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We have been very impressed by Sony’s latest controller, the PlayStation 5 DualSense. It has sweet adaptive triggers, and its haptic motors and microphone can be combined to allow you to play the Doom soundtrack. They are also good for games, apparently. And now, the latest beta version of the Steam client adds “initial input support”, noting that, “advanced features like rumble, trackpad, and gyro are not supported yet.”
It’s a start. Even if you’re not using the beta client, using the Define Layout option in the Steam controller settings will allow you to connect a DualSense and get it working, minus the advanced features. The open source community tool DS4Windows also has early support for it.
It’s tempting to interpret “not yet” in the Steam client beta update notes as a suggestion that the full set of controller features will be added soon, but of course it’s also up to game developers to make use of those features once. that are accessible.
The Steam client beta update also fixes an issue with Xbox Series X controllers, each of which appears as two separate controllers, certain game manuals open within the Steam client instead of in your browser, the dropdown menu display The shelf is not displayed without a background, and blank user interface windows appear. at startup on some systems.
