DualShock 4 is a redesigned, re-innovated controller for the PlayStation 4. Building up on the feedback received from the consumers about the old design, with no ergonomic grip and flat slippery triggers, Sony, along with the help of its first-party studios came up with the new design which also incorporates a touchpad on the center of the controller.
DualShock 4 has been confirmed before to work with PlayStation 3, but not wirlessly, along with PC. You can use a USB cable to plug in the controller and play away without the hassle of any installation of drivers. DualShock 4 is now already available from many retailers over the world. Gamers, unable to contain their excitement, bought the DualShock 4 in advance before the release of PlayStation 4. Testing out the games on the PlayStation 3 with the new DualShock 4, gamers have compiled a list of games that are tested and reported to be working the DualShock 4 along with the games that are not working currently. Below you can find the compatibility list of games with DualShock 4 on PlayStation 3 [Note the list is not complete and may update as more games are tested]:
Working
- Call of Duty (MW2, MW3, Black Ops, Black Ops 2)
- Castle Crashers
- Portal 2
- Far Cry 2
- The Last of Us
- LittleBigPlanet/LittleBigPlanet 2
- Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
- Heavy Rain (no motion sensing)
- Uncharted 1/2/3
- Red Dead Redemption
- Infamous + Infamous 2
- Resistance 2 (had to use a DS3 to get past the start screen, but DS4 worked fine after that)
- Killzone 3
- Dead Space
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- Motorstorm (Apocalypse, Pacific Rift)
- Tomb Raider
- Prototype
- Skyrim
- Dark Souls
- Battlefield 3
- Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Super Stardust HD
- Diablo 3
- Bioshock: Infinite
- Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD
Not Working
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Resistance 3
- Jak and Daxter HD Collection (only the analog sticks work)
- Gran Turismo 5
Along with the games tested on, it is reported that the Vibration and Motion Sensing features currently do not work along with the PlayStation button. The Share/Options button found on the DualShock 4 work as Start/Select buttons, similar to DualShock 3. DualShock 4 was also tested with different stick layouts before getting the final design with symmetrical sticks, which are present on the DualShock ever since the DualShock 1.
Have you had a chance to hold the DualShock 4 in your hands? Have you bought a DualShock 4 controller in advance and tried games on it? Let us know if you did, in the comments below.
