Steam will soon tell you if a game supports PlayStation controllers

For those who wish to play PC games using a controller, Microsoft’s Xbox peripheral has historically been the go-to accessory – with many PC titles outright not supporting PlayStation controllers (at least not without 3rd-party software). Finally, Steam is adding an indicator to its Steam store listings, letting DualShock and DualSense owners know which games will and won't work using their controllers.

Making the announcement on their blog, the team at Valve announced an update to their Steamworks page, saying “Steamworks has a new controller-support questionnaire for developers to better describe the devices supported by the game. If your game plays well with a DualShock or DualSense Controller (PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 respectively), you can now specify that information within Steamworks.”

They continued, “This is the first step toward helping players find games that support the most commonly-used PC video game controllers. Starting in October, we'll show this information to players in the Steam store and Steam desktop client.”

With developers soon being able to specify controller support, players will also be given new tools, allowing them to filter titles based on what controllers the game works with, making it an overall much more user-friendly experience.

While 3rd-party software such as DS4Windows and DualSenseX already exist to serve as a bridge between PlayStation controllers and PC titles, being able to easily identify which games will and won't work natively with Sony’s controllers will be a highly welcome change.

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