As first uncovered earlier this month, Sony has indeed been working on an official firmware updater PC tool for its popular DualSense controller.
The app is available now for download, weighing just about 4.5 MB. It’ll update your controller’s firmware; mine was stuck on version 0282, whereas the latest firmware is version 0297.
You could previously update the DualSense controller’s firmware via the PlayStation 5 console. Of course, there’s a lot of PC gamers who might want to get the DualSense for its advanced features (haptics feedback, adaptive triggers, etc.) without actually owning a PS5, so it’ll be handy for them. Unfortunately, said features still won’t work wirelessly on PC, even with the latest firmware.
You need a Windows PC that meets the following system requirements.
If it’s your first time updating the firmware, you need to install the app on your Windows PC. The next time you need to update the firmware, start from step 3.
You can update the firmware for only one controller at a time. To update the firmware for multiple controllers, you need to do each controller individually.
While there are a few games that support the DualSense features natively (via USB), like Deathloop and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, PC gamers can also take advantage of programs such as DualSenseX to try and add haptics feedback and adaptive triggers even to games that lack native support. For example, the Cyberpunk 2077 Adaptive Trigger Effects mod works through DualSenseX (which is coming soon to Steam).
