This will slightly increase the loading time for the game, but it forces the change in the script that we're about to make to take effect.įinally, you need to change the game's input script to show ds4 prompts regardless of what control is plugged in. Next you must add the -forcescriptcompilation option to the command line options for the game in steam. This is the sad state of windows support for the Ds4, Sony has made their drivers proprietary so it's just recognized as a generic device.

A lot of guides tell you not to do this, because what this does is basically emulate an xbox controller, so of course you're going to get xbox prompts in most games. First, you must go into big picture mode and enable playstation support. Setting up the pad in windows is outside the scope of this guide but it should just pair like any other bluetooth device. (That program used to be great, but last I used it, the original author had sold it to a company that put in ad support, and forced ads on everyone including people who paid for the ad free version, including me). Prerequisites: you are using a Ds4 controller in windows without any third party software like Ds4Windows. If you don't want to read any explanations and just want a step-by-step guide, you'll find it near the bottom of the post.

Sorry for the length of this post, but I feel it's important to explain why and how this works, since it has implications for other games on steam, and you may want to try a different approach if you don't like those implications. This isn't just a cosmetic issue because a lot of the prompts for xbox refer to sticks that don't exist on the ds4. There's a lot of confusing and contradictory information about this on the internet, including here on reddit, so I wanted to post a definitive guide, so people can find this when they need it. Hey, I spent a lot of time messing with this, trying to get dualshock 4 button prompts in witcher 3, and I finally found a solution that works.

Steam big picture mods