Valve’s DualShock 4 Support to Steam Controller is Now in Beta

Previously, we informed you that Valve is planning to release an update which will expand Steam Controller configurability options to the PlayStation 4‘s DualShock 4 controller. Now, this is happening.

Today, Valve released a beta client for Steam which will do the job. You can now freely use PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 controller on Steam. Just remember that you need to enable it in Big Picture settings, under the Add/Test Controller section.

Here are the patch notes:

• Added Steam Configurator support for PS4 Dual Shock Controller. Note that this is a beta release. Enable in Big Picture settings Add/Test Controller settings. When enabled, PS4 controllers will have access to the same sort of customization/configuration support as Steam Controllers, including native API support.

• PS4 Controllers using this system can map the trackpad, gyro, buttons, etc. to keyboard, mouse, or x-input outputs and can make use of action sets, touch menus, radial menus, and so forth.

• Added New Mode – Joystick Mouse. This is a joystick based mouse control useful for stick based controllers.

• Added default PS4 templates.

• Added software calibration for non-Steam controller based IMUs to counter for gyro drift.

• Configuration Browser can now be toggled to show all available controller types rather than the default of the in-use controller type.

• Configurations can now be marked as “Unique” to a specific controller. This configuration will only be applied to that controller for that user’s account. By default, all controllers of a specific type will share a configuration unless marked as Unique.

• Big Picture now supports PS4 controller glyphs when using Steam Configurator support.