Learn how to connect your PS4 or PS5 controller to your PC, to determine which games it works with, and to make it work with titles from other platforms.

There are a few different ways you can connect your PS4 controller to your PC. We cover each way and the advantages of each. Here's how to do it.

PS4 controllers aren’t designed for native compatibility with PCs, so third-party software is needed to pair and configure the controller.

If you want to use your PS4 controller on multiple games across different launchers, the best way to go is by installing the DS4Windows software.

Software/firmware issues – Bugs, glitches or improper PS4 controller-console pairing can cause touchpad problems.

But you don't have to use Microsoft's controller with your PC; you've actually got a lot of options, including the PS4's DualShock 4.

A lot of console players make the switch from a PS4 to the PC, and might feel uncomfortable with KBM controls in games. A lot of games today offer full support for the Dualshock 4, such as these ...

Like the PS4's Dualshock 4 controller, for example: Valve just announced today that the Steam client now fully supports the Dualshock 4.

We recently learned that, this generation, the PS4's DualShock 4 controller would work with PCs out of the box, unlike the PS3's DualShock 3. Now, a video has surfaced that shows the DualShock 4 ...