How to connect the PS4 controller to your Mac

The new generation of consoles has already appeared on store shelves (except Xbox One in Russia) and, judging by the hype, people have been waiting for. Everyone who wanted to have time to "grab" a console and go through all that is possible. And then the question arose: what to play in the gap between the output of the games? And most importantly: how to connect a favorite with the joystick on the PS4 to your OS X?

Of course, if you have a computer from Apple, then the games can be a problem. Ways to start "of windows" toys can be several, all to choose from. We will talk about how to play them by plugging the gamepad from the new PlayStation 4.

First, let's deal with the connection of the joystick. Here we have two options: USB and Bluetooth. With the first all clear, no problems - stuck and ready. And in order to connect the controller wirelessly, do the simple manipulations:

Open Bluetooth settings (System Settings - Bluetooth).
On the controller simultaneously hold «PS» and «Share» button and hold for as long as the light sensor will not be blinking white light.

In the Bluetooth settings, a new device - Wireless Controller. Press the button next to "Create a couple of" gamepad and will be connected.
In the future, this will happen automatically.

So we have "befriended" the two devices, but the statement of the controller can not evaluate. Buttons simply do not respond to touch. It is not necessary to despair, in fact, the controller is working. To test this, simply run any game. I tried Borderlands, which is available in the shop Steam games - everything worked perfectly both USB, and Bluetooth.

Another thing - the support from the producers of games. Unfortunately, not all the games know that your Mac is connected to the gamepad, and simply refuse to take from him the command. For example, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs in any controller does not accept, and such examples are many. Apparently, the developers will need to attend to support game controllers in their new projects. No official list of supported games, so you have to learn the game supports a joystick or not the method of "spear."
Especially sad as it sounds in the background of the fact that, for example DualShock 3 on the "five-plus" to cope with all the games without any problems.

Well, wait for the developers "drank" support a new generation of controllers, consoles, can be long. We'll have to take matters into their own hands!
As it became known from the official letter from the company Feral Games, the publisher of this game can support the new DualShock 4. In order to "make friends" with a game controller, you need to follow some simple steps:

Make sure you are using a licensed version of the game from the AppStore or Steam. The variegated "port" and "pirates" this trick may not work.
Locate the application with the game (as a rule, it is in "Programs" folder).
Right-click on the application (or Control + left click) and in the menu select "Show Package Contents".
In the opened folder, go further: Contents - Resources - Input Device.
copy the file PS4Dualshock.plist in Input Device folder. To do this, you need administrator rights at the request of copying the file to a directory.
Close the Finder window and run the game. Gamepad should start working.

So, well, it's nice, but there is still a lot of games where we could come in handy controller. To solve this problem, I used the program Joystick Mapper, available in the AppStore. There is already a need to tinker with the configuration. It is possible that it will have to do for each game.

The application itself is fairly straightforward. Joystick Mapper simply emulate keystrokes on the controller as if the button is pressed on the keyboard. Similarly, with a mouse.
Connect the controller via USB and create a new profile that will assign button joystick keypad buttons.

Click on «Add new bind» and setting up the first button appears. Click «Scan» and then for five seconds should have time to click on. Let's say you have clicked the "X" - This button is usually used in shooters under the jump. In turn, jump on the keyboard - it is space. We go further on a line in the program, select the «Keyboard key» (keyboard key), and then the very spacebar (Space). Action repeat as many times as you want to assign buttons.
If you need to "sticks" controller "hang" the movement of the mouse, then choose accordingly «Mouse Motion» and the direction in which the mouse will turn. Thus we can determine its velocity. Process simple but requires care. When finished, check the box to create a profile to start emulation controller.
The only drawback - will have to play with the connected USB-cord with a Bluetooth solution will not work.

These are the methods helped me enjoy games on a Mac with the connected controller of PlayStation 4. Output is always there, you just put in a little effort. Maybe you have found some other option? Share it in the comments!