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Sony Brings Full DualShock 4 Controller Support to Mac With New Adapter

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Sony today announced the upcoming launch of a new DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adapter, which will allow Mac and PC users to wirelessly connect a DualShock 4 controller to their machines.

The adapter will enable all DualShock 4 features, including buttons, analog sticks, touch pad, light bar, motion sensors, vibration, and stereo headset jack so long as games support the feature.

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Currently, the DualShock 4 controller can connect to Macs via Bluetooth or a USB cable, but the adapter will allow for access to all controller functions. The adapter can also be used for PS4 Remote Play, which allows games to be streamed from the PS4 to a Mac or PC.

Sony has also announced imminent PlayStation Now availability for Windows PCs, which will allow PCs to play PS3 exclusive titles. PlayStation Now will be launching soon in Europe and a wider release in the United States will follow. Sony says it is "evaluating" Mac support for PS Now, but has nothing to announce at this time.

Sony will begin selling the DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adapter in early September for $24.99.

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Two pretty good pieces of news! I'll like having more controller functionality... especially on my old Bluetooth-less Mac Pro in Bootcamp. Screw the Xbox controllers and their non-BT wireless IMO.
 
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Got to stay relevant right Sony? This is probably the only thing you done useful in the last 10 years

Why buy a PS4 when you have a Mac?
 
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I really appreciate that Sony isn't leaving Mac users out of the loop on the remote screen capabilities. I've used it via USB and it works well enough. It would be nice if Xbox also supported Mac remote play, but I can understand their desire to keep that perk to Windows 10 since they want to convince people to buy into their ecosystem.

That said, I'm wanting to replace my Mid 2009 MBP when (if?) Apple releases the Mac updates, so I should probably hold off on buying this adapter until I see if there are more than one USB-C port on the new MBPs.
 
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okboy said:
Wait, why does this require an adapter? It should be entirely Bluetooth, no? Also, article says the Lightbar will work. How, doesn't that require a camera?
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Nope. This dongle will allow every feature of the Dualshock 4 to work, as it states. I think they mean the light bar will react as it should inside the game, I don't think games that require the light bar to be tracked will work - but those are rare anyway. Barely any games use the light bar. PSVR will though.
 
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iMember said:
Got to stay relevant right Sony? This is probably the only thing you done useful in the last 10 years

Why buy a PS4 when you have a Mac?
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Why buy a Mac when you have an iPad? —

Just when you think you know what a game console is... you see a controller.... that's totally not in the way. Joysticks you can touch, and even buttons. When you see a game console that can do all that, it might just make you think, "Hey! Why else can it do?"​

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Just looking at Steam shows the huge market on PC. Sony sees what Microsoft is doing right now, which is merging the Xbox and PC platforms into more of a unified system. First, there's cross play between PCs and Xbox over Xbox Live. Then you have the Xbox being more like an upgradable console, possibly from Scorpio onwards. Or at least they'll be going with quicker upgrade cycles (perhaps 2-3 years) that emphasize backwards compatibility with differing levels of graphical fidelity. This is a model that has worked well for Apple, with frequent hardware upgrades, software upgrades, and connectivity between all devices that allows for games on iOS to work across a range of devices. It's a smart move by Microsoft, and it's smart that Sony is recognizing this and making some early changes to position themselves to compete. The main problem is that Microsoft owns the PC platform, so that could present roadblocks for Sony. Integration is key. It's also interesting how they've pretty much ceded mobile gaming to Apple, and maybe Nintendo, as all I hear about now is the PC gaming integration when it used to be all about integrating with mobile. I think at some point they realized that they can't compete with the crap pay to play model on mobile. These people care about making legit games with great stories and that is difficult to do on mobile and sell at a profit.
 
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The latest Xbox One controllers that come with the S, and can now be purchased separately, have bluetooth built in.

Be interesting if they can connect to a Bluetooth mac directly.
 
Dagless said:
I was surprised at how well Playstation Now ran, not only on my PS4 (wired to a BT Infinity router) but also wireless with the Vita. And also how well Remote Play runs on my iMac. It's all pretty good in terms of latency and quality.
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No, no it's not. Unless three-figure input lag is acceptable to you, of course.
 
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