PS4 DS4 Controller to PC via Bluetooth

Megahurtz400 · 5 May 2020 at 13:01

Hey all,

Tried this a few years ago and for the life of my just couldn't get it to work right at all.

Currently using Micro USB but want to get rid of wires as much as possible.

Has anyone ever got it working? How did you do it? Was there a specific Bluetooth dongle you use? I remember trying 3 or 4 from amazon and it either just wouldn't connect, or would connect but not actually work or keep dropping in and out

malachi · 5 May 2020 at 14:03

Megahurtz400 said:
Hey all,

Tried this a few years ago and for the life of my just couldn't get it to work right at all.

Currently using Micro USB but want to get rid of wires as much as possible.

Has anyone ever got it working? How did you do it? Was there a specific Bluetooth dongle you use? I remember trying 3 or 4 from amazon and it either just wouldn't connect, or would connect but not actually work or keep dropping in and out

Did you try the official one?

https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/explore/accessories/dualshock-4-usb-wireless-adaptor/

Megahurtz400 · 5 May 2020 at 14:09

malachi said:
Did you try the official one?

https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/explore/accessories/dualshock-4-usb-wireless-adaptor/

Seems to be impossible to purchase anywhere other than on eBay from Japan for around £60

Think it was discontinued a while ago, or so I read when I was looking at sorting this before

malachi · 5 May 2020 at 14:26

Megahurtz400 said:
Seems to be impossible to purchase anywhere other than on eBay from Japan for around £60

Think it was discontinued a while ago, or so I read when I was looking at sorting this before

Ouch! At that price you might aswell buy the Xbox One controller with the USB dongle. At least its properly supported then.

YoungBlood · 5 May 2020 at 14:45

http://ds4windows.com/ has worked fine for me in the past with just a standard el cheapo bluetooth dongle from ebay.

Beenom · 8 May 2020 at 01:08

YoungBlood said:
http://ds4windows.com/ has worked fine for me in the past with just a standard el cheapo bluetooth dongle from ebay.

This works perfectly for me too with built-in Bluetooth.

Spacedeck · 8 May 2020 at 16:01

@Megahurtz400 regarding adapters, I use a Asus BT-400, so I think any should maybe work.

@YoungBlood @Beenom if you're using DS4Windows, don't download from there, it's no longer updated and has been dead for a few years. Someone else did take this on and is still releasing regular updates; https://ryochan7.github.io/ds4windows-site/