PSVita Release: ds34vita released allowing one to connect both DualShock 3 & 4 controllers together with some extra features and fixes
Connecting DualShock 3 & DualShock 4 controllers to the PlayStation Vita is nothing new thanks to xerpi’s ds3vita/ds4vita and TheFlow’s MiniVitaTV but now, a new plugin having to do with these beloved controllers is on the bloc. This plugin is ds34vita which combines ds3vita & ds4vita together with some improvements of its own!
What is ds34vita?
As its name suggests, ds34vita is a plugin by MERLev that merges two plugins by xerpi, namely ds3vita and ds4vita while adding some of its features and improvements.
Fancy playing games with a friend on your PSVita? ds34vita has you covered although you should also give MiniVitaTV a look as it offers similar functionality!
For the uninitiated, ds3vita and ds4vita do exactly what their name implies which is allowing one to connect DualShock 3 and DualShock 4 controllers respectively to a PlayStation Vita console.
Going back to ds34vita, this plugin combines the aforementioned plugins into one together with:
- Allowing you to connect 2 controllers simultaneously – no information on controller configurations was given and I can’t personally test it as I don’t have 2 DS3/DS4 controllers
- A dead-zone for the touch panel was introduced
- PlayStation TV-style button mapping
- The no-sleep and multi-touch issues present in ds3vita & ds4vita have been fixed
- Integration with another plugin by the same developer called reVita which does input remapping
How do I install ds34vita on my console?
As usual, plugins on the PSVita are pretty easy to install but make sure not to have conflicts with the listed plugins!
As ds34vita is simply a taiHEN kernel plugin, installing it on your PSVita is pretty straightforward with the process being as follows:
- Grab the ds34vita kernel plugin from the link below – it’s named ds34vita.skprx
- Copy it to ur0:/tai or ux0:/tai depending on your configuration
- Add a line reading along the lines of “ux0:/tai/ds34vita.skprx” to your taiHEN config.txt file under the *KERNEL section
- If you have ds3vita, ds4vita or MiniVitaTV, remove them as conflicts might arise!
- Reboot your PSVita and profit!
Conclusion
You may learn more about MERlev’s ds34vita plugin by following the link to its README on GitHub. Download links are also provided while issues may be reported in Issues tab of the plugin’s GitHub repository.
ds34vita README (more information): https://github.com/MERLev/ds34vita/blob/master/README.md
ds34vita download link: https://github.com/MERLev/ds34vita/releases
ohh god
This is th most amazing news that has ever been dropped for the Vita…
Well done man, this article is a just what I needed. Wololo… Isn’t there any other writers? This is getting ridiculous.
You know there is something called ps5?
No single news at all about it..
Nice! Thanks to xerpi and TheFlow for this great work together, always grateful… (/ ^o^)/~*
Thanks Aurora for the news… ( ^w^)b
Suck up.
I did offer…
Well did he get back to you? we are waiting for some good articles, or this is getting dropped from my bookmarks. I mean PS5 people!!!
Aurora, please check your Twitter DMs. I’m having trouble with my /Talk account and I’d really appreciate your help/advice. Thanks.
Hello, I’m NNNRT, forum moderator. Please tell me what type of trouble you’re having and I’ll see if I can help. If you’re able to send a PM on /Talk then please do, if not then here is okay.
Hi! Alas I cannot send you a PM on /Talk. I had to change my e-mail address on my account (I’d rather not expose the address here), so I have to re-activate my account. The problem is that the activation e-mail never arrives, no matter how many times I re-request it, even though I’m 100% sure the address I input was correct (it was a copy-paste from a known good source). My user name is TeeBee918. Thank you very much for your help.
NNNRT, if by any chance you are trying to reach me by e-mail, it’s not working, I’m not getting any e-mails from you.
BTW I think google blocks the e-mails from that “wagic” address, even though it’s also a gmail account. Before changing my e-mail address on the forums I requested a password reset to my old address (though I did not use it in the end), it was a non-google address and it arrived problem free (well, with a bit of a delay).
Can I reach you anywhere else than /Talk? E.g. Discord?
Thanks in advance for your reply.
Seriously Wololo, why do you keep comments enabled?
The comments are awesome! probably one of the reasons I visit, because the articles are not always interesting.
Would you like a tissue?
I read the articles because of the comment section. It wouldn’t be this entertaining if it wasn’t for Aurora’s writing. Keep up the good work!
I agree, as long as he keeps writing articles that are rubbing people the wrong way we will get funny comments.
I’m old enough to remember when this site was good.
So you can use a ps4 and a ps3 controller on Vita? but why??