He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and daughter. Nick Gambino is a regular script writer and tech beat reporter for NewsWatch. What are your thoughts on Valve’s added support for the DualShock on Steam? Let us know in the comments below!

I know when enough’s enough.īut for anyone playing a game that’s a bit more laid back and doesn’t require cat-like reflexes, maybe GTA or Dark Souls (think RPG), a controller is definitely more comfortable and probably more appropriate. Take this from someone who’s been tea-bagged enough times in-game that I chucked my controller out the window and invested in an actual gaming mouse ( Razer DeathAdder Chroma). The controller removes that slight edge from a game that requires lightning-fast reaction time. If you are thinking of using either the DualShock or Steam controller to play an FPS like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), don’t. Now I will offer a piece of advice or a warning, if you will. to keyboard, mouse or x-input outputs and make use of action sets, touch menus, radial menus, and so forth.” You can pair your PS4 controller with a PC using Bluetooth, which is wireless. You will need a micro-USB cable to connect your PS4 controller to a PC using Steam or the DS4 Windows Utility. PS4 Controllers using this system can map the trackpad, gyro, buttons, etc. Can I Use My Ps4 Controller To Play On Steam Steam, the DS4 Windows Utility, or Bluetooth are all ways to connect a PS4 controller to your PC.

In their announcement Valve offers some insight into what you can expect to do with the controller, “When enabled PS4 controllers will have access to the same sort of customization/configuration support as Steam Controllers, including native API support.

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