DSX

now a standard xbox controller feels wildly underwhelming. ... Running a DualSense controller with DSX is a whole new level of interacting with your game.

in the case of Racing games; being able to make separate throttle and brake adjustments that have the "take up" i expect with a firmer active portion of the trigger (I run my braking profile at a very high firmness, and throttle moderately soft), this forces my physical input to be smoother, radically changing how smoothly I can attack my driving line, and how consistent i am around any track. actually feels better than most "sim racing pedals"
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as for steering, Apples to Oranges: it doesn't compare to a force feedback steering wheel
but, Apples to Apples; there's plenty of joystick adjust ability to get things working very nicely.

this app is a must have for immersion and just cool things for the dualsense family use a dualsense edge with audio to haptics
itsnot perfect but its kinda like trying astrobot the game that comes preinstalled on ps5
pesonally bought for use with dualsense edge back buttons to see weather customisation is better than the steam input
for haptics and rebinding its pretty damn cool
and the fact you can make custom profiles per game or just have a general profile to suit all games
10/10 must buy if you have a dualsense edge or even regular dualsense

Does not work for me. I bought it to play GamePass games with my Dualsense but it doesn't work. The game keeps acting like my controler is a mouse and a keyboard or something. it's really annoying.

Makes things more complicated than solving actual issues like blocking interference with controllers and make the dualsense edge actually a native controller. guess only sony will have to take the lead, good attempt with the software but not for me.

its good app, but why we have to pay for additional DLC when we pay already for the app itself. I dont get it

Not good enough. You don't need this software at all if you are going to play native supported Dualsense games. And most of the emulation features are not neccesary. DS4 or DualsenseY already have xbox emulation for free (and that's enough). The extra features of this software are pretty useless, and barely decent, they are not even close to a real dualsense implementation so i don't recommend those features. Sadly the dev is very greedy and charge not only for this program, he charged for the beta version a long time ago, and now is charging for Dualsense Emulation option. So don't give money to this greedy dev 👌

This software is a must for controller! I've been using it for years, even prior to steam release. I must say the base v2 does not work like it use to. So do yourself a favour and use the new 3.1v beta. It is actually damn good! a lot of time and effort went into this.

take your time and learn the new 3.1v beta, as i'ts got some amazing features. Just bear in mind guys, that some games only have x-box support, in which you should change the emulation to x-box for those games.

Also I do think the DLC should be included and not a DLC. However it is worth it, and you don't need it, so that will depend on you're needs.

make sure to properly navigate the 3.1v beta though, it's a little confusing but actually still very intuitive. Steam and DS4 got nothing on DSX. DSX makes haptic feedback and adaptive triggers work like a charm and really is superior.

Paliverse deserves some more love, certainly recommend DSX.

People complain a lot about this software, but as someone who uses controllers a lot for pc games, this software is 100% worth the 15 dollars for this and dlc to get actually good UI

Program works great, til it kills your adaptive triggers. Then when you go look for help, their community and "community manager" will just call you a fucking moron instead of actually offering meaningful help.

Would avoid. Just stick to free programs that do the exact same shit.

used to be good then they had updates then it eventually stopped working for me.

Great little tool with very flexible customization options.

Its actually amazing how badly this developer screwed up this once great hardware with bloat and requiring an internet connection. Not to mention none of the mods like for forza etc work for it anymore. Congrats man, you really fucked this up.

great if you want to use a ps5 pro controller on PC or have controller overlay

This program is the best choice if you actively use gamepads on PC. It helped to reveal the functionality of the basic DualSense better than Sony did on its PS5, even in DualSense Edge.

Works great for my PS5 controller, I use it to play Call of Duty games.

Bought this with the DLC thinking im gonna be able to use full haptic feedback wirelessly, i spent like half an hour trying to get it to work but it just doesnt work at all. Dont buy it, neither the main app or the DLC.

Has bugs like sticky inputs, very laggy inputs, not recognizing the controller when connected wirelessly, and many more.
It's poorly optimized.
Very buggy overall.
Devs keep adding fancy new features instead of making something that just works.

I feel like there are a lot of people who haven't taken the time to properly get to know the software. It isn't like.. the most complicated thing in the world but it's powerful enough to have the slightest learning curve. I'll also go out and say I bought the DLC as well. I love this thing. It lets me use my DS controller like a gamecube controller! It lets me use turbo in games that I want it! Or toggles, or change shortcut profiles.

For instance, I was playing Twin Snakes the other day, and I wanted a toggle to switch between run and walk. I set up two identical profiles (make one, and just duplicate it) and then adjusted the joystick zones, and then assigned a button that would toggle between the two. It was super fast, super easy, and worked flawlessly.

I don't know where steam is pulling my played time but I use this program nonstop. Maybe there are other programs that can do the same thing, I don't know, but this one works - and works well.

Good for enabling adaptive triggers on the dualsense edge controller when playing forza horizon 5.

Super handy tool, definitely recommend if you like the DualSense experience.

When it works, DSX is great. But for the last few months it has been completely broken, making me reinstall the nefarious driver over and over because it's license has allegedly expired (wtf?). Now this latest time tonight it won't even let me use anything but native mode, essentially rendering it useless for me to use with my Dualsense Edge. Fix this broken software and I'll change my review. Thanks.

worth every penny! you can use a dulsense or dualsense edge with no problems and if you are on an xbox game you can switch the emulation to an xbox controller ]on the fly and it works great!

FOR PS5 DUAL SENSE USERS- Get the Beta add on! it's a must have! Personally used DS4windows for Years! and no longer supported unfortunately : ( Spent the $12.xx USD as bundle and happy I did so. full support with haptics,rumble, trigger stops controlled by app. and the best part, I have a controller that spins on screen as fast as 5k+ DPI. had to tweak my game setting a bunch to get them just right. leave the PS5 or other controller deadzone at 5 in app and in game for snappy response withOUT stick drift on new controllers. Enjoy! 10/10

This program does exactly as it states it does and has a lot of auxiliary features that are icing on the cake.

lit

IF your're having connectivity/compatibility issues even after installing the software please,
STOP blaming the app, the tools ARE there. I (and many others) are proof of this.

It works perfectly with adjustments and some knowledge. The whole reason this app was created is because of the complexities that exist using a lot of controllers on PC. If you expect to just plug & play, sure it can happen, but to remove all problems and have all-around compatibility, you WILL need to make some tweaks. Play with the software, run some trial and error, and as always; YouTube is your friend. The app is a gateway to solving the problems that vanilla controller usage creates.

POTENTIAL MALWARE

in my case it did not uninstall although on steam it showed as not installed, had to manually delete its files.

Ds4 windows is free and works a lot better.

10$ for both works on the edge controler

I cant recommend the beta version of DSX only because of one bug. i want to be able to emulate and Xbox 360 controller and listen to headphones through the controller. Everytime i try to do this, the sound plays through the Dualsense controller speaker instead of my headphones even whether i plug em in before or after i start the app.

i no longer recommend the current version as it has a bug when i click the right stick down on my dualsense controller. when i press down, it will either work once then never again until i unplug my controller and replug it in. or it will constantly spam that right stick click down button, messing up my game. DSX could be good but it needs work

DSX is basically like an updated version of DS4Windows with some additional quality-of-life features. On paper, this sounds like a great idea, and for a while I enjoyed using it.

However, a recent beta update broke the software and created an annoying issue with sticky inputs and dropped inputs. Currently the only fix is disconnecting and reconnecting your controller, which you can imagine is quite annoying to do while trying to enjoy a game.

I really want to like and recommend DSX because I enjoy many of the features, but I simply can't recommend it until this issue is addressed.

Doesn't even work. Software is called "nefarious software", and if that doesn't tell you everything you need to know, what will? I mean, who names their company that?? Interferes with my controller and doesn't actually emulate a 360 controller, get DS4Windows for free instead of this paid garbage. Bloated, confusing ui, hard to work with, and oh - doesn't even work at all.

ds4windows does what i need and its free. no advantage for

this shi so ahh won’t let me launch the app because it can’t confirm my time and date on my pc and drivers randomly popping up to ask permission for updates in the middle of playing. Just use steam input it’s free

slow af, unresponsive after every click, there are free versions online, dont spend your hard earned money on this crap

Purchased the DLC and it worked fine and now it doesnt even show up anymore so I cant use it.

I must say this app comes in handy ever since I brought it. One of the most easy to use and setup I have seen especially on the beta version looking very clean. Good work! I definitely love the customization and the ability to do the rgb rainbow on the controller.

Kindly Remove The Word Kindly From The App, Thank You, Kindly

I have pressed my buttons 1 million times but was unable to unlock the achievement :(

Basically paid DS4Windows with extra steps, extra slow and longer launch, extra paywalled features.

This game is super cute but also not great for little ears/eyes... perfect for streaming! I love the cutesy vibe with the cult

Great app, very useful.

Easy to switch how the controller is recognised - Xbox, Dualshock or Dualsense, which is very handy for games like battlefield which only seem to work with an xbox controller.

Rumble and haptics pass through which actually translates the subtleties of rumble - unlike Steam which is either 1 or 0.

Custom adaptive triggers, ie. for racing games I will put a slight resistance on L2 & R2 to give me greater control of breaks and accelerator.

Yes you could just use Steam input or DS4Windows but if you have a Dualsense and use it as your primary controller (wirelessly) then this is a godsend and provides a much better experience.

very nice for emulating in games that only take either/or, i wouldn't really have anything to compare it to since i bought this immediately when i started usin a controller occasionally lmao

It's a good program, but the UI is an absolute mess. It's over produced and uses icons instead of words to represent things. How do I save? There is no save button! I gotta look around for the button that is the save button and hover over it and wait for it to say "save" to know I hit the right button!

There is also remapping support much like Steaminput and Xpadder, but once again the dev thought an overproduced and flashy UI is better than a utilitarian one. Pretty much UNUSABLE.

Easy way to make this program better

You gotta drop your ego and get a REAL UI going where I got a file menu and can just click "save" instead of seeing all of these buttons and icons representing functions.

I want to give this program a thmbs up, but until these problems are fixed ill be doing a down. When its fixed ill switch it to a up!

Хороший софт. Всё, что от него ожидал я получил. Еще и развивается постоянно.

very useful wish it didnt show up in amd software as a game but as a software it would be nice but the fact it works is stress relieving and with the dualsense emulation now its even better!

perfect way of using a dualsense on any gameand setting up a wide variety of trigger haptics and vibration presets

❌ This software is a scam and NOT worth $5.

I initially purchased DSX on Steam because I genuinely wanted to support the developers. I thought, "Wow, finally someone has created a program that allows native DualSense support on PC. Let's give them credit and pay for their work."

But after spending hours trying to make this work, I realized that it does absolutely NOTHING useful.

🔥 Key Issues:

You still see Xbox button prompts in every game (X, Y, A, B instead of ⭕🔺❌🔳).
DualSense Emulation is locked behind a DLC paywall after already paying for the software.
Even DualShock 4 emulation doesn’t work properly.
The "Use PlayStation Labels" option does NOTHING.
The software requires installing multiple external drivers and creates a mess on your system.
HIDHide and ViGEm Bus Drivers introduce more problems than they solve.
🎮 If you're buying this to get native PlayStation button prompts on PC, DON'T.
This is just an overpriced LED customization tool with a broken UI. The free GitHub version was abandoned, and now they charge for a version that doesn't work. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.

🚨 I refunded it immediately. Save your money and avoid this at all costs.

removed Dualsense support and added it as a paid DLC? so I have to pay again to use the feature that I paid to use in the first place.. Super greedy devs. Don't recommend purcharsing this

I don't mean to be disrespectful but this app is just stupid and poorly made. It's overpriced, a bunch of features are locked behind a paid license paidwall, the software is slow and has compatibility and stability issues.

I recommend using the free and open source DS4Windows instead of this.