If you are like me and bought an Astro C40 Tournament Controller and are wondering How To Use Astro C40 Tournament Controller on PS5 I got the answer for you so stick around SLA (Streaming Live Academy) for the answer towards the end of this article, but first let me give you a bit of back story.
Astro C40 for PS4 Controller
The Astro C40 controller can be used by pro gamers and other gamers who want something comparable to the Xbox Elite Series controller. Although it was great before the controller, it is now less cool. However, it's still a superior controller than average.
Sony has decided to destroy all older controllers under the guise of progress. Astro, the company, has stated on Reddit through a representative that Sony cannot update the controller. The controller is not working on PlayStation 5 with PlayStation 5 games, but it will work with PlayStation 4 titles .
How To Use Astro C40 Tournament Controller on PS5
Reddit Post
They not only replied to such a cultured user name, but I also applaud them for letting us know. The link to the post is on the image itself or here. Although I won't be buying a PS5 any time soon, I don't worry. However, I do prefer the feel of the Astro C40 controller to the Sony PS5 controller. The haptic feedback is also very good and can make games more interesting.
The problem with the PS5 controller is the lack of paddles. Also, the joysticks are not designed in a way I like. I prefer the Xbox Controller joystick layout. We want astro c40 to know if you are in agreement by voicing your opinion under SLA and Streaming Live Academy.
Astro C40 allows for Xbox style joysticks on PlayStation natively
There are still hope. As I said at the beginning, I will answer the question "How to Use Astro C40 Tournament Controller on PS5?" You can use the Astro C40 controller on the PS5 while you play PS4 games, but for those PS5 titles you are going to have to use a third party device called the Cronus Zen.
Cronus Zen
This little device will allow you to use your Astro C40 TR controller on the new PS5 natively. I invite you to go read the article of what it is then decide for yourself if purchasing is worth it. I personally will probably do it when I get a PS5 and I will report my findings back to you thru SLA and my personal YouTube channel so stick around.
For now I hope that Sony will realize that not all games are going to want to or are going to use the new haptic feedback feature. They seem to be hell bound to making sure that everyone does and honestly I can't blame them for I wouldn't want them to have an Apple 3D Touch situation on their hands and the technology is really cool.
It's not that it's a necessity. Also, it isn’t something you really need for most games. So forcing everyone to use it seems excessive to me. They might have already reversed their course by the time I get a PlayStation 5, but we will see. For now all we have is the Cronus Zen and PS4 titles on our PS5 controller life.
How To Use Astro C40 Tournament Controller on PS5
You can only play PS4 (PlayStation 4) games on the PS5 (PlayStation 5) with the Astro C40 TR (Tournament) controller, because Sony has decided to not allow developers of controllers to migrate older controllers that don’t support haptic feedback. You can however use a device like the Cronus Zen to use the Astro C40 TR controller on the PS5 and play PS5 games.