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Sony announces Dualshock 4 USB Wireless Adaptor (PC/Mac)
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Darryl M R
Member
I thought everyone liked the Xbox Elite controller better.
once the controller dies like that, you'd have to replace the battery.
Nabs
Member
I shut my controller down after each session, but ds4windows also has a thing called idle disconnect. It's an option in the profile editor that'll shut off your controller after a set amount of time.
This is the first time I've heard of that. That sounds nuts.
It doesn't seem that way. They say Windows and Mac, not 10 specifically. Plus this is Sony, they have no reason to push 10 like Microsoft does.
yeah, i was looking it up when i noticed my controller wouldn't turn on. it's an issue dating back to 2013. only works wired and for some reason doesn't charge.
RandomHopeInc
Member
JayBabay
Member
I just bought an Xbox One Controller because DS4 stopped working on my PC. The new Xbox controller is able to do all the things this is doing like wireless over Bluetooth and headphone sound directly through the controller without anything additional. Sooo I don't see why the dongle is necessary unless it functions like a Chromecast and holds the PSNow application on it as well.
there is wifi connection and bluetooth connection
why i would buy a $25 adapter if i can get a $4 bluetooth adapter?
also,bluetooth adapter can only connect to 1 DS4 per adapter
my guess this is wireless wifi adapter just like the Xbox1 adapter,but the DS4 we know is only bluetooth ,unless the leaked new DS4 is wifi enabled ...then...
AuthenticM
Member
Cool! Here's hoping it comes with proper drivers.
Incorrect. I know for a fact you can connect four DS4s with a single bluetooth adapter.
I need this: I could never get my DS4 to function properly on my PC (wireless on Windows 10).
I've used the recommended Bluetooth adapter and InputMapper as the software, but no matter what I would always get the occasional weird issue with PC games, including:
-Latency with the left analog stick
-Right analog stick spinning out of control
-Shoulder triggers all registering at the same time (L2 is L1+L2, etc)
I'm hoping the new adapter and/or driver takes care of all that, so I can use it just as reliably as an XB1 controller.
I've used the recommended Bluetooth adapter and InputMapper as the software, but no matter what I would always get the occasional weird issue with PC games, including:
-Latency with the left analog stick
-Right analog stick spinning out of control
-Shoulder triggers all registering at the same time (L2 is L1+L2, etc)
I'm hoping the new adapter and/or driver takes care of all that, so I can use it just as reliably as an XB1 controller.
JayBabay
Member
Is it still the case that whatever Bluetooth dongle you use becomes converted to only function for the Dualshock drivers? Like, the only thing that can connect to it after that are Dualshock controllers?
The Lamonster
Member
I gotta be honest, OP, I was super excited to see
Sony announces Dualshock 4
but then got super let down that it didn't follow with "Elite" or the equilivalent.
Sony announces Dualshock 4
but then got super let down that it didn't follow with "Elite" or the equilivalent.
that strange,that never worked for me
bluetooth adapter only peer with 1 device at a time,that one of disadvantage of the bluetooth.
Do you have a link for that? I've never heard of this, anywhere.
I've been using a DS4 on pc since before PS4 launch, and have run it completely dead on numerous occasions (long mmo sessions). Plugging into USB (for power only) has always let me continue playing immediately via bluetooth, and it's always worked fine after recharging it normally.
There must be something else at play here...
I only have one DS4 controller, which I use with my PS4, which is just by my PC. I not going to buy this dongle because it's obviously being overpriced to hell and back, so I'm probably going to plug my DS4 with a USB cable.
Now... How much of a hassle is having the same gamepad paired to two systems? Does anyone have any experience with this? Or should I just get PS Now on my PS4, since it's finally coming to Europe and my PS4 is literally by my PC?
Now... How much of a hassle is having the same gamepad paired to two systems? Does anyone have any experience with this? Or should I just get PS Now on my PS4, since it's finally coming to Europe and my PS4 is literally by my PC?
It's Sony, I wouldn't expect good software support to be honest. I doubt it'll reach the features of DS4Windows, but let's hope!
Incorrect. I have one bluetooth adapter on my PC that's currently synced to a headset, a keyboard, an Apple Magic Trackpad, and a DS4. I could easily add another DS4, I've done it before.
This plus a long HDMI cable is all gear for my living room setup in the next room. I have a wired mouse and keyboard that I'm using to type this.
Dead Prince
Banned
It's so long. I prefer something like the logitech one. Why sony
BigEmil
Junior Member
there is wifi connection and bluetooth connection
why i would buy a $25 adapter if i can get a $4 bluetooth adapter?
also,bluetooth adapter can only connect to 1 DS4 per adapter
my guess this is wireless wifi adapter just like the Xbox1 adapter,but the DS4 we know is only bluetooth ,unless the leaked new DS4 is wifi enabled ...then...
Yeah, but you were equating wireless with wifi in your previous post. Bluetooth is as wireless as wifi is.
From what I can tell the dongle will probably have official drivers on it too so that might be worth the money for people using it a lot?
I personally have only used the DS4 on my Macbook only once to test the remote play, and I had it connected via the cable, so I wouldn't spend that money on it.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
While it IS true that letting modern rechargable devices completely drain and stay that way is not good for the batteries at all, it usually only results in decreased effectiveness, not the device refusing to charge whatsoever. Unless there is some quirk to the DS4, I would say that the poster probably just got a lemon, or allowed it to stay completely drained for months.
If it is accidentally snapped off you will need to buy another $25 adapter. It just makes good business sense. Logitech is selling you mice and keyboards and that is where they make their money, but with Sony you probably already have the controller so they are planning to profit from the adapter to cover the costs of developing the drivers, supporting it, etc.
darthkarki
Member
Ditto this. I've never heard of this issue before either, and never had any issues with running my controller dead while connected to my PC via a cheapo bluetooth adapter.
That... doesn't make any sense. That's not possible, that's not how bluetooth works.
This is the weirdest thread ever. Never seen such weird misinformation thrown about in regards to using perfectly common technology in a perfectly normal way.
I bet that if you use it with a game that only uses xinput, this thing won't work well at all (without a wrapper), just like how things "work" today when you use a DS4 on a PC.
No, and this was never the case.
"as long as the gaming application supports these features." makes me worried that it'll be game dependent for some reason
KainXVIII
Member
Yeah, without official drivers its nothing interesting.
Seriously. Bluetooth is a really old standard, I'm surprised people are so confused by it.
Neat I guess, but I don't really see a good reason to get this instead of a cheap 5$ USB bluetooth dongle + DS4. That combination has worked like a charm for me under Windows 10 and I don't really miss any features. Actually, DS4 is really good when it comes to profiles and configurations at this point. Probably better than most proprietary drivers for peripherals.
oldest claim i found was here. https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/1p9y0l/pairing_your_ds4_controller_via_bluetooth/
i recall reading more elsewhere, but can't find
currently, my controller is fully charged according to DS4WIndowws, and pressing the PS button does nothing. no lights, i conect to my PS4 to pair by USB and since the button dosn nothing, i can't connect. works in Safe mode, where it functions by Wire, not BT, so you can assume the issue is with the BT radio
Previously i used this controller via bluetooth, and left my niece to play things. since it has no way of being told what to do, the contorller does not fully turn off and seems keeps draining out. apparently DS4 winows has a feature to turn of the DS4, but in my time of using it, it hasn't seemed to work.
*EDIT FOUND IT
http://community.us.playstation.com...troller-only-works-in-safe-mode/td-p/44746602
before it stopped working for me, i did have an issue menitons in this post: http://community.us.playstation.com...n-t-Connect-Please-Help/td-p/42128337/page/26
My contorller would Desync and stop working, and i would have to press the PS button to make it connect.
i recall reading more elsewhere, but can't find
currently, my controller is fully charged according to DS4WIndowws, and pressing the PS button does nothing. no lights, i conect to my PS4 to pair by USB and since the button dosn nothing, i can't connect. works in Safe mode, where it functions by Wire, not BT, so you can assume the issue is with the BT radio
Previously i used this controller via bluetooth, and left my niece to play things. since it has no way of being told what to do, the contorller does not fully turn off and seems keeps draining out. apparently DS4 winows has a feature to turn of the DS4, but in my time of using it, it hasn't seemed to work.
*EDIT FOUND IT
http://community.us.playstation.com...troller-only-works-in-safe-mode/td-p/44746602
before it stopped working for me, i did have an issue menitons in this post: http://community.us.playstation.com...n-t-Connect-Please-Help/td-p/42128337/page/26
My contorller would Desync and stop working, and i would have to press the PS button to make it connect.
I don't get why they're releasing this for Mac. Seemingly every single Mac made in the last 10 years ships with Bluetooth, and a DS4 works right out of the box. I know, I have one. It works flawlessly with OpenEmu.
Now, encourage more games to support it. That's where the big issue is.
Now, encourage more games to support it. That's where the big issue is.
The Omega Man
Member
This, it's probably only going to work with the PS NOW program and that's it, like it is now with remote play
CyberPunked
Member
Our time is now!
TheRealTalker
Banned
finally
whiteninja
Member
The one device limitation was the scp driver for ds3 I think. I had to dedicate the dongle to the to a single controller and no other bt devices.
sixteen-bit
Member
That's disappointing.
This and what's with Sony and long dongles to their peripherals?
thanks,i'll stick with the $3 usb dongle.
What dongle do you use? You use Windows 10?