How to Use Your Next-Gen Console Controllers With Other Devices Share The gaming controller that came with your PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S can do double-duty on other devices, too. This means you can take advantage of your next-gen controller’s ergonomics and adaptability to play games on your computer, your smartphone, your tablet, and other devices, too. Here’s how to set it up. Your two choices for making connections are wired via USB or wireless via Bluetooth. The first one is fairly self-explanatory, but for the second one you’re going to need to do some simple Bluetooth pairing to get everything working together. There are some differences between devices, but on the whole the pairing processes are all very similar.