Built as an improvement over the Wiimote and Nunchuck from the Wii, the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons are some of the most comfortable controllers around. The ability to split a pair and let your hands rest at whatever distance you wanted was something most players didn’t even know they wanted until they experienced it. However, the only way you could experience it was by playing it on your Switch. So far, that is.
Thanks to the flexibility and customizable nature of PCs, gaming on your PC allows for any input method you can think of. Although they weren’t very reliable originally, the Joy-Cons can now mostly function as PC controllers without issue. If you’re playing a title that’s better served with a controller or just want to take a break from the mouse and keyboard, here’s how you can use your Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons on your PC.
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How to connect Joy-Cons to PC
Once you have your Joy-Cons and computer ready to go, the process of connecting the two is very simple. Here’s how to do it.
Step 1: On your computer, go to Beginning > Devices > Bluetooth and make sure it is turned on.
Step 2: Hold down Synchronization buttons on both Joy-Cons until the four lights start flashing.
Step 3: Go back to your computer, select Add a device.
Step 4: You will need to select each individual Joy-Con one by one from the list to connect them both.
Step 5: Choose Done.
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How to use Joy-Cons with Steam
However, just pairing your Joy-Cons isn’t the last step. You have to do a little more to get them to work with your games. If you want to use them with games from your Steam library, here’s how to do it.
Step 1: Open Steam.
Step 2: Go to settings and get into Account section.
Step 3: Opt into Steam beta updates.
Step 4: Restart Steam.
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How to use Joy-Cons on all other games
If you have games you want to play outside of Steam, you’ll need another way to get your computer to register your controller inputs. Here is the easiest way to do it.
Step 1: Download BetterJoy.
Step 2: Open and run the setup file to install the drivers.
Step 3: After installation, launch BetterJoyForCema.
Step 4: Now you can choose how you want the computer to read your Joy-Cons. You can use them as one pair or two individual controllers.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn