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Controller:Astro C40

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Astro C40 TR
Astro C40 TR cover
XInput support
Connection method
USB-Micro
Predecessor
DualShock 4

Key points

Uses regular USB interface and DirectInput standard, making it useable with PC out of the box.
Officially licensed by Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC.
It's possible to switch between PS4 mode and PC (Xinput) mode.
Has swappable, replaceable analog stick and D-Pad modules.
Has remappable paddles, allowing for multiple configurations and increased speed and accuracy for any playstyle and any genre (no PC software required).
Seamless performance in wired or wireless modes with high-fidelity wireless audio.
No Bluetooth; requires USB receiver for wireless control.
Paddles cannot be rebinded by 3rd party software as they are not sending their own signals, just simulate existing ones.
More than 12 hours of battery life.

General information

Official ASTRO Gaming website

Availability

Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk

Use with PC platforms

Windows

Connecting the controller should automatically download and install latest drivers for the controller.

XInput wrapping

Being a DirectInput controller, it's possible to use any of the generic wrappers. See the controller article for those.

reWASD

Supports controller as a DualShock 4.[1] Custom configs for DualShock 4 controller can be found in official Community Configs Library maintained by reWASD users.
Emulates mouse moves on touchpad. It's possible to set mappings to tap and tap with click for touchpad.
Can emulate the Xbox 360 Controller and Xbox Wireless Controller to play XInput-compatible games.
Lightbar shows when the battery is critically low.
Not free of charge.

Linux

This controller is "Plug and Play" on most distributions of Linux.

Steam

Controller can be found in Supported Controller Database and it's recognizable as PlayStation DualShock 4 controller.
Capable of making full use of Steam Input due to many overlapping features with the Steam Controller.

Support in games

For a list of games, see List of games that support DualShock 4.

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.
Supported natively by a growing list of games, allowing the use of the controller and some/all of it supplementary features without any additional software installed.
Support for some controller features may be only available on certain systems. Refer to game-specific articles for details.

Light bar

Instead of the large light bar on the back of the DualShock 4, here there is a small light strip built into the touchpad.
Number of games which support light bar is limited and light bar support is still not a PC standard.
Aurora is a third party, open source solution for handling RGB lighting which is extending list of supported games. List can be found in project's Github page.
Steam Input configuration is letting to control light bar.

Games with Light Bar support

List of games that support PlayStation light bar

Games with DualShock button prompts

List of games with Sony button prompts

Technical information

PC mode, device name: Astro C40 TR (PC) , HWID: 9886:0024
PS4 mode, device name: Astro C40 TR (PS4) , HWID: 9886:0025
Controller button Button label and axis
Square Button 1
Cross Button 2
Circle Button 3
Triangle Button 4
L1 Button 5
R1 Button 6
L2 Button 7, X-rotation
R2 Button 8, Y-rotation
UR
UL
Share Button 9
Options Button 10
Left stick Button 11, X-axis, Y-axis
Right stick Button 12, Z-axis, Z-rotation
PlayStation button Button 13
Touchpad Button 14
D-pad up POV up
D-pad down POV down
D-pad left POV left
D-pad right POV right


References

  1. reWASD help: Supported devices - last accessed on 24-11-2023