How to Connect PS5 DualSense Controller to your PC?

Sony’s DualSense controllers are the latest versions of controllers that are compatible with not only your PlayStation 5 but also with your PC. You can connect PS5 DualSense controller to PC via wired and wireless connection. So, if you have been looking for a new controller to enjoy games on PC, the DualSense controller is your best friend.

But why use a DualSense controller, you might ask? Well, if you’re someone who has a PS5 and you love to play games on PC, then why go for another controller if you can utilize PS5 DualSense controller, which you already have. It is undoubtedly the best controller for gamers with many advanced features. And the DualSense controller works pretty well on PC unlike the PS4 controller.

How to use PS5 DualSense Controller on PC

Apart from being one of the best controllers, another reason why people love PS5 DualSense controller is due to the various color options that it comes in. Some controllers out there also come with game themes as well. Also, the DualSense controllers have Bluetooth connectivity, which makes them a better choice for wireless controllers for your PC.

Connect DualSense Controller to PC via USB [Wired]

If you just like to use your controllers the old school way, i.e., wired, then you can do that with your DualSense controller too. All you need is a Type A to Type C or Type C to Type C cable. Then connect your PC and controller using the cable.

You will be able to use the DualSense controller with PC right away on most of your games. Your Windows PC will automatically install any drivers if they are available for your DualSense PS5 controller.

This is the preferred method since most of the DualSense features will work the same as on the PS5. But if you are okay with losing some feature for the sake of convenience, you can try the wireless method.

Connect DualSense Controller to PC Wirelessly

The other way to use the DualSense PS5 controller with your PC is by using it wirelessly. Since the PS5 controller has Bluetooth, you can easily connect it to your PC with bluetooth capability. Let’s take a look at the steps that you need to follow.

1. First up, make sure that your PC is switched on and Bluetooth has been enabled.
2. Now grab your PS5 Dualsense controller. Make sure it is not connected via USB cable, and if the player indicator is on, turn it off by long pressing the PS button.
3. On controller press and hold Create and PS buttons until the light bar blinks. This indicates that the PS5 Dualsense controller is in pairing mode.
   
4. On your Windows PC, go to Settings > Bluetooth and Devices > Add Device > Bluetooth.
   
5. Your Windows PC will begin to search for Bluetooth devices within its range.
6. Once you see the PS5 DualSense controller from the devices list, click on it to connect with the PC.
7. The pairing process will be completed when the light bar on the controller links and the player indicator lights up, the controller is ready for use.

Note: To reconnect the controller with PS5, first connect it using a USB cable, then press the PS button. After that, you can remove the USB. Switching between two devices back and forth requires you to pair the controller each time. To ease the process you can use a Bluetooth dongle or adapter that can be inserted into the USB port of the device you are connecting to.

While the DualSense controller has haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, you need to know that these may or may not function with all the games that you play. However, when it comes to Sony’s first-party titles that have been released for PC, you can expect some sort of haptic feedback and adaptive triggers functionality. Other titles might just treat your PS5 DualSense controller as a generic controller.

Can you use the DualSense Controller with Steam Games?

Yes, you can use the DualSense controller for Steam games. There are a lot of PC games out there on Steam that have support for the DualSense PS5 controller. But you need to setup the controller on Steam client. You can follow these steps:

1. First connect the controller to PC using one of the methods.
2. Open Steam and navigate to Settings > Controller > General controller settings.
   
3. It will detect your controller.
4. Make sure that PlayStation configuration support. You can map your controller if you want.
   

To make things easier, here is a list of games that have support for the DualSense PS5 controller. Now, Some games might have haptic feedback and adaptive trigger support, while some might have just one of them.

• 7 Days To Die
• Albion Online
• Animal Well
• Another Crab’s Treasure
• Apex Legends
• ASKA
• Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
• Balatro
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Battlefield 2042
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Call of the Wild: The Angler
• Car for Sale Simulator 2023
• Car X Drift Racing Online
• Celeste
• Contra: Operation Galuga
• Coral Island
• Crime Boss: Rockay City
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Dave the Diver
• Days Gone
• Dead Island 2
• Dead Space
• Death Stranding: Director’s Cut
• Deathloop
• Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
• Destiny 2
• Diablo IV
• Disco Elysium-The Final Cut
• Disney Dreamlight valley
• Disney Speedstorm
• DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
• Dragon’s Dogma 2
• Dune: Imperium
• Dungeon 4
• Dying Light
• Dying Light 2: Staying Human Reloaded Edition
• EA Sports FC 24
• EA Sports WRCUndisputed
• Enshrouded
• Escape Simulator
• Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
• F1 24
• Factorio
• Far Cry 6
• Farm Together 2
• Final Fantasy VII Remake: Intergrade
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fishing Planet
• Ghost of Tsushima- Director’s Cut
• God of War
• God of War: Ragnarök
• Gotham Knights
• Guilty Fear-Strive
• Hades II
• Half-Life 2
• Helldivers 2
• HIFI Rush
• HITMAN World of Assassination
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Hot Wheels Unleashed
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
• House Flipper 2
• It Takes Two
• Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 Remix
• Kingdom Hearts III
• Left 4 Dead 2
• Lies of P
• Life Is Strange Remastered
• Like a Dragon: infinite Wealth
• Little Kitty Big City
• Little Nightmares II
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns
• Marvel’s Spider-man : Miles Morales
• Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
• Mortal Kombat 1
• MotoGP: 24
• MX vs. ATV Legends
• Naruto X Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections
• New World
• Nioh 2
• No Man’s Sky
• No Rest for the Wicked
• Outer Wilds
• Overwatch 2
• Pacific Drive
• Palia
• Palworld
• Path of Exile
• Payday 3
• Persona 3: Reload
• Persona 4: Golden
• Phasmophobia
• Portal 2
• Psychonauts 2
• Rabbit and Steel
• Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
• Remnant II
• Ride 5
• Rider’s Republic
• Riven
• RoboCop: Rogue City
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
• Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
• Sifu
• Silent Hill 2
• SMITE
• Sniper Elite 5
• Sons of the Forest
• Star Wars: Dark Forces: Remaster
• Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
• Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
• Still makes the Deep
• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
• Tales of Arise
• Tekken 8
• The Crew Motorfest
• The Finals
• The First Descendant
• The Last of Us Part I
• The Outlast Trials
• The Planet Crafter
• The Talos Principle 2
• Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
• Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy
• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2
• Transport Fever 2
• Unchartered: Legacy of Thieves Collection
• Unpacking
• V Rising
• VR Chat
• War Thunder
• Warframe
• Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
• We Were Here Forever
• Workers and Resources: Soviet Republic
• WWE 2K24
• X4: Foundations
• XDefiant
• Zombie Army 4: Dead War

These are just some of the games that have support for the DualSense PS5 controller. There are a ton of games out there. You can check if your favorite Steam game has support for the controller by checking the game’s store page on Steam itself.

Can you use the DualSense controller with non-Steam Games?

Yes, you can use the PS5 DualSense controller with non-Steam games as well. This is possible by adding non-Steam games to the Steam client library.

This concludes everything you need to know about connecting PS5 DualSense controller to your PC, either in wired or wireless mode. If you have questions, feel free to drop them below.

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