After the release of Sony’s new PlayStation 5 console, despite having stock problems, something that we can buy is its new controller, the DualSense 5 . A controller with an updated design and different technology, today we will see how you can connect your PS5 controller to play any game on PC .
All this thanks to Steam , the client par excellence for computer video games. It is at the moment the only application that brings official support for the PlayStation 5 controller drivers, although we can also do it with another external application.
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The new features of the DualSense 5 are the most attractive, a new design that helps a better grip when grasped by hand, improved and softer triggers , a new adaptive trigger system , which will allow us to adjust the pressure necessary to operate trigger, depending on the game or weapon we use.
DualSense connection via cable
The easiest way to connect our controller to our PC will be with a USB-C cable , which if you have bought the PS5 will be included, but if you have bought a loose DualSense, it will not come with this cable. To connect the remote, follow these steps:
- Connect the USB-C end to the controller and then plug the USB-A into any port on your PC.
- Wait for your PC to recognize the device and you will hear a confirmation sound .
- Now you can see that the light on your remote is flashing orange , that means it is charging and therefore connected.
DualSense connection via Bluetooth
If you have a computer with Bluetooth technology or an adapter, you should know that you can use your DualSense 5 without cables, to do this, follow these steps:
- The first step will be to make sure that we have our PS5 disconnected from the network , since the controller can activate it remotely and we could not connect it to our PC.
- We will go to the Windows settings.
- Click on “Devices” .
- The devices connected to our computer will appear in the first window. You will have to click on “Add Bluetooth or another device” .
- And now we will click on “Bluetooth” .
- At this time you must press and hold the “PS” + “Share” buttons on your DualSense on PS5 at the same time.
- A blue light will begin to flash and then the new device will appear under the name “Wireless Controller” and the PC will notify us when it is connected.
Set up your controller on Steam
As we have mentioned before, the new PS5 controller does not have specific drivers for Windows , so when we connect it, we can only load it, but Steam does have this support , so we will use Steam to play any game with our controller.
To configure the DualSense in Steam once the controller is connected to the PC we will have to open Steam, it will automatically recognize the controller and now you must follow these steps to configure it:
- Click on the top menu “Steam” .
- Now click on “Parameters” .
- In the menu look for the option “Remote” .
- Now we will have to choose “General command settings” .
- Steam’s “Big Picture” mode will appear and we must click on “PlayStation Controller Settings” , at that moment the flashing light will change and we will know that it is connected to Steam.
- When it is connected we can change the color of the light, adjust the configuration of the joysticks and at the bottom we can see which remote control is the one that is connected.
Now you will be ready to play your Steam games with your PS5 DualSense with full compatibility, but at the beginning we said that you could play any game, because now we must add external games to our Steam library.
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Add any game to our Steam library
Although we can buy almost any game on Steam, there are many others that are not within the Steam store or that we have already installed on our computer. The program gives us the possibility to add external Steam games to the library , follow these steps to do so:
- Click on “Products” at the top .
- Then “Add a non-Steam product to my library” .
- In the next window, a whole list of the programs and games that we have installed on our computer will appear. You can add any of them, but we are only interested in games.
- We select the games that we want to add and click on “Add selected” .
At this time your game will appear in the Steam library and you can run it from there to use your PS5 controller while playing.
Configure DualSense on DS4 for Windows
A few years ago, PC gamers had the same problem with the PlayStation 4 controller and a software called DS4 for Windows appeared , which made it possible for Windows to detect the DualShock 4 drivers.
With several versions behind it, this totally free program has the necessary drivers to make the DualSense controller work on our PC, and thus play some titles that we cannot add to Steam, such as Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War .
Follow these steps to configure the program:
- Access the creator’s website to download DS4 Windows.
Web: DS4Windows
- When we have downloaded the program, we will only have to install it and connect our remote through the cable or Bluetooth as mentioned above.
- We will know that we have the DualSense connected when we see on the main screen of DS4Windows something as shown in the following image.
- Now we can configure all the DualSense parameters for our games.
Now that we know how we can connect and configure the PS5 DualSense and play any game we have on our PC, let’s not wait any longer and enjoy your games as if you were playing on your PlayStation 5.
