PlayStation 5: Answering your questions on compatible PS4 peripherals & accessories

[the-pi-guy]

PlayStation 5: Answering your questions on compatible PS4 peripherals & accessories | ResetEra

  PlayStation 5: Answering your questions on compatible PS4 peripherals & accessories  Information on DualShock 4, PS VR, officially licensed peripherals, and more.   blog.playstation.com    

In our June Future of Gaming digital event, we announced an array of PlayStation 5 peripherals and accessories that will be launching this holiday season. But we know that many of you were also wondering if and how existing PlayStation 4 peripherals are compatible with the next-gen system. Today, we're happy to share a brief FAQ that will answer some of your questions.

 If you have questions that aren't addressed, feel free to leave them in the comments below.

Which existing PS4 peripherals/accessories will work on PS5?

• Specialty peripherals, such as officially licensed racing wheels, arcade sticks, and flight sticks, will work with PS5 games and supported PS4 games.
• The Platinum and Gold Wireless Headsets, as well as third-party headsets that connect via USB port or audio jack, will work on PS5 (the headset companion app is not compatible with PS5).
• The DualShock 4 wireless controller and PlayStation officially licensed third-party gamepad controllers will work with supported PS4 games.
• Both the PS Move Motion Controllers and the PlayStation VR Aim Controller will work with supported PS VR games on PS5.

Please note, not all PlayStation officially licensed or third-party peripherals/accessories may work on PS5. We recommend checking with the manufacturer to confirm whether a product will work on PS5 and specific titles.

Will DualShock 4 work with PS5 games?

 No, we believe that PS5 games should take advantage of the new capabilities and features we're bringing to the platform, including the features of DualSense wireless controller.

Is the PlayStation Camera for PS4 compatible with PS5?

 Yes, PlayStation Camera will work with PS5 for playing supported PS VR games. It will require a PlayStation Camera adaptor that will be provided at no additional cost to PS VR users. More details on how to get the adaptor will be announced at a later date.

 And that's it! We'll continue to provide updates on PlayStation 5 down the road, so make sure to check back soon.  Click to expand... Click to shrink...  

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[the-pi-guy]

1.) DS4 is usable on PS4 titles, not PS5.  I expected as such.

2.) Confirms that new camera does not use the same port as the old one.  And that the PS5 doesn't have the old port. 

3.) I'm of course that much more curious about PSVR 2.

4.) I hope this doesn't mean we aren't getting the show this week.

[Xevross]

So this is basically exactly as expected.

I hope this doesn't mean no show this week but new PS news is rare enough that it'd be weird for two things to come at once.

[Legend]

PS move will outlive us all. Went from a kinda flop to an evergreen 3 gen controller. People will still need mini usb cables to play PS5 vr in 2020.

[the-pi-guy]

PS move will outlive us all. Went from a kinda flop to an evergreen 3 gen controller. People will still need mini usb cables to play PS5 vr in 2020.

So true.  

[kitler53]

PS move will outlive us all. Went from a kinda flop to an evergreen 3 gen controller. People will still need mini usb cables to play PS5 vr in 2020.

lol, and i need a new one for a couple vr games i have.  i'm holding out hoping i can play them with a new ps5 control scheme and i don't need to buy a new move controller.   i'd probably sooner skip the game then buy a new move controller in 2020.

[the-pi-guy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/sony-has-updated-the-ps5-accessories-pages-with-360%C2%B0-views-and-details.261726/

Background removal tools
Take center stage in your productions using the PlayStation®5 console's built-in background removal tools.

With the HD camera, you can add yourself to your gameplay videos while broadcasting1 in picture-in-picture mode, with the ability to crop the background or lose it completely with a green screen.

Is this new?  
That's neat.  Not something I'd use, but neat from a software pov.  Makes me feel better that this might not be for VR necessarily.

[the-pi-guy]

Seems baffling to me that people might be playing Fortnite split screen on the PS5 day one via BC, then if it gets an update to be a native PS5 game they will have to go and buy an extra controller to continue playing as they were.

— Lewie Procter (@LewieP) August 3, 2020

There's going to be so many games that you can play on PC with a PS4 controller but can't play on PS5 with a PS4 controller.

— Lewie Procter (@LewieP) August 3, 2020

[Legend]

Seems baffling to me that people might be playing Fortnite split screen on the PS5 day one via BC, then if it gets an update to be a native PS5 game they will have to go and buy an extra controller to continue playing as they were.

— Lewie Procter (@LewieP) August 3, 2020

There's going to be so many games that you can play on PC with a PS4 controller but can't play on PS5 with a PS4 controller.

— Lewie Procter (@LewieP) August 3, 2020

First one isn't a problem because Sony doesn't have smart delivery lol.


Jokes aside, there are pros and cons to forcing a next gen controller. It's weird though that everyone talks about it as "forcing a next gen controller" since literally every video game system ever has worked this way in one form or another. Microsoft is being extremely novel with saying all series x games will support the xbox one controller, yet it doesn't feel like that.

[Xevross]

First one isn't a problem because Sony doesn't have smart delivery lol.


Jokes aside, there are pros and cons to forcing a next gen controller. It's weird though that everyone talks about it as "forcing a next gen controller" since literally every video game system ever has worked this way in one form or another. Microsoft is being extremely novel with saying all series x games will support the xbox one controller, yet it doesn't feel like that.

Most real people know this is the case, that what MS is doing is the exception rather than the rule. People are just trying so hard to spin Sony as anti-consumer in every way possible right now.