Open-source PlayStation remote play client chiaki-ng gets improved controller mapping

The community-made open-source PlayStation remote play client chiaki-ng has version 1.9.6 out now, bringing with it more improvements to make streaming PlayStation games to other devices even easier. Great for when you loved ones are hogging the TV so you can stream the games to a Linux desktop, Steam Deck and various other devices.

With this release the overall experience should hopefully be a lot better. The app has come a long way in a short time! It should be really simple to get everything hooked up and working now.

Full changelog for v1.9.6:

• improve controller mapping by adding support for many more controllers and improving support of existing controllers
• greatly improve success rate for generating remote connection via PSN tokens via in-app browser
• fix issue where console that becomes available right after clicking on it is never recognized as available, causing you to have to relaunch to begin a session
• add option to disable audio and/or video
• add ability to disable or alter stream shortcut
• fix issue where remote connection via PSN fails if UPNP gateway is discovered but mapping fails
• prevent Linux guests from sleeping/turning on screensaver if there is active controller movement
• remove dependency on hidapi-hidraw from appimage
• add native wayland support for flatpak and appimage
• fix delay in adaptive triggers when using DualSense in bluetooth mode
• tweak haptic rumble code for higher accuracy
• add option to set stream stats to always on in audio/wifi
• adjust rumble intensity based off of console setting
• fix address not automatically being filled in for regular registration
• improve DualSense controller rumble
• fix issue where DualSense could lose its haptics/rumble after connecting while low on battery
• allow configuring true haptic intensity manually
• small improvements to settings UI
• change audio size buffer to slider in 10ms increments
• change bitrate to slider in 1 Mbps increments
• change bitrate to default for its resolution when changing resolution
• disable Steam on-screen keyboard in desktop mode on Steam Deck as it performs erratically

See more on the GitHub page.