Windows® PC

yes, cronus zen can be used on pc, but we cannot officially offer any support for it what you need to know while we do offer guidance on setting up zen to game on a windows® pc, it's essential to know our primary development focus is on consoles, such as the ps5®, xbox® series x|s, and nintendo® switch why? due to the diverse range of motherboards in pcs, zen can behave differently across computer specifications a recent example was the amd agesa v2 bios causing usb ports to randomly disconnect many users returned their zen devices thinking they were faulty, only to discover the issue lay with the motherboard these types of issues can consume significant resources, detracting from our primary console support furthermore, some pc games now detect and may block or penalize the use of third party devices like ours it's always in your best interest to read the eula before using any third party devices getting started we will assume your zen is updated to {{fw}} using zen studio {{zs}} if not, here's what to do step 1 update firmware docid 9u47mtfrk1z6gjile0uv5 firmware errors docid\ ly6zi3tqakuyk8hhzb3ki step 2 setup zen studio docid\ ng3onmxdsqcprmgw 6r5y zen studio errors docid\ xrfay4u9buyb9so7onl07 once you're updated, connect both the console/pc and prog usb cables to your zen and pc the prog cable syncs the cronus zen with zen studio for settings, library, scripts, gamepacks, and so on meanwhile, the console/pc cable manages the controller signals once everything is hooked up and your cronus zen is detected by zen studio, you're ready to setup your controller 👍 pc controllers cronus zen only supports licensed controllers designed for consoles (playstation, xbox, nintendo switch/wii) it does not support non licensed controllers or any controller that is designed only for pc use such as the scuf envision pro xbox® controller set up an xbox® controller and connect to a pc, or any zen supported platform in minutes plug the controller into a1 and turn it on open zen studio {{zs}} go to the device panel and set the output protocol to ' auto ' if everything's detected, you'll see the joypad and console icons light up hit f3 to launch the device monitor test out your controller buttons and see if zen studio picks up the outputs right 🚫 important important unplug the prog usb cable from the zen 👈 tap zen's reset button after a few seconds, the rgb leds should glow solid green green if it doesn't, unplug the console/pc usb, wait a few seconds, plug it back in that should do the trick visit gamepad tester com to see if windows® is picking up your controller correctly once confirmed, enjoy gaming on a windows® pc with your xbox® controller, or plug the console/pc usb directly into an xbox® series x|s or xbox® one console crossover magic with cronus zen, your xbox® controller isn't just for pc and xbox® anymore! you can plug it into playstation® or nintendo® switch consoles too just change the xbox® controller to a3 , and depending on the console you're hooking up to, connect a playstation® or nintendo® switch controller to a1 happy gaming! 😁 playstation® controller set up a playstation® controller and connect to a pc, or any zen supported platform in minutes plug the controller into a1 and turn it on open zen studio {{zs}} go to the device panel and set the output protocol to ' auto ' if everything's detected, you'll see the joypad and console icons light up hit f3 to launch the device monitor test out your controller buttons and see if zen studio picks up the outputs right 🚫 important important unplug the prog usb cable from the zen 👈 tap zen's reset button the rgb leds will stay off note the playstation® controller touchpad may light up orange orange for a second then turn off this is expected behavior, totally fine 👍 visit gamepad tester com to see if windows® is picking up your controller correctly once confirmed, enjoy gaming on a windows® pc with your playstation® controller, or plug the console/pc usb directly into a playstation® 5 or playstation® 4 console crossover magic with cronus zen, your playstation® controller isn't just for playstation® anymore! you can plug it into xbox® or nintendo® switch consoles too just change the playstation® controller to a3 , and depending on the console you're hooking up to, connect an xbox® or nintendo® switch controller to a1 happy gaming! 😁 dualshock4® emulation transform any playstation®, xbox®, or nintendo switch® controller to behave like a traditional dualshock4® perfect for devices or games that only recognize dualshock4® controllers! plug the controller into a3 and turn it on tip to test if the usb port is working right, you can also connect it to a2 open zen studio {{zs}} go to the device panel and choose ' enable ps remote play ' if everything's detected, you'll see the joypad and console icons light up hit f3 to launch the device monitor test out your controller buttons and see if zen studio picks up the outputs right 🚫 important important unplug the prog usb cable from the zen 👈 tap zen's reset button the rgb leds will stay off (expected behavior) note the playstation® controller touchpad will light up blue blue visit gamepad tester com to see if windows® is picking up your controller correctly if it's not, unplug the console/pc usb, wait a few seconds, plug it back in, and give it another go thanks to dualshock4® emulation, simply connect the console/pc usb cable to any console or mobile device (using an otg adapter) , and voilà! 💥 your controller will mimic a dualshock4® perfectly 🎮🚀 happy gaming! 😁