Heads up on this curiosity from the days before the PlayStation 5 launch: in November 2020, videos showed that the DualSense, Sony’s new controller, worked on the PlayStation 3 and even on the Nintendo Switch, but not on the PlayStation 4, the immediately previous generation’s console.
The DualSense arrived with two aces up its sleeve: haptic feedback, a much more detailed vibration made by actuators in the grips, and adaptive triggers, which create resistance according to the game’s action. But the crowd’s question was another: could the new controller be used on older consoles?
The answer was a bit twisted. In a video by YouTuber MidnightMan, the PS4 simply didn’t recognize the DualSense. There was an indirect way to use the controller with the PS4, through Remote Play on a PC or Mac, but no connecting directly. On the PS3, on the other hand, the connection was simple, via Bluetooth, and the controller worked normally.
On the Switch, it was the user @BrokenGamezHDR_ on Twitter who showed it, navigating the Nintendo console’s home screen and menus with the DualSense. There was a catch here: an 8BitDo wireless adapter was needed to make the connection work.
The question hit hard: why does the new controller work on the PS3 and not on the PS4? The DualShock 4 worked on the PS3, so the expectation was that Sony would keep that tradition in the new generation. At the time, there was no official explanation, and the PS5, for its part, accepted most PS4 controllers and accessories, but only for PS4 games.
What came next
The DualSense became the PS5’s standard controller, launched on November 12, 2020 in markets such as the United States and Japan and on November 19 in the rest of the world. It is also compatible with Macs and Apple iOS devices, and on a Windows PC it can be used through programs like DS4Windows. In 2023, Sony launched the DualSense Edge, a version with swappable parts and back buttons.
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Source: GamingBolt.
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