[io2red]

Dankcushions answered my question here:

DS4 Controller disconnecting only in Retroarch

[quote=115345]pcsx-rearmed (the playstation emulator) does not support 3/4 player controllers[/quote]

Thanks Dankcushions. :)

[io2red]

[quote=115345]this isn’t libretro/retroarch issue. pcsx-rearmed (the playstation emulator) does not support 3/4 player controllers: https://github.com/notaz/pcsx_rearmed/issues/43

your controllers should work fine in libretro mame cores. consoles like the snes need a special configuration to support 3/4 players (it’s in the wiki/forums)[/quote]

Ahhh, okay that makes sense. I spent so much time trying to configure it to get it to work, and it wasn’t even possible, haha. Thank you very much for spending the time to reply and let me know.

@gamesfan

When you try to run:
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends joystick checkinstall bluez-utils bluez-compat bluez-hcidump libusb-dev libbluetooth-dev

Does it give you an error with bluez-utils? (Removing it from the command will cause it to tell you bluez-compat doesn’t work either)
Try this instead, and then follow the guide like normal:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends joystick checkinstall bluez bluez-hcidump libusb-dev libbluetooth-dev

[io2red]

I’m having the exact same problem with my four DS4 controllers. I managed to get the first two working by setting up the hotkeys manually in RetroArch, but for some reason controllers 3 & 4 never seem to work in RetroArch emulated games.

Just like you, all four of my DS4 controllers work perfectly fine in EmulationStation. Then you load up a PSX game, it says the Sony Computer Entertainment Wireless Controller is Configured to Port #X” where X is 0 to 4 respectively for each controller. However I cannot for the life of me seem to get the 3rd and 4th controllers to respond in RetroArch emulated games.

When configuring controllers through RetroArch, make sure you go to, “Settings” > “Configuration” > “Save Configuration On Exit” – Otherwise none of your changes will be saved when you close RetroArch.

I have tried to configure the 3rd and 4th controllers this way, and the buttons react like I am configuring them, but they still don’t work in-game. It’s extremely frustrating and I have exhausted every option I can think of.

Seriously if anyone has ANY idea what to do, please help us.

[io2red]

I just reinstalled 3.4, went through the same process, and was able to get the right on the d-pad working.

However, the third and fourth controllers still don’t seem to work when playing games in RetroArch. I can see and configure all 4 controllers with ES, but only the first and second seem to work.

Please if anyone has been able to get four DS4 controllers working simultaneously, let me know. I’ve been trying for weeks now, and have been through petty much every tutorial I can find to no avail.

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