{"id":390757,"date":"2022-01-06T21:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T18:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/can-you-use-a-ps5-controller-on-a-ps4\/"},"modified":"2022-01-06T21:00:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T18:00:40","slug":"can-you-use-a-ps5-controller-on-a-ps4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/can-you-use-a-ps5-controller-on-a-ps4\/","title":{"rendered":"#Can You Use a PS5 Controller on a PS4?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a412b5679bc6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a412b5679bc6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/can-you-use-a-ps5-controller-on-a-ps4\/#PS5_Controllers_Dont_Work_on_the_PlayStation_4\" >PS5 Controllers Don\u2019t Work on the PlayStation 4<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/can-you-use-a-ps5-controller-on-a-ps4\/#The_Workaround_Remote_Play\" >The Workaround: Remote Play<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Can You Use a PS5 Controller on a PS4?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-776667\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-765887\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ps5-dualsense-controller-tv.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ps5-dualsense-controller-tv.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ps5-dualsense-controller-tv.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"PS5 DualSense controller in front of a TV\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/london-uk-may-25-2021-close-2047439783\">Alena Veasey\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019re playing a Sony PlayStation 4 and you h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en to have a spare PS5 controller. You might be wondering: Can I use a DualSense controller on a PS4? The answer is no\u2014with one big exception. We\u2019ll explain.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PS5_Controllers_Dont_Work_on_the_PlayStation_4\"><\/span>PS5 Controllers Don\u2019t Work on the PlayStation 4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While you can use a DualShock 4 on a PS5 to play PS4 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, you can\u2019t use a PS5 controller on a PS4. (It\u2019s possible to pair a DualSense controller to a PS4 via Bluetooth, but Sony has made it so the PS5 controller won\u2019t register any inputs.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-729761\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ps5-controller-dualsense-feature.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Sony's DualSense controller for the PS5 against a teal background\" width=\"1200\" height=\"555\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In Sony\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2020\/11\/09\/ps5-the-ultimate-faq\/#dualsense\">Ultimate PlayStation 5 FAQ<\/a>, they write \u201cThe DualSense wireless controller is not compatible with the PS4 console.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sony designed the PS5 controller to be a showcase for the PS5 console since it has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\/en-us\/accessories\/dualsense-wireless-controller\/\">special features<\/a> that are unique to PS5 games. So it makes sense that Sony is moving forward from the PS4 era by forcing players to use DualSense with the PS5.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Workaround_Remote_Play\"><\/span>The Workaround: Remote Play<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s an exception that will let you use a PS5 controller to play games on a PS4. However, you\u2019ll have to use Remote Play, which is a way to stream games from your PS4 to another device.<\/p>\n<p>If you connect to your PS4 with a device that has a DualSense controller attached (via USB or wirelessly)\u2014such as a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/remoteplay.dl.playstation.net\/remoteplay\/lang\/en\/ps4_ps5.html\">PS5<\/a>, Windows PC, iPhone or iPad, Android Phone, or Apple TV\u2014you can use that DualSense to play games on your PS4 console. 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