Surprises that life gives you. As we knew, the new PlayStation Dual Sense would not be compatible with PS4. It is a decision that we can understand, since the technical improvements included in the command will remain exclusively in the new generation. However, something we did not expect is that the new controller will work with PlayStation 3.
Whimsical compatibility
The youtuber Midnight Man has taken advantage of the fact that the control knob is already on sale in the United States and has bought a unit to start taking a look at it, with the surprise that he has discovered a peculiarity that he did not expect at all. In addition, by the way it calmed his desire for PS5 a bit by being able to use the new controller on his current console, however, not everything went as expected.
First he tried to connect the Dual Sense to a PS4 via the USB cable, with a negative result, and then he tried the Bluetooth wireless connection, something that, although it allowed him to discover the controller in the connection menu, he could not establish the connection. connection in no time.
But the interesting thing came when he tried to do the same with his old and beloved PlayStation 3. In this case, the controller worked perfectly when it was wired, and it did the same when he connected it wirelessly. The only option that doesn’t work is the PlayStation button.
How to use Dual Sense on a PS4
The law cheats. Although there is no direct way to make Dual Sense work on a PS4, some savvy users have managed to make it work with an extremely simple and effective method. They just had to connect it to a PC or Mac via USB and make use of the Remote Play function. It’s obviously not the most comfortable or efficient, but it delivers on its promise.
Why is this happening?
It is clear that it is a way to lead the user to the right path. The. Dual Sense will allow you to make use of certain functions in new generation games that will force you to use this remote, and knowing that many games will require one of these controls, Sony wants to avoid any kind of confusion about which remote use when playing.
And obviously I would not want to create any doubt as to why a game in the PS4 version cannot be played by connecting a Dual Sense to the console. Surely more than one user has thought the idea.