How To Connect A Ps4 Controller To Mac

Bully Mac gamers should consider hooking up Sony'south DualShock 4 or Microsoft's Xbox One controller to a Mac to meliorate their gaming setup. Though information technology's not designed for use with Mac, it'south easy to connect a PlayStation 4 controller to whatsoever macOS-equipped machine either using Bluetooth or a USB cable. And one time you take a DualShock 4 controller connected to a Mac, you can utilise it to play Mac games in mode.

It's also possible to use an Xbox Ane controller – including the high-end Aristocracy controller – but the setup and configuration procedure will take a little longer, although the announcement of official PS4 & Xbox One controller support coming to iOS xiii and tvOS 13 leaves u.s.a. hopeful that macOS Catalina will introduce it too.

For now though, we'll show yous all the ways that you tin can utilise a PS4 or Xbox One controller on a Mac.

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How to connect a PS4 controller to a Mac

And then, how can I connect my PS4 DualShock iv controller to my Mac to play macOS games? While in that location's no Mac Plug'n'Play support for Sony'due south DualShock four controller, there are notwithstanding a few ways that you can connect your PS4 controller to your Mac and play your favourite macOS games.

Official wireless adapter

While there's no plug and play back up for the DualShock 4 on a Mac, Sony has released a wireless USB adapter that'll enable wireless connectivity across PCs and Macs, although it'll cost you around £20 at GAME (though it's much cheaper at the moment).

If you don't want to fork out for the official accessory, there are other options available to you.

Micro-USB cable

PS4 Dualshock

The easiest way to connect a PS4 controller to a Mac is to employ a Micro USB cable. To practice that, follow these steps:

Use a Micro-USB cable to connect the PS4 controller to your Mac.
Press the PlayStation button in the middle of the gamepad (to plow it on).
Choose Apple tree > Near this Mac.
Click System Report.
Choose USB.
Look for Wireless Controller nether USB.

If y'all tin see Wireless Controller (it's called "wireless" even though information technology's continued via a cable), and then your PS4 controller is continued to the Mac. Information technology'll at present piece of work with any uniform games. It's worth noting that Steam offers full DualShock four controller support across Mac and PC, meaning y'all won't need to tweak whatsoever additional controller settings when playing a controller-supported Steam game.

Bluetooth

PS4 Controller

Hooking up your PS4 to a Mac using Bluetooth is great because it enables you to game without the wire (and without buying the official adapter), allowing you to sit back and use the Mac only similar you lot'd employ a panel.

Setting up a PS4 controller to a Mac via Bluetooth takes a flake more try, but it'southward nevertheless not that difficult. Follow these steps to set up your DualShock 4 controller with a Mac wirelessly.

Open System Preferences (Apple bill of fare > Arrangement Preferences).
Click Bluetooth.
Put the PS4 controller in Discovery Style by property down the PlayStation push and Share push button at the same fourth dimension.
The calorie-free on the front of the controller will flash apace, and Wireless Controller will announced in the Bluetooth window. Click Pair.

The device will now say connected, and you lot'll see how. You lot can now use the PlayStation controller with the Mac.

How to connect an Xbox One controller to a Mac

Okay, and so at present we've established that it's pretty like shooting fish in a barrel to connect a DualShock 4 controller to a Mac, an Xbox One controller shouldn't be much harder, should it? Sadly, that's not the case – fifty-fifty when using the official wireless adaptor.

Micro-USB

Although connecting via Bluetooth is out of the question, there is a way to connect an Xbox One controller to a Mac via a micro-USB cable, just it's a flake more circuitous than with Sony'southward DualShock 4 controller.

Head over to GitHub and download the near recent version of 360Controller (it supports both Xbox One and Xbox 360 controllers, don't worry!).
Open the .DMG file you downloaded and run the 360Controller installation package.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install 360Controller. It's worth noting that the installation requires a Mac restart, so make sure your files are saved before installing.
In one case the Mac has restarted, head to System Preferences (Apple card > System Preferences) and select Xbox 360 Controllers – it should be a new icon at the bottom of the list.
Plug in your Xbox One controller and tweak the push button mapping as desired.

In one case y'all've tweaked the mapping settings, save your preferences and close the System Preferences window. Now, simply load up your favourite controller-supported Mac game and enjoy!

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