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Dual Shock 3 Controllers Won't Work With PlayStation 4

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by Matt Helgeson on February 21, 2013 at 08:16 PM
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According to Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Worldwide Studios, the next-gen PlayStation won't support the PS3's Dual Shock controller. However, the original Move motion controller will be a part of Sony's next-gen plan

Yoshida said, "No, [PS4] doesn't support DualShock 3, but it does support PS Move."

This isn't surprising news, given that the new Dual Shock controller features a touchpad that presumably offers new controller input mechanics for games that wouldn't be possible with the previous iteration of the controller. Move support was also expected, as the new Dual Shock actually features a move sensor built into the controller. However, it does mean that, if you want to play multiplayer amongst friends on the couch, you'll have to pony up the money for all-new controllers.

Source: IGN

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  • by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:18 PM
    Not really a surprise i can't plug my PS2 controller into my Ps3.
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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:18 PM
    And it shouldn't.
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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:19 PM
    Not surprising this gen didn't support previous gen controllers
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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:19 PM
    Of course it doesn't, that way if you break the Dualshock 4 you'll have to dish out even more cash on new controller this time instead of going back to your old ones. Its nice to see all of my old hardware and data is pretty much useless.
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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:20 PM

    No big deal.

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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:21 PM

    blog.mdmadman.com/.../youdontsay.png

    Is all I have to say.

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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:22 PM

    Why would it work with the PS4?

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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:23 PM
    It was clear that they wouldn't, It wouldn't work with the games anyway because of the touchpad.
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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:26 PM
    No shocker.
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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:26 PM
    no big deal. its like plugging PS1 controller to PS2, but it wont work.
  • by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:26 PM
    This is news? It was pretty obvious from the get-go. The only console that does that is the Wii U.
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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:29 PM
    Damn sony you take one step forward and two steps back i've bought 3 dualshock controllers thats over 150 dollars. So now you wanna say its not compatible i mean how greedy can you get. Oh and just so you know i have no intrest in the touchpad or the unecesary share button.
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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:32 PM
    Cash grab that's all this is....
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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:33 PM

    Yeah. I'm not surprised at all.

  • by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:33 PM

    That's fine. The new controller has a different interface and different inputs, along with the Move 2.0 thing built-in.

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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:39 PM
    no big deal......
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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:40 PM
    obviously... i mean PS1 controllers werent compatible with PS2, and PS2 controllers werent compatible with PS3... along with N64 controller not able for GC, Xbox to 360, etc.
  • by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:45 PM
    I'm still sad to see the Dualshock being changed a bunch. That controller (DS 1-3) will always have a special place in my childhood.
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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:49 PM

    Kinda disappointed with this news but its understandable. Maybe someone will come up with a way to get them working after the PS4 has been out for awhile.

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    by Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:53 PM
    I didn't really think anyone expected it to... Consoles have always kind of had a new controller when they release.
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