Sony DualShock 4 Will be Compatible with Windows Gaming
Sony's Shuhei Yoshida confirms via Twitter.
It's already common to use an Xbox controller for gaming on your PC, but it seems you'll also be able to use Sony's PS4 controller as well (to some extent). President of Sony's Worldwide Studios for Sony Computer Entertainment, Shuhei Yoshida, confirmed on Twitter this past weekend that the DualShock 4 will be compatible with Windows for 'basic functions' without a driver.
Yoshida confirmed the news on Twitter when asked if Sony planned to release a DS4 driver that would allow for its use with Windows. Yoshida told Twitter user @napo2k that the "analog sticks and buttons will work just fine." When asked if this meant default compatibility, Yoshida said, "For some functions, yes."
What we don't know is if PCs will recognize the DS4 controller as such. When one of his followers asked if the games would automatically recognize the controller as a DS4, Yoshida said we'd have to wait for the field report post launch.
The PS4 is launching in the United States on November 15. Gamers in Europe will get the console a couple of weeks later, on November 29. Sony hopes to launch in 32 countries before the end of the holiday season. The PS4 console packs an eight-core 64-bit x86 Jaguar CPU from AMD; a GPU with a unified array of 18 compute units, collectively capable of generating 1.84 Teraflops of processing power; 8 GB of RAM; 802.11n WiFi; Bluetooth 2.1; USB 3.0; and an upgradeable 500 GB hard drive. It'll be priced at $399 when it does go on sale in November, a price that's $100 cheaper than Microsoft's Xbox One.
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Belardo All they need to do is make a driver for it. It would be great and handy to have a PS4 controller for the PC... especially since many people WILL NOT BE buying the Xbone.Reply
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Ryan Klug Good to have some AAA controllers for the PC. It would be good to see Tom's review PC controllers. They can start with the ridiculously short range of the "wireless" Logitech F710. I get about 2-3 feet. Plus its goofy analog sticks aren't worth diddly in Dirt 3, among other games.Reply -
m32 I use an PS3 controller for most of my PC gaming right now (yes, I know. that is a sin for most of you). This will be awesome if/when they release the drivers. Less deadzones will be a nice upgrade for gaming, but nothing can beat an mouse for aiming.Reply -
mageworld I remember I had an issue with some games under "games for windows live" that only accepts 360 controllers, other controllers would had to download a 360 emulator to get them to work(though the success rate isn't 100%) - Something to keep in mind for people planning on purchasing non xbox controllers for PC.Reply -
Durandul Now I am gonna buy this, the Xbone controller, and the steam controller. Stupid PC gamer me...Reply -
Ryan Klug Reply11675330 said:Pretty handy if you could use the touch pad to move the mouse around on screen
^ +1. It would be handy if you could also use the analog sticks on any controller to move the mouse. -
alextheblue Someone will probably develop third party drivers for it to enable more than just basic functionality, so no worries. But if someone asks me for a recommendation, it is still going to be Xbox controllers. A lot of it has to do with support. The Xbox controllers get first-party MS drivers, so it's easy to get it running right out of the box without me having to get involved. Just plug it in and go. Also they have good game support, with many games even having a profile for the Xbox controllers for simple configuration.Reply -
Hando567 Man, reposting an article from your own site on the same day. Thats like a new low Toms.Reply
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ps4-controllers-work-windows,news-17655.html -
ubercake (sarcasm alert)Reply
Wow! A console controller compatible with a PC! What will Sony think of next?!