It's even smart enough to change the UI to match the PlayStation buttons! Very cool. Using a PlayStation controller on the Steam Deck: Steam recognizes PlayStation controllers, so in the UI they work just as seamlessly as Xbox pads. Pairing DualShock 4 or PS5 DualSense: Press and hold the PlayStation logo button and the Share button (next to the D-pad) until the LED begins rapidly flashing.Īfter a few seconds, 'Wireless Controller' should show up under 'Available to pair' on the Steam Deck's Bluetooth screen. On the Steam Deck, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn it on. Valve plans to support other controllers in the future, Bellinghausen said.How to use a PlayStation controller on the Steam Deck

“Also, existing native support for the PS4 controller on the PC is a bit weak in this case Steam itself is communicating directly with the device so everything that’s nice and reliable,” Bellinghausen said. That’s good news for PC gamers who might already be using a PS4 controller on PC, but need third-party applications like Joy2Key to emulate keyboard input or DS4Windows to emulate an Xbox 360 controller.īellinghausen noted that the DualShock 4 has “a lot of overlapping functionality with the Steam Controller,” thanks to the PS4 gamepad’s gyro and touchpad features. “You make the exact same API calls, you only get actions, not inputs, and the Steam API takes care of everything.” “Believe it or not, when you use the PS4 Controller through the Steam API, it’s exactly the same as a Steam Controller,” Bellinghausen said. In a transcript of Bellinghausen’s talk posted to Gamasutra, the developer talked about the benefits of supporting the PlayStation 4 controller via the Steam Controller API. Original story: Valve is bringing native support for Sony’s DualShock 4 controller to Steam, Valve’s Jeff Bellinghausen announced at Steam Dev Days today. to keyboard, mouse, or x-input outputs and can make use of action sets, touch menus, radial menus, and so forth. PS4 Controllers using this system can map the trackpad, gyro, buttons, etc. When enabled, PS4 controllers will have access to the same sort of customization/configuration support as Steam Controllers, including native API support.

Enable in Big Picture settings Add/Test Controller settings. The patch notes read:Īdded Steam Configurator support for PS4 Dual Shock Controller. Update 12/14/16: Steam support for the DualShock 4 is out of beta and officially in the client.

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