i have a hori and TE and whenever are playing games the message above randomly pops up and i cant move, but am still able to press home and that will activate. i know its not the ps3 because this happened back then too when i had a different ps3. could it possibly be the hori that is messing up the signal or something?
your USB cable may be frayed.
Sounds like a frayed or damage USB cable. Most common break on most arcade sticks.
Fortunately its a easy fix.
Yes, sounds like a frayed cable. Had this exact same problem with a custom stick (fixed by replacing the cable).