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By Akhil Arora | Updated: 4 August 2020 10:57 IST

PS4 Controllers Will Work on the PS5, but Only With PS4 Games

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DualShock 4

Highlights

Because Sony wants PS5 games to use DualSense features
Xbox One controllers will work on the Xbox Series X
PS4 Move Motion, PS VR Aim, PS Camera will work on the PS5

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The official PS4 controller — the DualShock 4 — won't work with PS5 games, Sony announced with a blog post. The Japanese company however clarified that there are some scenarios in which you can use a DualShock 4 along with a PlayStation 5. The PS5 is backwards compatible with PS4 games, and if you're playing one of those, you'll be able to use a DualShock 4 with it.

In a post on the PlayStation Blog, it PS4 games” only, Sony said. No ed games have been listed as yet by Sony.

That's a starkly different approach from Xbox 360 controllers on the Xbox One.) That means unlike those in the Xbox family, PS5 owners will be forced to buy additional DualSense controllers for couch co-op and multiplayer with their friends and family.

While Microsoft's new Xbox Series X controller doesn't vary too far from its Xbox One counterpart, with a slightly smaller size, a dedicated share button and a D-pad that borrows from the Xbox Elite range, Sony has made much bigger changes with the DualSense controller. It's got a built-in microphone, adaptive triggers with L2 and R2 buttons, and haptic — which wasn't available on the DualShock 4, but was present on the Xbox One controller.

For what it's worth, Sony isn't dropping for all PS4 accessories. Officially licensed racing wheels, arcade sticks, and flight sticks will work with PS5 games. The PS Move Motion Controllers, the PlayStation VR Aim Controller, and the PlayStation Camera will also work with ed PS VR games on the PS5. For the last of them — the PlayStation Camera — you'll need a PlayStation Camera adapter on the PS5, which Sony will provide for free to PS VR s. Sony also noted that not all licensed / third-party accessories may work on the PS5, and that players should check with manufacturers.

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