How Can I Play Latest Games on PS5 With Using PS4 Controller

If you are a gamer and you'd like think about upgrading your PS4 console to a PS5, or you just want to purchase cheap controllers and want to consider whether you use a PS4 Controller on a PS5 controller and play PS4 games on a PS5?

How it Works

For the backward compatibility of the Sony DualShock 4 Wireless controller point of view, you could only plug in your PS4 controller to PS5 and using it, but for making it that happen you should use some hack. So, let’s get find out the important points in this post below and know how you do you use your PlayStation 4 controller on PlayStation 5, including with more other important details.

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Could I Using PS4 Controller on PS5

Definitely yes. When players connect their PS4 controller device to the PSV, than suddenly prompt will showing on their display stating that PS5 games couldn't be played using the DUALSHOCK 4.

So, if you want to use a PS4 controller on PlayStation 5 normally, you should use the Remote Play application to control your PS5 device. Every Players should have to keep in mind that they could play PS4 games on PSV with using a PS4 controller. Because according to the Sony server team rules they do not want PS5 games to be played on their hardware who's not designed for them.

Every one knows PlayStation 5 is backward compatible with almost all PS4 game tiles, including FIFA 2023, Warzone, Diablo 4, Street Fighter 6, Sack Boy, Call of Duty, Fortnight, Apex Legend etc. So, if you are using PS5 model with a disc drive, you can add it your PS4 discs to play and enjoy these titles.

How to Use PS4 Controller Via Wired Connection on PS5

When you don’t want to waste your time on Bluetooth, so please follow these following steps that i mentioned below:

How To Connecting a PS4 Controller to a PS5 with using a wire cable:

1. Firstly Switch on your PlayStation 5.
2. Please Plug in your PS4 controller into your PSV using a micro-USB cable.
3. Please Press the PS: PlayStation button.
4. Please Wait until your PS4 controller’s light starts to flash.
5. Than The PS4 controller will be automatically Connected with your PSV.

When once the PS4 controller is paired with your PSV, you could remove the micro-USB cable unless the controller need to be charged.

How to Use PS4 Controller Without Cable on PS5

When you want to play PS4 games on your PS5 with your DualShock controller without cable or wirelessly, please follow the following steps that I mentioned below.

1. Firstly Switch on your PlayStation 5.
2. Please Go to the settings menu.
3. Then go to General settings, and Than, select Bluetooth Accessories.
4. For set your DualShock 4 wireless controller into pairing mode, hold the PlayStation 4 controller and press the share button on the PS4 controller simultaneously when until the LED light jolts to flash.
5. So Now, you could look at your TV screen for DualShock 4, appearing as a Bluetooth device.
6. Choose it with your PS5 controller and press X.
7. Now, your PS4 controller is successfully paired with your PlayStation 5.

Which is The Other PS4 Accessories are Applicable to Work on PS5?

According to the PlayStation server, instead of a DualShock 4 controller, which other PS4 accessories are supported on PlayStation 5. Here, we have mentioned some of compatible devices of PS4 who work on PlayStation5.

1. PS Move and PS VR aim controller.
2. Officially approved PlayStation racing wheels arcade sticks and flight sticks.
3. Platinum and gold wireless headsets are certified by PS and third-party headsets who connected with a USB cable or audio jack.
4. The Third-party gamepad controllers that are officially licensed.

How to Define the PS DualSense Controller, That is Different?

Read carefully, here are some reasons of why the PS DualSense controller is different from other PS controllers.

Adaptive Activations:

PS5 games are helping to change the amount of pressure that players need to put on the (L2 and R2 tabs) triggers to activate them in some scenarios. That's the power of PS5 games, a player can feel the transformation between the trigger pull of a scatter gun and a firearm.

Design:

The Microsoft' has  designed same controller for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One game pad, Sony was shocked for just seeing by the controller design for the PS5, who known as the DualSense. This controller uses are the same shape to the DualShock 4 and has the classic cross-square triangle and circle buttons.

Built-in Microphone:

The DualSense has a microphone inside the controller. It means is no need of any headphones for players to connect with other players.

How PS4 Controller Disconnect from PS5

You have use PS4 controller to play the games on your PS5. But if you don't know how to disconnect or unplug your PS4 controller, so you should need to know about this for can use it later. Here are some mentioned steps to disconnect the PS4 controller from the PSV.

1. Open your PS settings option you will see it in the top of your main menu.
2. Go to Accessories tab and then going to the General tab.
3. In the general tab, go to the right side and click on the Bluetooth Accessories option.
4. Then select the DUALSHOCK 4 option.
5. Now you have shown 2 options on your screen: Disconnect and Delete.
6. Please Select Disconnect if you want to sign off your controller and use it later.

Conclusion

So definitely, you could use a PS4 controller on PS5. But you can only play games of  PlayStation 4 version and do not play PS5 games. we have described every thing about how to use a PS4 controller on PS5 in two different methods and other relevant queries related to it.