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<nowiki>†</nowiki> ''Accelerometer and gyro can be mapped over the existing XInput stick axes and mouse movement, though it translates poorly to PC games and [[Dolphin]].''
==Using on a PC==
* [http://ds4windows.com/ DS4Windows] ([https://github.com/Jays2Kings/DS4Windows/releases download]) is a modified version of DS4-to-XInput that also allows for rudimentary Sixaxis mapping to XInput or keyboard keys. It also has a lot more mapping options, like setting up macros. This is the recommended driver.
** [https://inputmapper.com/downloads/download/5-tools/63-duleshock-4-exclusive-mode-tool DualShock Exclusive Mode Tool] might be necessary if your DS4Windows setup becomes unusable after the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
* [http://inputmapper.com/ InputMapper] (formerly DSDCS) is another branch of DS4Windows that promises a clean, user-friendly GUI with plenty of options (mostly copied from J2K's DS4Windows), but is adware/donationware. [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-DS4Windows-Another-fork-another-thread Official thread.]
* [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-DS4-To-XInput-Wrapper DS4 to Xinput] is the original wrapper for XInput that can also use the touch pad. However, it's no longer being [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-DS4-To-XInput-Wrapper?pid=370521#pid370521 maintained].
* [[SCP Driver Package]] supports basic DS4 features, but there have been reports of latency issues and dropped inputs with this (issues are often said to be because of the previously accompanied zadig tool). [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-XInput-Wrapper-for-DS3-and-Play-com-USB-Dual-DS2-Controller Official thread.]
* [http://www.ishgard.com/ps4pc PS4PC] can make use of the touch pad on PC.
Let's try putting them in the tables. Oh, and Steam can do much of this too.
The [[DualShock 4]] is the standard PlayStation 4 controller and the successor to the [[DualShock 3|DualShock 3]]. Early comments by Sony suggested it would work on the PC out of the box<ref>http://gearnuke.com/see-dualshock-4-controller-connected-pc-without-hassle/</ref>, but this is only partially true. It only officially supports DirectInput with the official drivers, but external programs are still needed for full XInput functionality. It's only recently that Sony announced an official solution in the form of the [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/accessories/dualshock-4-usb-wireless-adaptor/ DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adapter].
==FeaturesWindows==Early comments by Sony suggested it would work on Windows out of the box,<ref>http://gearnuke.com/see-dualshock-4-controller-connected-pc-without-hassle/</ref> but it ended up only supporting DirectInput with the official drivers. External programs are still needed for full XInput functionality. Sony announced the DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adapter to mitigate this. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
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! scope="col"|Features
! scope="col"|DS4Windows[https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/accessories/dualshock-4-usb-wireless-adaptor/ Official USB Wireless Adapter]! scope="col"|InputMapper [http://ds4windows.com/ DS4Windows]<br/><small>(DSDCS[https://github.com/Jays2Kings/DS4Windows/releases Download])</small>! scope="col"|DS4 to XInput[[SCP Driver Package|SCP Driver Package]]! scope="col"|[http://steampowered.com/ Steam]! scope="col"|[http://inputmapper.com/ InputMapper]<br/><small>(DSDCS)</small>! scope="col"|SCP Driver Package[http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-DS4-To-XInput-Wrapper DS4 to XInput]! scope="col"|USB Wireless Adapter[http://www.ishgard.com/ps4pc PS4PC]
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|Touch pad|style="text-align:center;"|Yes|style="text-align:center;"|Yes|style="text-align:center;"|No||Yes||Yes|style="text-align:center;"|NoYes|style="text-align:center;"|Yes
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|Light bar|style="text-align:center;"|Yes|style="text-align:center;"|Yes|style="text-align:center;"|Yes|style="text-align:center;"|Yes|style="text-align:center;"|Yes||Yes||?
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|Bluetooth or USB|style="text-align:center;"|Yes|style="text-align:center;"|Yes|style="text-align:center;"|Yes|style="text-align:center;"|Yes|style="text-align:center;"|Yes||Yes||?
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|Built-in speaker and headphone jackBluetooth|style="text-align:center;"|NoYes||Yes|style="text-align:center;"|NoYes|style="text-align:center;"|No?|style="text-align:center;"|NoYes|style="text-align:center;"|Yes||?
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|Vibration|style="text-align:center;"|Yes|style="text-align:center;"|Yes|style="text-align:center;"|Yes|style|<abbr title="text-align:center;Rumble support is experimental.">Yes</abbr>||Yes|style="text-align:center;"|Yes||?
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|<abbr title="The ones that allow this map the accelerometer and gyro to existing stick axes and mouse movement. It translates poorly to PC games.">Sixaxis||Yes||Yes||No||Yes||Yes||No||?|style="text-align:center;"|Details|Somewhat†|style="textA modified version of DS4-to-alignXInput that also allows for rudimentary Sixaxis mapping to XInput or keyboard keys. It also has a lot more mapping options, like setting up macros. '''This is the recommended driver.''' The [https:center;"//inputmapper.com/downloads/download/5-tools/63-duleshock-4-exclusive-mode-tool DualShock Exclusive Mode Tool] might be necessary if your setup becomes unusable after updating to the Anniversary Update on Windows 10.|Somewhat†Supports basic DS4 features, but reports of latency issues and dropped inputs due to the linked zadig tool. [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-XInput-Wrapper-for-DS3-and-Play-com-USB-Dual-DS2-Controller Official thread.]|style="textSupported the DualShock 4 since December 2016, and uses the same technology they developed for their own Steam controller to translate controller inputs to XInput. The only downside is that one would have to add the emulators as non-align:center;"|NoSteam games, configure them from Big Picture mode, and launch them from Steam every time.|style=Formerly named "DSDCS"text, a branch of DS4Windows that promises a clean, user-alignfriendly GUI with plenty of options (mostly copied from J2K's DS4Windows), but is adware/donationware. [http:center;"|No//forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-DS4Windows-Another-fork-another-thread Official thread.]|styleThe original wrapper for XInput that can also use the touchpad. However, it's no longer being [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-DS4-To-XInput-Wrapper?pid="text-align:center;"370521#pid370521 maintained].|Yes
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===Bluetooth connection problems===
Some Windows users have experienced problems with their DS4 controllers disconnecting from Bluetooth during the pairing process. This does not affect all users, but those who experience this issue can resolve it using these steps. (Perform these steps quickly or the controller will disconnect.)
