The Cronus Zen. Marketed as a wonder device that will let you use almost any controller, or mouse and keyboard, on any console, but it’s also a lot more than that. The Cronus Zen allows you to script every single button press on your controller into a macro. For those of you who think I may have spelt Makro wrong and you’re wondering how the hell a bulk supply store fits into a controller, a macro is a series of button presses or commands that are strung together to be performed automatically at the press of a single button.
Drop shots, jump shots, slide shots, aim assist, anti-recoil. All are these are achievable when using a Cronus Zen.
Back in my day, we had to do daily finger exercises to get the dexterity to pull these moves off. Now, all it requires is a R4,000 investment in this tiny little device.
The trouble is, of course, that using a Cronus Zen is cheating. There’s no other way around it. And people don’t like getting cheated on.
So, just weeks after Cronus announced their latest update, which allows for complete control over the latest PS5 controllers, Sony silently released a firmware update that force disconnects your Cronus Zen device if you’re using one.
The Cronus team have released a statement on the firmware update, saying that they were unaware of the release and that they will be working on a fix for PS5 systems but that it “could be 24hrs, 24 days, 24 months” before they have something.
Currently, the best workaround is just not to update your PS5 to the latest firmware. That sounds like the most hacker thing I’ve heard since cracked games required you to “just unplug your internet”.
While I see the appeal of using the best controller in the market and its adaptive triggers on any other PC or console out there, however, if you’re using a Cronus Zen to ruin everyone else day to self-boost your own ego, well, then I hope that 24 months turns into 24 years.