Controller:DualShock 2

This page is a stub: it lacks content and/or basic article components. You can help to expand this page by adding an image or additional information.

Key points

Main difference between the Dualshock 1 and 2 controllers is that the face buttons are pressure sensitive on the Dualshock 2.

Features 12 analog inputs. The buttons are pressure-sensitive, with up to 255 levels of sensitivity.

Has twin Dual Shock motors rumble.

Requires adapter to connect to PC. Not every USB adapter supports pressure-sensitive buttons.

Lacks native XInput support, requiring the use of an XInput wrapper (see Windows) for games that do not support DirectInput or the controller natively.

PS2 emulators for PC support pressure-sensitive buttons. DualShock 2 support is still in progress.

Inputs

2 × clickable analog sticks (8-bit precision): L3, R3
4 × pressure-sensitive shoulder buttons: L1, R1, L2, R2
4 × pressure-sensitive action buttons: △, ○, ×, □
4 × pressure-sensitive directional buttons (d-pad): ↑, ↓, ←, →
3 × digital buttons: sᴛᴀʀᴛ, sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ, ᴀɴᴀʟᴏɢ

Availability

Amazon.com

Amazon.co.uk

Controller variations

The Analog Controller (SCPH-10520) is a variant of the DualShock 2 controller, lacking force feedback.

Use with PC platforms

Modern adapters are emulating XInput, DirectInput or DualShock 3 signals and works out-of-the-box.

Windows

reWASD

Supports DualShock 2 controller via OSTENT PS2 to PS3 USB Adapter, does not require manual driver installment.^[1]

Allows to remap pressure sensitive face buttons. Every button has three activation stages which can activate different action depends how hard button is pressed.

L2 and R2 buttons are emulating triggers.

Allows emulate virtual DS4 controller to play PS4 Remote Play, PS Now or Dualshock 4 compatible games. Including gyro and accelerometer control.

Allows emulate virtual Xbox 360 controller to play XInput compatible games.

Supports analog face buttons feature which can be remapped to High, Medium and Low zones.

Not free of charge. 14-days trial.

Custom configs for DualShock 3 controller can be found in official Community Configs Library maintained by reWASD users.

XInput wrapping

Acting as native DirectInput controller, it's possible to use any of the generic wrappers. See the controller article for those.

DualShock XInput Wrapper

Play.com USB adapter only

Step One

Instructions^{[citation needed]}
Plug-in the desired controller and let Windows install any default drivers if needed. Download the DualShock XInput Wrapper. Extract the ScpServer folder inside the root directory of the main Local Disk location.

Step Two

Make sure to follow these steps in the right order, choose the appropriate system from the list.

Do not erase the ScpServer folder after installing the wrapper, if needed it can be hidden instead.

Windows 8 and Windows 10
Run `ScpServer\Binaries\SCPDriver.exe` and install the driver.

Windows 7^{[citation needed]}
Download and install the Xbox 360 Controller Drivers. Run `ScpServer\Binaries\SCPDriver.exe`, check the Force Install checkbox and install the driver.

Windows XP and Windows Vista^{[citation needed]}
Run `ScpServer\Binaries\SCPDriver.exe`, check the Force Install checkbox and install the driver. Download and install the Xbox 360 Controller Drivers.

EMS PlayStation to USB DsHidMini driver

If you try to use the EMS PlayStation (1 & 2) to USB adapter on a recent machine (>= Windows 7) the original driver may not allow Windows to detect your Playstation device as a joystick. So here's an adaptation of DsHidMini so that adapter can now show up in Windows.

This project is focused on making dance pads (from Dance Dance Revolution) from PlayStation 2 to work again. So joysticks may not work properly.

Vibration feedback hasn't been added.

Analog sticks don't work.

Analog sticks buttons don't work.

Steam

Can be recognized as Xbox 360 controller but after manual assignment. The controller cannot be found in Supported Controller Database, so Steam recognizes it as a standard DirectInput device.

Do not support pressure-sensitive face buttons.

Steam Link compatibility

Works natively over Mayflash PS2 Controller Adapter.^[2]

Buttons are mapped incorrectly and must be remapped manually.

Works without any drivers on any operating system that supports Steam.

Can be used just to send input from a controller to a PC. Go into Streaming options, hit △ and disable video and audio streaming.

Won't work great unless you connect it to LAN or a low latency Wi-Fi.

Hardware

Adapters

Bliss-Box Gamer-Pro

Directly compatible with PC. No driver needed, just plug and play. It’s ready to use right out of the box, no special software is required with the exception of firmware updates.

Supports pressure-sensitive face buttons.

Supports vibration (Rumble/Force Feedback).

Hot swapping capabilities. Auto-pause if the controller is disconnected.

Easily upgradable via firmware update.

Future proof /expandable (all that is required is a new cable and a firmware update).

Each port is independently upgradable so they can run different firmware if needed.

The 4-play requires pressing reset button (that is next to the HDMI port) after connecting the controller.

In the older firmware and explained in the 1.0 manual, user can assign only 4 pressure-sensitive buttons to the dial, slider, z-axis, z2 axis. However, the 2.0 firmware has the ability to read all 12 pressure-sensitive buttons but it needs to be utilized by a dedicated application^[3].

OSTENT PS2 to PS3 USB Adapter

Just plug and play, no driver needed.

For PS2 original controller pad only, NOT compatible with game specified controllers.

Emulates DualShock 3 Controller.

Compatible with reWASD.

Mayflash 3 in 1 Magic Joy Box

Just plug and play, no driver needed.

Only for one player.

Supports only pressure-sensitive axis, which can be assigned to two from 12 pressure-sensitive buttons (2 triggers or two from 12 pressure-sensitive face buttons). Assigning two buttons as "analog", locking other buttons in "digital" mode.

Compatible with Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7, Windows 8 32 bit and 64 bit, Windows 10.

Support all buttons on the game controller.

Support both digital and analog modes (for pressure-sensitive buttons), three players can play simultaneously (but requires Xbox and GameCube controllers).

Mayflash Super Dual Box Pro

Converts any PS/PS2 game controller for use on PC. Compatible with Windows XP/2000/ME/9X.

Works with PS/PS2 gamepads, steering wheels, and dancing mats.

Supports only pressure-sensitive axis, which can be assigned to two from 12 pressure-sensitive buttons (2 triggers or two from 12 pressure-sensitive face buttons). Assigning two buttons as "analog", locking other buttons in "digital" mode.

Supports Auto-fire function for all buttons via PC interface.

Re-maps all the buttons as you need.

Allows 2 players to play at the same time.

Supports pressure-sensitive face buttons.

Supports vibration (Rumble/Force Feedback).

Expansions

SplitFish Motion FX Adapter

DualShock 2 with SplitFish Motion FX Adapter.

Just clip the motion tilt-sensor adapter onto your wired Sony dual shock controller and experience faster game response and a whole new layer of control. Television sensor strips are not required.

Compatible with all PS2 games.

Cross hair tilt indicator.

Adjustable motion sensitivity: sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ+△/sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ+×. One button operation.

Swap between motion control and analog stick. Great for flight sims & driving games.

Amazon.com

Amazon.co.uk

Support in games

Games with generic DirectInput support are supported by the controller, however, button placements may be out of place and need to be rebound. Refer to game-specific articles for rebinding support.

Games with pressure sensitive face buttons support

For a list of games, see List of games that support Pressure-Sensitive Face Buttons.

Pressure-sensitive face buttons are not recognized by PC games yet.

Emulators like PCSX2, RPCS3 and Cxbx-Reloaded do not recognize pressure-sensitive face buttons from DualShock 2 yet. Controller will require DualShock 3 emulation to be recognized.

See GiantBomb's List - Games where pressure sensitive buttons play an important part.

Games with DualShock button prompts

Total number of games:

Error 1054: Unknown column 'cargo__Input.DualShock_prompts' in 'where clause' (mysql01.mysql.pcgamingwiki-14662257-production.svc.cluster.local)

Function: CargoSQLQuery::run Query: SELECT `cargo__Input`.`_pageID` AS `cargo_backlink_page_id_Input`,`cargo__Infobox_game`.`_pageID` AS `cargo_backlink_page_id_Infobox_game`,COUNT(*) FROM `cargo__Infobox_game` LEFT OUTER JOIN `cargo__Input` ON ((`cargo__Infobox_game`.`_pageName`=`cargo__Input`.`_pageName`)) WHERE `cargo__Input`.`DualShock_prompts`='true' OR `cargo__Input`.`DualShock_prompts`='limited' OR `cargo__Input`.`DualShock_prompts`='hackable' OR `cargo__Input`.`_ID` IN (SELECT `_rowID` FROM `cargo__Input__Other_button_prompts` WHERE `_value`LIKE 'DualShock') ORDER BY `cargo__Input`.`_pageID`,`cargo__Infobox_game`.`_pageID`,COUNT(*) LIMIT 100

.

Please note, that this is only list for games that offer DualShock button prompts.

Some may require use of DualShock 4 emulation. Refer to game-specific articles for details.

Error 1054: Unknown column 'cargo__Input.DualShock_prompts' in 'where clause' (mysql01.mysql.pcgamingwiki-14662257-production.svc.cluster.local)

Function: CargoSQLQuery::run Query: SELECT `cargo__Input`.`_pageID` AS `cargo_backlink_page_id_Input`,`cargo__Infobox_game`.`_pageID` AS `cargo_backlink_page_id_Infobox_game`,`cargo__Infobox_game`.`_pageName` AS `_pageName`,`Series__full` AS `Series`,`Developers__full` AS `Developers`,`Publishers__full` AS `Publishers`,`Released__full` AS `Released`,`Available_on__full` AS `Available on`,`cargo__Infobox_game`.`Released__precision` AS `Released__precision` FROM `cargo__Infobox_game` LEFT OUTER JOIN `cargo__Input` ON ((`cargo__Infobox_game`.`_pageName`=`cargo__Input`.`_pageName`)) WHERE `cargo__Input`.`DualShock_prompts`='true' OR `cargo__Input`.`DualShock_prompts`='limited' OR `cargo__Input`.`DualShock_prompts`='hackable' OR `cargo__Input`.`_ID` IN (SELECT `_rowID` FROM `cargo__Input__Other_button_prompts` WHERE `_value`LIKE 'DualShock') ORDER BY `cargo__Infobox_game`.`Released__full` DESC LIMIT 100

Other information

Technical information

PS3/PC Gamepad Driver

Controller button	Button label and axis
Square	Button 4
Cross	Button 3
Circle	Button 2
Triangle	Button 1
L1	Button 5
R1	Button 6
L2	Button 7
R2	Button 8
Select	Button 9
Start	Button 10
Left stick	Button 11, X-axis, Y-axis
Right stick	Button 12, Z-axis, Z-rotation
D-pad up	POV up
D-pad down	POV down
D-pad left	POV left
D-pad right	POV right

Bliss-Box Gamer-Pro Adapter

Firmware 3.23 and greater.

Standard mapping:

Controller button	Button label and axis
Square	Button 3
Cross	Button 1
Circle	Button 2
Triangle	Button 4
L1	Button 7
R1	Button 8
L2	Button 9, X-rotation
R2	Button 10, Y-rotation
Select	Button 5
Start	Button 6
Left stick	Button 15, X-axis, Y-axis
Right stick	Button 16, Z-axis, Z-rotation
D-pad up	POV up
D-pad down	POV down
D-pad left	POV left
D-pad right	POV right

Alternative mapping:

Controller button	Button label and axis
Square	Button 1
Cross	Button 2
Circle	Button 8
Triangle	Button 4
L1	Button 3
R1	Button 7
L2	Button 9, X-rotation
R2	Button 10, Y-rotation
Select	Button 5
Start	Button 6
Left stick	Button 15, X-axis, Y-axis
Right stick	Button 16, Z-axis, Z-rotation
D-pad up	POV up
D-pad down	POV down
D-pad left	POV left
D-pad right	POV right

References

[1] Request PS2 Controller Adapter

[2] List of Steam Link compatible controllers, adapters etc. - SteamCommunity

[3] Dual shock 2 and analog buttons?

[1]

[2]

[3]

XInput support


Connection method
Wired adapter
Predecessor
DualShock
Successor
Sixaxis DualShock 3