Sony has detailed the compatible controllers on PS5 consoles, including those controllers and devices that will work with PS4 games playable through backwards compatibility.
The list is pretty long and gives us a great picture of what we will be able to use on PS5 and what we won’t be able to use. The full list of compatible devices is as follows:
- The DualSense™ wireless controller,
- DUALSHOCK™4 wireless controller and PlayStation officially licensed third-party gamepad controllers will work on PS5 consoles with supported PS4 games.
- Specialty peripherals, such as officially licensed racing wheels, arcade sticks, and flight sticks, will work with PS5 games and supported PS4 games.
- Both the PS Move Motion Controller and the PlayStation VR Aim Controller will work with supported PS VR games on PS5 consoles.
- The Platinum and Gold Wireless Headsets, as well as third-party headsets that connect via USB port or audio jack, will work on PS5 consoles (the headset companion app is not compatible with PS5 consoles).
On top of that, Sony highlight that “for the best experience, use a DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller when playing PS4 games and PS VR games on a PS5 console.”
Sony also re-confirms that PS5 games are not compatible with the DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller.
The PS5 releases on November 12, 2020, in the US and November 19, 2020, in the UK and EU and most of the world.
Source – [PlayStation]