Sony Adds DualShock 4 Controller Support To Their Newer Linux PlayStation Driver

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Sony Adds DualShock 4 Controller Support To Their Newer Linux PlayStation Driver

Going back eight years to Linux 3.15 there has been Sony DualShock 4 controller support using the "hid-sony" driver thanks to work from the open-source community. But now Sony is adding DualShock 4 controller support to their newer "hid-playstation" driver that they started for PlayStation 5 controller support and are now extending it backwards for the PS4 controller...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Sony-DualShock4-PlayStation-Drv

[baka0815]

Nice!

[Jedibeeftrix]

Can you connect multiple PS5 controllers via bluetooth on linux, or is is limited to just one controller?

[cen1]

15 years ago a news like this would be unimaginable. The year of the linux desktop is getting more real with each year!

[Danny3]

Wonderful.
Good job Sony and thank you very much!

[katt]

Does this actually bring any new functionality over the old driver? Using my DualShock 4 daily with both bluetooth and USB and it's been working flawlessly...

[uid313]

Very nice with official support!

The PlayStation 5 controller is quite amazing!
I think it is the best controller out there, it is much better than competing controllers such as the Xbox controllers.
It has a rumble that rumbles in different parts and it changes where in the controller it rumbles.
It has buttons that have programmable resistance so you have to push harder or softer.

[jntesteves]

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On Christmas Eve 2022, Sony published an official Linux driver for the PlayStation 5 DualSense controllers.
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They published it... from the future! Nice!

[W-Floyd]

Can you connect multiple PS5 controllers via bluetooth on linux, or is is limited to just one controller?

Actually bought a couple PS5 controllers yesterday, and the answer is yes.

[schmidtbag]

Does this actually bring any new functionality over the old driver? Using my DualShock 4 daily with both bluetooth and USB and it's been working flawlessly...

I've been wondering the same thing. Honestly seems a little pointless to me and might just simply complicate things, though, the official drivers probably work a little more consistently.
Also, seems like the built in audio chip still doesn't work, which is pretty much the only thing that would convince me to switch.