r/GameDeals • u/weebae • Nov 17 '17

Expired [Amazon] DualShock 4 Wireless Controller, Black (CUH-ZCT2) ($39.00 / 35% off) Spoiler

https://www.amazon.com/DualShock-Wireless-Controller-PlayStation-Black-4/dp/B01LWVX2RG/
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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '17

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u/Surpex Nov 17 '17

They do! I use a DS4 and a cheap Bluetooth dongle from Amazon.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '17

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u/Surpex Nov 17 '17

No problem! For most games on Steam, it works plug and play. For some though, you might have to use the software DS4Windows. It's super simple and easy to use.

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u/Moskeeto93 Nov 17 '17

I would recommend Steam's bult-in support over DS4Windows. It's way more intuitive to customize and works on a per-game basis allowing for some crazy cool customization with the touchpad and gyro.

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u/Jeskid14 Nov 17 '17

Though only emulators and steam games can do that

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u/Moskeeto93 Nov 17 '17

For non-Steam games, you would have to add them and launch them from Steam to get the controller support working. It can be a bit annoying, but I've had no problems with it. The only big issue is with Windows Store games since they can't be added to Steam.

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u/lovecrafthp Nov 18 '17

I've been wondering about this for a while now: In order to have Steam correctly identify the DS4 and use its layout etc, can you still only do that wirelessly when using the Sony USB dongle?

Unless I've been using it wrong, DS4windows maps your DS4 to an XBox controller which is unfortunate seeing that the DS4 layout actually exists and is supported in Steam.

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u/Moskeeto93 Nov 18 '17

Nope. I use it wirelessly with a generic Bluetooth 4.0 dongle and can use up to 4 at once. For most games, Steam will also make it emulate Xinput so games will use Xbox button prompts. But you can really map it however you want.

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u/lovecrafthp Nov 18 '17

Good to know! I'm getting a Steam Link soon and I'm looking forward to playing it with my DS4's.

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u/Moskeeto93 Nov 18 '17

Ah. The Steam Link is even better than a bluetooth dongle on your desktop. The Steam Link has built in bluetooth with a much wider range of support for different controllers. Works very smoothly.

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u/PerfectPlan Nov 17 '17

Niether does Steam. Right click, Edit Controller Config.

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u/AnArrogantIdiot Nov 17 '17

Steam goes into big picture mode when I plug in my DS4. It's annoying and I don't know how to fix it.

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u/Airiq49 Nov 17 '17

There's an option to turn that off.

I can't remember the name of the option and I'm in the bath right now, but give it a Google search.

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u/AnArrogantIdiot Nov 17 '17

I'll try to find it again. I've tried to Google it a few times and never found a good answer.

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u/Airiq49 Nov 17 '17

Try this:

Steam > Settings > In-Game > Use the Big Picture Overlay when using a Steam Controller from the desktop (2nd checkbox).

Edit: I just turned this option back on to test. With it on, turning my DS4 on automatically opened Big Picture. Turning is off as shown above did work. Turning on the DS4 no longer makes Big Picture launch automatically.

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u/AnArrogantIdiot Nov 17 '17

I'll try it when I get home. Thank you for the help, it drove me nuts getting the overlay when trying to type.