TRANSLATE_NOOP("ControllerType", "Analog Controller"),
-                                                           ICON_PF_GAMEPAD,
-                                                           s_binding_info,
-                                                           s_settings,
-                                                           Controller::VibrationCapabilities::LargeSmallMotors};
+const Controller::ControllerInfo AnalogController::INFO = {
+  ControllerType::AnalogController,
+  "AnalogController",
+  TRANSLATE_NOOP("ControllerType", "Analog Controller"),
+  ICON_PF_GAMEPAD,
+  s_binding_info,
+  s_settings,
+  Controller::VibrationCapabilities::LargeSmallMotors};
 
 void AnalogController::LoadSettings(SettingsInterface& si, const char* section)
 {
diff --git a/src/core/controller.cpp b/src/core/controller.cpp
index bf774d028..5660b258f 100644
--- a/src/core/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/core/controller.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,14 @@ static const Controller::ControllerInfo s_none_info = {ControllerType::None,
 
 static const Controller::ControllerInfo* s_controller_info[] = {
   &s_none_info,  &DigitalController::INFO, &AnalogController::INFO, &AnalogJoystick::INFO,
-  &NeGcon::INFO, &NeGconRumble::INFO,&GunCon::INFO, &PlayStationMouse::INFO,
+  &NeGcon::INFO, &NeGconRumble::INFO,      &GunCon::INFO,           &PlayStationMouse::INFO,
 };
 
+const char* Controller::ControllerInfo::GetDisplayName() const
+{
+  return Host::TranslateToCString("ControllerType", display_name);
+}
+
 Controller::Controller(u32 index) : m_index(index)
 {
 }
@@ -100,7 +105,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<Controller> Controller::Create(ControllerType type, u32 index)
 
     case ControllerType::NeGcon:
       return NeGcon::Create(index);
-    
+
     case ControllerType::NeGconRumble:
       return NeGconRumble::Create(index);
 
@@ -112,8 +117,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<Controller> Controller::Create(ControllerType type, u32 index)
 
 const char* Controller::GetDefaultPadType(u32 pad)
 {
-  return Settings::GetControllerTypeName((pad == 0) ? Settings::DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_1_TYPE :
-                                                      Settings::DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_2_TYPE);
+  return GetControllerInfo((pad == 0) ? Settings::DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_1_TYPE : Settings::DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_2_TYPE)
+    ->name;
 }
 
 const Controller::ControllerInfo* Controller::GetControllerInfo(ControllerType type)
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ const Controller::ControllerInfo* Controller::GetControllerInfo(ControllerType t
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-const Controller::ControllerInfo* Controller::GetControllerInfo(const std::string_view& name)
+const Controller::ControllerInfo* Controller::GetControllerInfo(std::string_view name)
 {
   for (const ControllerInfo* info : s_controller_info)
   {
diff --git a/src/core/controller.h b/src/core/controller.h
index 29723e408..82e460e9a 100644
--- a/src/core/controller.h
+++ b/src/core/controller.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ public:
     std::span<const ControllerBindingInfo> bindings;
     std::span<const SettingInfo> settings;
     VibrationCapabilities vibration_caps;
+
+    /// Returns localized controller type name.
+    const char* GetDisplayName() const;
   };
 
   /// Default stick deadzone/sensitivity.
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ public:
 
   /// Returns general information for the specified controller type.
   static const ControllerInfo* GetControllerInfo(ControllerType type);
-  static const ControllerInfo* GetControllerInfo(const std::string_view& name);
+  static const ControllerInfo* GetControllerInfo(std::string_view name);
 
   /// Converts a global pad index to a multitap port and slot.
   static std::tuple<u32, u32> ConvertPadToPortAndSlot(u32 index);
diff --git a/src/core/game_database.cpp b/src/core/game_database.cpp
index 2c7f6aa50..da23dcb7f 100644
--- a/src/core/game_database.cpp
+++ b/src/core/game_database.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-3.0 OR CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0)
 
 #include "game_database.h"
+#include "controller.h"
 #include "host.h"
 #include "system.h"
 
@@ -652,15 +653,16 @@ void GameDatabase::Entry::ApplySettings(Settings& settings, bool display_osd_mes
           if (!supported_controller_string.empty())
             supported_controller_string.append(", ");
 
-          supported_controller_string.append(Settings::GetControllerTypeDisplayName(supported_ctype));
+          supported_controller_string.append(Controller::GetControllerInfo(supported_ctype)->GetDisplayName());
         }
 
         Host::AddKeyedOSDMessage(
           "gamedb_controller_unsupported",
-          fmt::format(
-            TRANSLATE_FS("OSDMessage", "Controller in port {0} ({1}) is not supported for {2}.\nSupported controllers: "
-                                       "{3}\nPlease configure a supported controller from the list above."),
-            i + 1u, Settings::GetControllerTypeDisplayName(ctype), System::GetGameTitle(), supported_controller_string),
+          fmt::format(TRANSLATE_FS("OSDMessage",
+                                   "Controller in port {0} ({1}) is not supported for {2}.\nSupported controllers: "
+                                   "{3}\nPlease configure a supported controller from the list above."),
+                      i + 1u, Controller::GetControllerInfo(ctype)->GetDisplayName(), System::GetGameTitle(),
+                      supported_controller_string),
           Host::OSD_CRITICAL_ERROR_DURATION);
       }
     }
@@ -981,8 +983,8 @@ bool GameDatabase::ParseYamlEntry(Entry* entry, const ryml::ConstNodeRef& value)
         return false;
       }
 
-      std::optional<ControllerType> ctype = Settings::ParseControllerTypeName(controller_str);
-      if (!ctype.has_value())
+      const Controller::ControllerInfo* cinfo = Controller::GetControllerInfo(controller_str);
+      if (!cinfo)
       {
         Log_WarningFmt("Invalid controller type {} in {}", controller_str, entry->serial);
         continue;
@@ -994,7 +996,7 @@ bool GameDatabase::ParseYamlEntry(Entry* entry, const ryml::ConstNodeRef& value)
         first = false;
       }
 
-      entry->supported_controllers |= (1u << static_cast<u16>(ctype.value()));
+      entry->supported_controllers |= (1u << static_cast<u16>(cinfo->type));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/core/pad.cpp b/src/core/pad.cpp
index 007c304e2..3ddb5934e 100644
--- a/src/core/pad.cpp
+++ b/src/core/pad.cpp
@@ -187,13 +187,17 @@ u32 Pad::GetMaximumRollbackFrames()
 
 bool Pad::DoStateController(StateWrapper& sw, u32 i)
 {
-  ControllerType controller_type = s_controllers[i] ? s_controllers[i]->GetType() : ControllerType::None;
+  const ControllerType controller_type = s_controllers[i] ? s_controllers[i]->GetType() : ControllerType::None;
   ControllerType state_controller_type = controller_type;
 
-  sw.Do(&state_controller_type);
+  // Data type change...
+  u32 state_controller_type_value = static_cast<u32>(state_controller_type);
+  sw.Do(&state_controller_type_value);
+  state_controller_type = static_cast<ControllerType>(state_controller_type_value);
 
   if (controller_type != state_controller_type)
   {
+    const Controller::ControllerInfo* state_cinfo = Controller::GetControllerInfo(state_controller_type);
     Assert(sw.GetMode() == StateWrapper::Mode::Read);
 
     // UI notification portion is separated from emulation portion (intentional condition check redundancy)
@@ -201,19 +205,19 @@ bool Pad::DoStateController(StateWrapper& sw, u32 i)
     {
       Host::AddFormattedOSDMessage(
         10.0f, TRANSLATE("OSDMessage", "Save state contains controller type %s in port %u, but %s is used. Switching."),
-        Settings::GetControllerTypeName(state_controller_type), i + 1u,
-        Settings::GetControllerTypeName(controller_type));
+        state_cinfo ? state_cinfo->GetDisplayName() : "", i + 1u,
+        Controller::GetControllerInfo(controller_type)->GetDisplayName());
     }
     else
     {
       Host::AddFormattedOSDMessage(10.0f, TRANSLATE("OSDMessage", "Ignoring mismatched controller type %s in port %u."),
-                                   Settings::GetControllerTypeName(state_controller_type), i + 1u);
+                                   state_cinfo ? state_cinfo->GetDisplayName() : "", i + 1u);
     }
 
     // dev-friendly untranslated console log.
     Log_DevPrintf("Controller type mismatch in slot %u: state=%s(%u) ui=%s(%u) load_from_state=%s", i + 1u,
-                  Settings::GetControllerTypeName(state_controller_type), static_cast<unsigned>(state_controller_type),
-                  Settings::GetControllerTypeName(controller_type), static_cast<unsigned>(controller_type),
+                  state_cinfo ? state_cinfo->name : "", static_cast<unsigned>(state_controller_type),
+                  Controller::GetControllerInfo(controller_type)->name, static_cast<unsigned>(controller_type),
                   g_settings.load_devices_from_save_states ? "yes" : "no");
 
     if (g_settings.load_devices_from_save_states)
diff --git a/src/core/settings.cpp b/src/core/settings.cpp
index b965ba829..7582c9276 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/settings.cpp
@@ -335,13 +335,8 @@ void Settings::Load(SettingsInterface& si)
       si.GetStringValue("ControllerPorts", "MultitapMode", GetMultitapModeName(DEFAULT_MULTITAP_MODE)).c_str())
       .value_or(DEFAULT_MULTITAP_MODE);
 
-  controller_types[0] = ParseControllerTypeName(si.GetStringValue(Controller::GetSettingsSection(0).c_str(), "Type",
-                                                                  GetControllerTypeName(DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_1_TYPE))
-                                                  .c_str())
-                          .value_or(DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_1_TYPE);
-
   const std::array<bool, 2> mtap_enabled = {{IsPort1MultitapEnabled(), IsPort2MultitapEnabled()}};
-  for (u32 i = 1; i < NUM_CONTROLLER_AND_CARD_PORTS; i++)
+  for (u32 i = 0; i < NUM_CONTROLLER_AND_CARD_PORTS; i++)
   {
     // Ignore types when multitap not enabled
     const auto [port, slot] = Controller::ConvertPadToPortAndSlot(i);
@@ -351,10 +346,10 @@ void Settings::Load(SettingsInterface& si)
       continue;
     }
 
-    controller_types[i] = ParseControllerTypeName(si.GetStringValue(Controller::GetSettingsSection(i).c_str(), "Type",
-                                                                    GetControllerTypeName(DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_2_TYPE))
-                                                    .c_str())
-                            .value_or(DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_2_TYPE);
+    const ControllerType default_type = (i == 0) ? DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_1_TYPE : DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_2_TYPE;
+    const Controller::ControllerInfo* cinfo = Controller::GetControllerInfo(si.GetTinyStringValue(
+      Controller::GetSettingsSection(i).c_str(), "Type", Controller::GetControllerInfo(default_type)->name));
+    controller_types[i] = cinfo ? cinfo->type : default_type;
   }
 
   memory_card_types[0] =
@@ -588,7 +583,11 @@ void Settings::Save(SettingsInterface& si, bool ignore_base) const
   si.SetBoolValue("BIOS", "PatchFastBoot", bios_patch_fast_boot);
 
   for (u32 i = 0; i < NUM_CONTROLLER_AND_CARD_PORTS; i++)
-    si.SetStringValue(Controller::GetSettingsSection(i).c_str(), "Type", GetControllerTypeName(controller_types[i]));
+  {
+    const Controller::ControllerInfo* cinfo = Controller::GetControllerInfo(controller_types[i]);
+    DebugAssert(cinfo);
+    si.SetStringValue(Controller::GetSettingsSection(i).c_str(), "Type", cinfo->name);
+  }
 
   si.SetStringValue("MemoryCards", "Card1Type", GetMemoryCardTypeName(memory_card_types[0]));
   si.SetStringValue("MemoryCards", "Card2Type", GetMemoryCardTypeName(memory_card_types[1]));
@@ -1569,43 +1568,6 @@ const char* Settings::GetDisplayScreenshotFormatExtension(DisplayScreenshotForma
   return s_display_screenshot_format_extensions[static_cast<size_t>(format)];
 }
 
-static constexpr const std::array s_controller_type_names = {
-  "None",   "DigitalController", "AnalogController", "AnalogJoystick",
-  "GunCon", "PlayStationMouse",  "NeGcon",           "NeGconRumble"};
-static constexpr const std::array s_controller_display_names = {
-  TRANSLATE_NOOP("ControllerType", "None"),
-  TRANSLATE_NOOP("ControllerType", "Digital Controller"),
-  TRANSLATE_NOOP("ControllerType", "Analog Controller (DualShock)"),
-  TRANSLATE_NOOP("ControllerType", "Analog Joystick"),
-  TRANSLATE_NOOP("ControllerType", "GunCon"),
-  TRANSLATE_NOOP("ControllerType", "PlayStation Mouse"),
-  TRANSLATE_NOOP("ControllerType", "NeGcon"),
-  TRANSLATE_NOOP("ControllerType", "NeGcon Rumble")};
-
-std::optional<ControllerType> Settings::ParseControllerTypeName(std::string_view str)
-{
-  int index = 0;
-  for (const char* name : s_controller_type_names)
-  {
-    if (StringUtil::EqualNoCase(str, name))
-      return static_cast<ControllerType>(index);
-
-    index++;
-  }
-
-  return std::nullopt;
-}
-
-const char* Settings::GetControllerTypeName(ControllerType type)
-{
-  return s_controller_type_names[static_cast<int>(type)];
-}
-
-const char* Settings::GetControllerTypeDisplayName(ControllerType type)
-{
-  return Host::TranslateToCString("ControllerType", s_controller_display_names[static_cast<int>(type)]);
-}
-
 static constexpr const std::array s_memory_card_type_names = {"None",         "Shared",           "PerGame",
                                                               "PerGameTitle", "PerGameFileTitle", "NonPersistent"};
 static constexpr const std::array s_memory_card_type_display_names = {
diff --git a/src/core/settings.h b/src/core/settings.h
index 75b5cc395..0af4011da 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.h
+++ b/src/core/settings.h
@@ -430,10 +430,6 @@ struct Settings
   static const char* GetDisplayScreenshotFormatDisplayName(DisplayScreenshotFormat mode);
   static const char* GetDisplayScreenshotFormatExtension(DisplayScreenshotFormat mode);
 
-  static std::optional<ControllerType> ParseControllerTypeName(std::string_view str);
-  static const char* GetControllerTypeName(ControllerType type);
-  static const char* GetControllerTypeDisplayName(ControllerType type);
-
   static std::optional<MemoryCardType> ParseMemoryCardTypeName(const char* str);
   static const char* GetMemoryCardTypeName(MemoryCardType type);
   static const char* GetMemoryCardTypeDisplayName(MemoryCardType type);
diff --git a/src/core/types.h b/src/core/types.h
index ffc31559f..66f527bcf 100644
--- a/src/core/types.h
+++ b/src/core/types.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ enum class DisplayScreenshotFormat : u8
   Count
 };
 
-enum class ControllerType
+enum class ControllerType : u8
 {
   None,
   DigitalController,
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/controllerbindingwidgets.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/controllerbindingwidgets.cpp
index 12699432c..f94fdfb39 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/controllerbindingwidgets.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/controllerbindingwidgets.cpp
@@ -63,14 +63,18 @@ void ControllerBindingWidget::populateControllerTypes()
     if (!cinfo)
       continue;
 
-    m_ui.controllerType->addItem(qApp->translate("ControllerType", cinfo->display_name), QVariant(static_cast<int>(i)));
+    m_ui.controllerType->addItem(QString::fromUtf8(cinfo->GetDisplayName()), QVariant(static_cast<int>(i)));
   }
 
-  const std::string controller_type_name(
+  m_controller_info = Controller::GetControllerInfo(
     m_dialog->getStringValue(m_config_section.c_str(), "Type", Controller::GetDefaultPadType(m_port_number)));
-  m_controller_type = Settings::ParseControllerTypeName(controller_type_name.c_str()).value_or(ControllerType::None);
+  if (!m_controller_info)
+  {
+    m_controller_info = Controller::GetControllerInfo(m_port_number == 0 ? Settings::DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_1_TYPE :
+                                                                           Settings::DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_2_TYPE);
+  }
 
-  const int index = m_ui.controllerType->findData(QVariant(static_cast<int>(m_controller_type)));
+  const int index = m_ui.controllerType->findData(QVariant(static_cast<int>(m_controller_info->type)));
   if (index >= 0 && index != m_ui.controllerType->currentIndex())
   {
     QSignalBlocker sb(m_ui.controllerType);
@@ -100,14 +104,13 @@ void ControllerBindingWidget::populateWidgets()
     m_macros_widget = nullptr;
   }
 
-  const Controller::ControllerInfo* cinfo = Controller::GetControllerInfo(m_controller_type);
-  const bool has_settings = (cinfo && !cinfo->settings.empty());
-  const bool has_macros = (cinfo && !cinfo->bindings.empty());
+  const bool has_settings = !m_controller_info->settings.empty();
+  const bool has_macros = !m_controller_info->bindings.empty();
   m_ui.settings->setEnabled(has_settings);
   m_ui.macros->setEnabled(has_macros);
 
   m_bindings_widget = new QWidget(this);
-  switch (m_controller_type)
+  switch (m_controller_info->type)
   {
     case ControllerType::AnalogController:
     {
@@ -224,19 +227,19 @@ void ControllerBindingWidget::onTypeChanged()
   if (!ok || index < 0 || index >= static_cast<int>(ControllerType::Count))
     return;
 
-  m_controller_type = static_cast<ControllerType>(index);
+  m_controller_info = Controller::GetControllerInfo(static_cast<ControllerType>(index));
+  DebugAssert(m_controller_info);
 
   SettingsInterface* sif = m_dialog->getProfileSettingsInterface();
   if (sif)
   {
-    sif->SetStringValue(m_config_section.c_str(), "Type", Settings::GetControllerTypeName(m_controller_type));
+    sif->SetStringValue(m_config_section.c_str(), "Type", m_controller_info->name);
     QtHost::SaveGameSettings(sif, false);
     g_emu_thread->reloadGameSettings();
   }
   else
   {
-    Host::SetBaseStringSettingValue(m_config_section.c_str(), "Type",
-                                    Settings::GetControllerTypeName(m_controller_type));
+    Host::SetBaseStringSettingValue(m_config_section.c_str(), "Type", m_controller_info->name);
     Host::CommitBaseSettingChanges();
     g_emu_thread->applySettings();
   }
@@ -356,10 +359,7 @@ void ControllerBindingWidget::saveAndRefresh()
 void ControllerBindingWidget::createBindingWidgets(QWidget* parent)
 {
   SettingsInterface* sif = getDialog()->getProfileSettingsInterface();
-  const ControllerType type = getControllerType();
-  const Controller::ControllerInfo* cinfo = Controller::GetControllerInfo(type);
-  if (!cinfo)
-    return;
+  DebugAssert(m_controller_info);
 
   QGroupBox* axis_gbox = nullptr;
   QGridLayout* axis_layout = nullptr;
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void ControllerBindingWidget::createBindingWidgets(QWidget* parent)
   constexpr int NUM_AXIS_COLUMNS = 2;
   int column = 0;
   int row = 0;
-  for (const Controller::ControllerBindingInfo& bi : cinfo->bindings)
+  for (const Controller::ControllerBindingInfo& bi : m_controller_info->bindings)
   {
     if (bi.type == InputBindingInfo::Type::Axis || bi.type == InputBindingInfo::Type::HalfAxis ||
         bi.type == InputBindingInfo::Type::Pointer)
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ void ControllerBindingWidget::createBindingWidgets(QWidget* parent)
   const int num_button_columns = axis_layout ? 2 : 4;
   row = 0;
   column = 0;
-  for (const Controller::ControllerBindingInfo& bi : cinfo->bindings)
+  for (const Controller::ControllerBindingInfo& bi : m_controller_info->bindings)
   {
     if (bi.type == InputBindingInfo::Type::Button)
     {
@@ -452,13 +452,10 @@ void ControllerBindingWidget::createBindingWidgets(QWidget* parent)
 void ControllerBindingWidget::bindBindingWidgets(QWidget* parent)
 {
   SettingsInterface* sif = getDialog()->getProfileSettingsInterface();
-  const ControllerType type = getControllerType();
-  const Controller::ControllerInfo* cinfo = Controller::GetControllerInfo(type);
-  if (!cinfo)
-    return;
+  DebugAssert(m_controller_info);
 
   const std::string& config_section = getConfigSection();
-  for (const Controller::ControllerBindingInfo& bi : cinfo->bindings)
+  for (const Controller::ControllerBindingInfo& bi : m_controller_info->bindings)
   {
     if (bi.type == InputBindingInfo::Type::Axis || bi.type == InputBindingInfo::Type::HalfAxis ||
         bi.type == InputBindingInfo::Type::Button || bi.type == InputBindingInfo::Type::Pointer)
@@ -466,7 +463,7 @@ void ControllerBindingWidget::bindBindingWidgets(QWidget* parent)
       InputBindingWidget* widget = parent->findChild<InputBindingWidget*>(QString::fromUtf8(bi.name));
       if (!widget)
       {
-        Log_ErrorPrintf("No widget found for '%s' (%s)", bi.name, cinfo->name);
+        Log_ErrorPrintf("No widget found for '%s' (%s)", bi.name, m_controller_info->name);
         continue;
       }
 
@@ -474,7 +471,7 @@ void ControllerBindingWidget::bindBindingWidgets(QWidget* parent)
     }
   }
 
-  switch (cinfo->vibration_caps)
+  switch (m_controller_info->vibration_caps)
   {
     case Controller::VibrationCapabilities::LargeSmallMotors:
     {
@@ -549,12 +546,8 @@ ControllerMacroEditWidget::ControllerMacroEditWidget(ControllerMacroWidget* pare
 
   ControllerSettingsWindow* dialog = m_bwidget->getDialog();
   const std::string& section = m_bwidget->getConfigSection();
-  const Controller::ControllerInfo* cinfo = Controller::GetControllerInfo(m_bwidget->getControllerType());
-  if (!cinfo)
-  {
-    // Shouldn't ever happen.
-    return;
-  }
+  const Controller::ControllerInfo* cinfo = m_bwidget->getControllerInfo();
+  DebugAssert(cinfo);
 
   // load binds (single string joined by &)
   const std::string binds_string(
@@ -652,9 +645,8 @@ void ControllerMacroEditWidget::updateFrequencyText()
 void ControllerMacroEditWidget::updateBinds()
 {
   ControllerSettingsWindow* dialog = m_bwidget->getDialog();
-  const Controller::ControllerInfo* cinfo = Controller::GetControllerInfo(m_bwidget->getControllerType());
-  if (!cinfo)
-    return;
+  const Controller::ControllerInfo* cinfo = m_bwidget->getControllerInfo();
+  DebugAssert(cinfo);
 
   std::vector<const Controller::ControllerBindingInfo*> new_binds;
   u32 bind_index = 0;
@@ -703,8 +695,9 @@ void ControllerMacroEditWidget::updateBinds()
 ControllerCustomSettingsWidget::ControllerCustomSettingsWidget(ControllerBindingWidget* parent)
   : QWidget(parent), m_parent(parent)
 {
-  const Controller::ControllerInfo* cinfo = Controller::GetControllerInfo(parent->getControllerType());
-  if (!cinfo || cinfo->settings.empty())
+  const Controller::ControllerInfo* cinfo = parent->getControllerInfo();
+  DebugAssert(cinfo);
+  if (cinfo->settings.empty())
     return;
 
   QScrollArea* sarea = new QScrollArea(this);
@@ -865,8 +858,9 @@ void ControllerCustomSettingsWidget::createSettingWidgets(ControllerBindingWidge
 
 void ControllerCustomSettingsWidget::restoreDefaults()
 {
-  const Controller::ControllerInfo* cinfo = Controller::GetControllerInfo(m_parent->getControllerType());
-  if (!cinfo || cinfo->settings.empty())
+  const Controller::ControllerInfo* cinfo = m_parent->getControllerInfo();
+  DebugAssert(cinfo);
+  if (cinfo->settings.empty())
     return;
 
   for (const SettingInfo& si : cinfo->settings)
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/controllerbindingwidgets.h b/src/duckstation-qt/controllerbindingwidgets.h
index 576788402..48dff0a19 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/controllerbindingwidgets.h
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/controllerbindingwidgets.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2022 Connor McLaughlin <stenzek@gmail.com>
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2024 Connor McLaughlin <stenzek@gmail.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-3.0 OR CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0)
 
 #pragma once
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public:
 
   ALWAYS_INLINE ControllerSettingsWindow* getDialog() const { return m_dialog; }
   ALWAYS_INLINE const std::string& getConfigSection() const { return m_config_section; }
-  ALWAYS_INLINE ControllerType getControllerType() const { return m_controller_type; }
+  ALWAYS_INLINE const Controller::ControllerInfo* getControllerInfo() const { return m_controller_info; }
   ALWAYS_INLINE u32 getPortNumber() const { return m_port_number; }
   ALWAYS_INLINE const QIcon& getIcon() { return m_icon; }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private:
   ControllerSettingsWindow* m_dialog;
 
   std::string m_config_section;
-  ControllerType m_controller_type;
+  const Controller::ControllerInfo* m_controller_info;
   u32 m_port_number;
 
   QIcon m_icon;
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/controllersettingswindow.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/controllersettingswindow.cpp
index c54035add..7b49ae887 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/controllersettingswindow.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/controllersettingswindow.cpp
@@ -390,9 +390,7 @@ void ControllerSettingsWindow::createWidgets()
     m_port_bindings[global_slot] = new ControllerBindingWidget(m_ui.settingsContainer, this, global_slot);
     m_ui.settingsContainer->addWidget(m_port_bindings[global_slot]);
 
-    const Controller::ControllerInfo* ci =
-      Controller::GetControllerInfo(m_port_bindings[global_slot]->getControllerType());
-    const QString display_name(ci ? qApp->translate("ControllerType", ci->display_name) : QStringLiteral("Unknown"));
+    const QString display_name(QString::fromUtf8(m_port_bindings[global_slot]->getControllerInfo()->GetDisplayName()));
 
     QListWidgetItem* item = new QListWidgetItem();
     item->setText(mtap_enabled[port] ?
@@ -431,8 +429,7 @@ void ControllerSettingsWindow::updateListDescription(u32 global_slot, Controller
       const std::array<bool, 2> mtap_enabled = getEnabledMultitaps();
       const auto [port, slot] = Controller::ConvertPadToPortAndSlot(global_slot);
 
-      const Controller::ControllerInfo* ci = Controller::GetControllerInfo(widget->getControllerType());
-      const QString display_name(ci ? qApp->translate("ControllerType", ci->display_name) : QStringLiteral("Unknown"));
+      const QString display_name = QString::fromUtf8(widget->getControllerInfo()->GetDisplayName());
 
       item->setText(mtap_enabled[port] ?
                       (tr("Controller Port %1%2\n%3").arg(port + 1).arg(s_mtap_slot_names[slot]).arg(display_name)) :
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/gamesummarywidget.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/gamesummarywidget.cpp
index c1c0de251..94ac8c97a 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/gamesummarywidget.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/gamesummarywidget.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "qtprogresscallback.h"
 #include "settingswindow.h"
 
+#include "core/controller.h"
 #include "core/game_database.h"
 #include "core/game_list.h"
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ void GameSummaryWidget::populateUi(const std::string& path, const std::string& s
         {
           if (!controllers.isEmpty())
             controllers.append(", ");
-          controllers.append(Settings::GetControllerTypeDisplayName(static_cast<ControllerType>(i)));
+          controllers.append(Controller::GetControllerInfo(static_cast<ControllerType>(i))->GetDisplayName());
         }
       }
     }