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by Cu3PO42 1841 days ago
Unfortunately this isn't the complete story. Being able to use a DS4/DualSense with a PC or other device is a different beast from being able to emulate a DS4/DualSense for a PS4/5.

The console actually authenticates the controller using some secret [0]. I find it very doubtful that Sony has implemented this authentication in their Linux driver and released the necessary secrets.

Unless this procedure is a part of a standard that I'm unfamiliar with that it may still need to be reversed for PS5/DualSense. We also need the secrets or use the workaround with a legitimate controller I referenced in a different comment [1, 2].

[0] https://fail0verflow.com/blog/2018/ps4-ds4/

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27378663

[2] https://www.cronusmax.com/manual/wired_controllers_connectin...