When all is said and done, you'll have no choice but to use DS4Windows.Īnd when it works, it works great: every Xbox PC game works perfectly, rumble included. In this case, your other best alternative is using Playnite, which is a more barebones but still working launcher that can add Xbox games as well as Steam, Origin, EA and whatever hundred other services are out there.īut even THIS comes with the caveat that both the Playnite launcher and Xbox games won't recognize the PS5 controller.

Xbox PC games are a big offender, usually requiring you to launch them through their own Xbox launcher. Unfortunately, not every non-Steam game will play nice with Steam, even if you set them as non-Steam shortcuts. It's fantastic and, more importantly, it's easy. You can also map button toggles and even desktop keys. Visual Novels are a piece of cake when you've got the mouse mapped to either the left analog or touchpad (or both, even). Steam has controller profiles for nearly everything, including the PS5 controller, and gives you a whole heap of customizable features right out of the gate, including the ability to create separate controller profiles for each game. Unfortunately, not every game or program will natively support the controller, in which case you have two options: the first, and honestly best option, is using Steam. If you play a whole bunch of different types of PC games, including emulation, there's nothing this controller can't fulfill. Preferences aside on how the controller feels or its buttons, there's no denying the added benefits of using the touchscreen like a virtual mouse or gyro aiming for motion controls. I don't want things to turn into a debate about kb/m vs controllers for PC gaming, so to get it out of the way: IF you're someone who prefers to use a controller for PC gaming whenever possible, I really can't recommend enough using a PS5 controller (or even PS4). I could write a book about the love/hate relationship I have with DS4Windows, but I'll make a thread instead.

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