Updated August 4th, 2020 at 18:26 IST
Sony reveals DualShock 4 controllers won't work with PS5 games, players disappointed
Sony on August 3 announced that its PlayStation DualShock 4 wireless controller won't be compatible with the next-gen PS5 games., triggering shocked reactions.
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Sony on August 3 announced that its PlayStation DualShock 4 wireless controller won't be compatible with the next-gen PS5 games. In a blog post, the company shed light on the recently launched Play Station 5 and its compatibility with PS4 peripherals and accessories. However, in their FAQ they ruled out the possibility that users could use the Dualshock controller from the previous version.
"We believe that PS5 games should take advantage of the new capabilities and features we’re bringing to the platform, including the features of DualSense wireless controller", it wrote on its website.
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As soon as the news broke out, it eliciting mixed reactions from gamers. While many said that they would need the controller in case of multiplayer games, others expressed shock and said that they would wait until prices of the latest games drop. Yet many other dished out rib-tickling comments and memes.
Read: PS5 Games List: All The First-party And Third-party Games Coming To The Next-gen Console
Woke up, sent some tweets about State of Play/accessories blog post, then took a nap.
— Ryan Biniecki (@MysticRyan)
Woke up again, Internet on fire about DualShock 4 not working for PS5 games. Yikes.
Everyone's talking about the Dualshock 4 PS4 controller not being compatable with PS5 games, and I'm just here anxiously waiting for the PS5 price to drop. pic.twitter.com/0Kq7nG1PPP
— MisAnthro Pony (@MisAnthroPony)
Y’all really wanted to use a DualShock 4 on PS5? pic.twitter.com/y7Jb0GOPfa
— ⛩ Charles of Tsushima ⛩ (@RealityPales)
Obviously the console ships with a PS5 controller, but for multiplayer etc it would be great to have the option of using your existing controllers.
— Lewie Procter (@LewieP)
Dualshock 4 works with Ps5
— ek (@CheesyMcSquezzy)
Me: Woah that's pretty sick
But not with Ps5 games
Me: pic.twitter.com/TMug5TDlQD
Sony announcing that Dualshock 4 controllers will work for the Playstation 5...but not for PS5 Games...felt like a slap in the face pic.twitter.com/LR8RuWanYR
— That's Controversial (@muchcontroversy)
Will we be able to use dualshock 4 controllers for the PS5 ?
— Abdulla 🍀 (@ragab_abdulla)
Sony: https://t.co/GSV23MRZom pic.twitter.com/653hM6pjSA
Read: PS5 Games List: All The First-party And Third-party Games Coming To The Next-gen Console
At its PS5 ‘Future of Gaming’ event, the company unveiled the next-gen console and gave fans a sense of the lineup of the major game titles and some of the highly-anticipated PS5 exclusives that will be available at the console launch and beyond. And with the gaming console finally set to launch in a few months, fans are starting to get more clarity on most of the games that will ultimately make it to the PlayStation 5.
PS5 games (PlayStation Exclusives)
This is a list of all the games that will be PS5 exclusives. It means that these games won't be available on Microsoft's Xbox Series X when it launches later this year, however, it is likely that some of the titles eventually make their way to PC.
Astro's Playroom
Demon’s Souls
Destruction AllStars
Gran Turismo 7
Horizon Forbidden West
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Project Athia
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Returnal
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Read: PS5 Games Price Revealed By Ubisoft, Won't Charge Extra For The Nex-gen Console Games
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Published August 4th, 2020 at 18:26 IST