I use a DS4, and before that I used a DS3. They've both been great.

The 8BitDo Pro 2 has been working for me just as well as the SN30 Pro+. It's just the new extra paddles on the bottom that need to be configured on their Windows/Android app, but I haven't bothered. Otherwise it's just a slightly better version of the same controller. So yeah, in my opinion it's a great choice if you like the Pro+.

Thanks CatKiller and tuubi! Hmm... I'll take a look at both but may be leaning towards the 8BitDo as it seems to be a little cheaper than the DS4 (unless there's any difference in functionality).

Do both of them work out-of-the-box?

Quoting: childermassunless there's any difference in functionality

The DS4 comes with a gyroscope (which I don't really use) and a trackpad/mouse which does come in handy from time to time.

Quoting: whizseThe DS4 comes with a gyroscope (which I don't really use) and a trackpad/mouse which does come in handy from time to time.

How's the support for the different glyphs in games without Steaminput?

Quoting: childermassThanks CatKiller and tuubi! Hmm... I'll take a look at both but may be leaning towards the 8BitDo as it seems to be a little cheaper than the DS4 (unless there's any difference in functionality).

Do both of them work out-of-the-box?

The Pro 2 works just as well out-of-the-box as the SN30 Pro+.

Quoting: KlaasHow's the support for the different glyphs in games without Steaminput?

Pretty poor. Usually either an Xbox controller is assumed or you just get numbers for the buttons.

Doesn't seem to be specific to Linux though, from what I can tell it seems to be the same on Windows. Just lazy devs I guess...

Quoting: whizsePretty poor. Usually either an Xbox controller is assumed or you just get numbers for the buttons.

That's what I thought and why I still haven't bought one – the general layout and features look good.

Our DualShock 3's are rock solid and others report positive experiences as well. Sony recently added official drivers for DS4 and DualSense but you may need to update to non LTS version of Ubuntu to pick up official drivers. Otherwise there has been community drivers in the kernel for a long time. Pick any of these depending on feature set and price as you wish, they are all plug and play.

Quoting: whizse

Quoting: KlaasHow's the support for the different glyphs in games without Steaminput?

Pretty poor. Usually either an Xbox controller is assumed or you just get numbers for the buttons.

Doesn't seem to be specific to Linux though, from what I can tell it seems to be the same on Windows. Just lazy devs I guess...

To check I understand what this means, is it just that the on-screen representation of the buttons will just be the Xbox's A, B, X, Y (or just numbers) instead of the proper symbols for a PlayStation controller? Apart from that, is it usable as you'd expect?