r/DSXSteam

The dual sense 5 has have add the option to be connected to other devices however there was no driver software ever released
On pcs as a result this often leads to poor utilisation of a rather expensive controller , following this we have developed and released our answer , the dual sense 5 companion, it is an app which essentially allows software customisation on the ds5 , for the initial build here are the features

1)accurate haptic feedback/ rumble- the ds5 does work on pc with steaminput and often on most games by default however as i have experienced my self and many others it is often really weak or doesn’t work at. All. The only way till now to make it work was set your sound output to ds5 which would still be weak and you would sacrifice all audio , the ds 5 companion app simply samples the audio playing through your output then based on the frequencies and gates provides haptic feedbacks. This approach while sounds raw and messy after being fine tuned by us , is providing ps5 native level or dare i say better quality haptics.

2)trackpad and gestures: the trackpad is a very useful part of the ds5 but often un used and windows doesn’t support it natively DualSense touchpad reports come over the USB HID input report as raw X/Y coordinates for up to 2 contact points, each with an ID and an “active” bit, by implementing it we can achieved standard track pad level functionality as well as gesture supports

3)miscellaneous features- as mentioned every single aspect from the sound gates to trackpad acceleration is tweak able we have added 3 themes- light,dark and glass as well as a profile system. Apart from that. One click install and setup as well as the mute button can be used as a toggle to turn rumble /touch pad off/on

4)why is this unique and why choose this? - because it was built as nothing even remotely similar exists to this surprisingly. Yes there are repos but they just map ps5 as a xbox 360 controller this one is basically dedicated to the dual sense controller itself , further more steaminput is known to struggle with haptics on dual sense etc this is basically a better steam input - more like a dual sense input to achieve native ps5 like experience on pc

Games that have been tested and my feedback-
1)black myth wukong digital deluxe dlc -the game which is the inspiration behind this it works exceptionally well , walking , light attacks , music , falling every single thing is registered accordingly
2)ghost of tsuhima
3)elden ring
4)fortnite-(yes fn as its basically sound based so when you fire ammo etc)
5)god of war 2018
6)assasin creed black flag
7)gta v (i dont reccomend here too , too much feedback imo)

If you want to check any game your self , follow this
1)Run the ds5 companion app
2)Enable rumble
3)open and play the walk through video of the game you want to test for The rumble will be exactly how it will be in game

Any suggestions, features or ideas will be greatly appreciated i plan on developing the driver software further and achieve a native ps5 level on pc

For the next update I plan on playing of certain audio cues such as wind in ghost of tsushima through the dual sense speakers itself like on ps5

Github repository link - https://github.com/Casliyan/DS5companion

I am using DSX v3.1.7 with my Dualsense Edge controller. I used to be able to map buttons to the rear paddles and to the front triggers (below the sticks, i.e. "Left FN" and "Right FN".) And some of my saved profiles still show those mappings and they still work.

But now I can't even see the paddles or the FN buttons on the controller mappings page of DSX, much less program them. The image of the controller that appears there does not include those buttons (see image). I have tried to change the Virtual Device setting away from Dualsense to something else, but without luck. And I tried quitting/restarting and shutting down/rebooting: no luck.

Anyone else have this issue? And can anyone suggest a fix? I'll appreciate any help.