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computers can be great for gaming and with a keyboard and mouse you can truly shine in some MMORPGs first-person shooters and realtime strategy games but some games can be even better if you use a controller I'm dan Graziano and in today's how-to I'm going to show you how to use the controller that comes with either your Xbox 360 Xbox one or PlayStation 4 on your computer the easiest controllers are used with your PC are the ones that come with Xbox 360 and the Xbox one it shouldn't be a shock that Microsoft made it simple for gamers to simply plug in and play but before you can do that you need to download drivers from Microsoft's website once it has been installed just connect the controller and start gaming for the Xbox one you will need a micro USB cord unfortunately the controller can't be used wirelessly it's a little more difficult to use the PlayStation controllers with your PC in fact I don't even recommend using the ps3 controller while there is a way to connect it it's a huge hassle and the software you use is kind of sketchy so I say you stay away so we're going to focus on the controller that comes with the ps4 the first thing you must do is download and install the Xbox 360 drivers for Microsoft then using a program called DS for tool you're going to trick your PC into thinking that ps4 controller is actually an Xbox one once the program has been downloaded unzip it and open the folder titled virtual bus driver inside of the folder double-click on the SCP driver application and install it if it was installed properly under the install summary it will list bus device and bus driver make sure steam or any running games are closed and connect the ps4 controller to your PC using a micro USB cord then open the SCP server application locate in the main ds4 tool folder the program should automatically detect your controller and say it's ready for use if your computer has bluetooth or you purchased an adapter you can also use the ps4 controller wirelessly press the share and play Station button on the controller until the LED light begins flashing to enter pairing mode open the control panel on your computer and under hardware and sound click on add a device and select the controller after it has been paired simply open the SCP server application and it should automatically detect your controller you can customize the light bar color adjust the controller's Rumble create custom controls and even enable the touchpad which can be used to move the cursor around all of this can be done in the options menu for more detailed instructions and links the software you need to get the job done check out my article on how to Tina's comm you can also reach out to me on Twitter with any questions or comments I'm dan Graziano CNET thanks for watching