Okay, here’s my breakdown of how I tackled that Brook PS4 “Hold Triangle” situation. It was a bit of a headache, but I got it sorted.
So, I picked up this Brook adapter, right? Wanted to use my old fight stick on the PS4. Plugged everything in, updated the firmware like the instructions said. Thought I was golden.
Nope. The thing was working… mostly. The main issue? I needed to hold the Triangle button on my fight stick to get it to register as the PS button. Super annoying. Couldn’t just tap it to wake the console or access the quick menu.
First thing I did, naturally, was hit up Google. Found a bunch of people with the same problem. Some forum threads mentioned different firmware versions, so I started experimenting.
- Step 1: Went back to the Brook website. Downloaded, like, three different versions of the firmware.
- Step 2: Flashed each one onto the adapter. Made sure to follow the instructions exactly each time, holding the button while plugging it in, waiting for the light to do its thing, the whole shebang.
- Step 3: Tested it after each flash. Still needed to hold Triangle. Grrr.
Okay, firmware wasn’t the magic bullet. Dug around some more. Saw some chatter about a specific “PS4 mode” or something. Tried holding different button combinations while plugging in the adapter, hoping to trigger a hidden setting. No luck.
Then, I stumbled onto a YouTube video (i can’t post links here, sorry!). Some guy was showing how to tweak the adapter using a PC program. Turns out, Brook has a configuration tool you can download. I never knew about it before.
The Solution (Finally!)
Here’s where things got interesting.
- Step 1: Downloaded and installed the Brook Configuration Software (search for it, I can’t directly link!).
- Step 2: Plugged the adapter into my PC. The software recognized it right away.
- Step 3: Inside the software, there was a section for button mapping. And guess what? The Triangle button was set to “PS Emulation” or something similar.
- Step 4: Changed the Triangle button mapping to just “Triangle”. Left the dedicated “PS” button (on the adapter itself) mapped as the PS button.
- Step 5: Saved the configuration to the adapter.
Unplugged it from the PC, plugged it into the PS4… BAM! Triangle worked as Triangle. The separate PS button on the adapter worked for waking the console and bringing up the quick menu. No more holding down Triangle like a chump!
Honestly, it was a bit of a frustrating process. The Brook documentation could be way better. But, hey, I figured it out in the end. Hope this helps someone else avoid the same headache!
So yeah, that’s how I fixed the whole “hold Triangle” thing on my Brook PS4 adapter. What a journey!
