Saturday, August 23, 2014

How can I connect a game controller to Mac [instructions]

Many readers are probably wondering whether it is possible to connect the DualShock 4 and other game controllers to the "apple" computer for remote control in games. Answer: yes, maybe, and though a number of ways. In this article we will reveal each of them.
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It's no secret that on the back side of DualShock 4 has a mini-USB port to connect the controller to the initial PS4. However, this same connector can be a connecting link between the gaming device and Mac: should just connect the USB cable to the two aforementioned devices, and the joystick is ready for operation.
In most cases, the wire will stop, and that's when useful function DualShock connect via Bluetooth. To do this, disconnect the USB cable and turn on the Bluetooth wireless feature on the Mac (System Preferences> Bluetooth). After this, hold down the button and Share PlayStation controller and wait until the communication signal flashes. Then pay attention to the screen: Dualshock 4 should appear as a "wireless controller." Then click "Create a few" and the connection is established. Now you can control games on your Mac from anywhere in the room.
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Immediately it should be stipulated that there are games that will not respond to a game controller, for example, Portal and Portal 2. In this platform game can even "recognize" the connection gadget, but control is not available. In this case, the fault lies with the developer, which is not trivial provided support for external controllers.
Remedy the situation in several ways. First - install the application Joystick Mapper from Chibata Creations. Cost of the program in the App Store is $ 5. Installed "cFosSpeed" allows you to remap the keyboard keys and mouse buttons on the Mac selected joystick. DualShock controller 4, unfortunately, does not appear on the compatibility list.
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The second way - buy a $ 25 utility ControllerMate from OrderedBytes. In fact, the objective of this program is the same, but only the latter is able to provide support for all HID-controllers, while Joystick Mapper has several limitations.
The result of the above actions will be able to use a game controller with a Mac and cheering makovodov gamers. It should be remembered, however, that in some cases, even the latter methods can not provide normal gaming operation. Here already, unfortunately, nothing to do, but such cases are quite rare.
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