Hi,
cameras created after createScene() have null gamepad - until the gamepad is disconnected and reconnected.
Quick look at how cameras are created, Babylon.js/freeCameraGamepadInput.ts at master · BabylonJS/Babylon.js · GitHub installs onGamepadConnectedObservable that is just not triggered for new cameras.
Looks more of a design flaw than a bug really.
My workaround for the time being is
newCamera.inputs.attached.gamepad.gamepad = oldCamera.inputs.attached.gamepad.gamepad
So I guess that attachControl() should take existing gamepad from some singleton, in addition to installing event handler.