Unreal engine 4 Dual Sense

Does unreal engine 4 support Dualsense ps5 controller ?

What i can say is for ue5 at least, ps4 controller are not detected by default. You need to enable it plugin and the playstation sdk(need an official ps account for that).

Or use of DS4Windows that will make the ps4 controller compatible to unreal engine without issue.

So it should be of similar behaviour for ps5 controller on ue4.

*only on editor, i havent tested on shipped version.

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I tested it here in both the editor and shipped game and it worked well on my Dual Sense, but a question arises, some games like Lies of P don’t need any program running on Windows to recognize my controller, how is this possible and how can I implement this in my game so users don’t need a program?

This is only a guess but i think Lies of P would have an official dev playstation account (since the game is on ps4/5) and sony will provide an sdk for unreal that you can install into your project(using visual studio i believe). These sdk will contain thing like psn, achievement, driver controller etc… and that sdk is supposed to detect ps4/5 controller even on Windows.

If there no public tuto on this, that because of NDA of sony to dev.

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It makes sense, even the Game Pass version can have this SDK, I’d love to know how it works

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Hey there @kuekua! If you’re already a developer that qualifies for Sony’s developer program, here’s some links that might be useful. The first is to apply for the Sony developer program, and if you’re approved the console access request form, and then finally a tutorial on how to set it up. Hope this helps!

Disclaimer: One or more of these links are unaffiliated with Epic Games. Epic Games is not liable for anything that may occur outside of this Unreal Engine domain. Please exercise your best judgment when following links outside of the forums.

Become a Sony partner:

How to link your partnership and request SDK from Epic:
https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/knowledge-base/LJdb/requesting-console-platform-access-for-unreal-engine

Some tips and setup for the SDK once you’re approved:

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