Why can't I do anything with my controller?

So, my original Dualschock 3 controller broke, so I bought a new wired controller, it works pretty good. I have a problem with some games. In those games I can only move, but I can't use any buttons, I press and press but nothing's happening, and It's not only these wired controllers, I even used my PS4 controller, but It's the same problem.