

Then select your user, and there you go! Once paired, you can disconnect it and play wireless with your PS4 controller on the PS5. You just have to grab your controller and plug it into the console via the charging cable. Pairing the Dualshock 4 with your PlayStation 5 couldn’t be simpler. PS5 has backward compatibility and is able to reproduce PS4 titles, for the same reason you can use the PlayStation 4 controller on the PlayStation 5.Īlthough you won’t have all the new specs the PS5 DualSense has to offer, you’ll be able to upgrade and not spend too much using your old Dualshock.Įven though using the PS4 controller in the newer device is relatively simple, it has a downside due to the different technology both devices have, developers built PS5 games with PS5 peripherals in mind, hence you’ll be capable to use PS4 controllers on PS5, only on PS4 titles. It is their no.1 gaming device and we are seeing a bunch of users upgrading to the PS5. The common question arises: can you use a PS4 controller on the PS5? Unless you have sold your old PS4 or passed it down to a friend you might be thinking about what are you going to do with the controllers.
