

This effectively turns any gaming PC into the greatest console ever created. Most importantly, the PC now thinks that the PS4 is an Xbox 360 gamepad. I’m not going to go into detail here, because it’s all about customising the controller to meet your personal needs at this point. DS4 Xinput tool, once loaded, resides in the system tray, and clicking on it brings up these options: This means that Windows has detected the PS4 controller, so the fun can finally begin.ĭS4Tool won’t start automatically with Windows, so I suggest adding a shortcut to the “Startup” folder in Windows (this can be found in the Start Menu). If all is successful, a window like this will pop up:
INPUT MAPPER XINPUT TEST INSTALL
Windows will search for the latest driver online and install it. NET is version 4.0, that you have the latest DirectX drivers installed, and that you have full administrator rights for the PC.ĭownload DS4Tool 1.2.2 here, or visit this forum thread to grab earlier versions.Īfter unpacking the zip file to your desktop, go to the folder called Virtual Bus Driver and install ScpDriver.exe. This is the installation for the specific Bus device and driver.ģ. These custom drivers work without having to remap the buttons of the PS4 gamepad, using a HID protocol (usually reserved for wireless devices) to Xinput mapping.


So, how do you connect a PS4 controller to the PC, so that it’s compatible with 99% of the games on the market? Easy, you follow these steps below: What does work on a PC though, is an Xbox 360 controller - ’cause Microsoft. Simply connecting the PS4 to a computer via USB will install the PS4 drivers, but as many of you have found out, most games won’t work with Sony’s wunder-controller. But getting it to work as a gaming controller for the PC is a mission onto itself. While the PS4 may be a bit of a paperweight these days (except for the lush Destiny), it has one of the best controllers yet invented.
