Even though I am a proud owner of a PS4 I would still buy an Xbox one controller to use on my PC. With Wolfenstien and watchdogs coming out I've been using Steam big picture and PC has always been next to my TV, so right now I have a 15ft USB cord running across my living room with a wired 360 pad attached. Since its impossible to track down the Microsoft branded adapter for wireless pads I just use this solution for the time being. While the DS4 is a semi-vaiable option, it is still quirky in some games like the souls series, and I just really don't feel like screwing with it every time I play a controller friendly PC title. Where are those drivers they said they would be putting out for the xbone pad? I'd love a PC branded one that comes with a USB adapter, or some sort of WiFi solution. Can this be that hard? Or is Microsoft keeping on with that "commitment" to the PC.
You need to use the DS4 Xinput wrapper http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-DS4Windows-yet-another-DualShock-4-driver
The reason you think it is 'wonky' is your computer is detecting the DS4 as direct input which isn't always compatible.
It won't recognize it, at all. It works fine in other games and in big picture but Dark Souls just won't see it.
Thanks for the response major nelson, PC gamers are still here, and we do care about Microsoft products and games.
Make sure you have every other controller unplugged from your computer. Better yet, post a picute of control panel > hardware > printers.