Sony blocks the use of PS4 controllers in PS5 games for absolutely no reason.
, with the basic colors jumping up $5, and the slightly fancier colors increasing by $10. It’s a fairly modest increase, and in statements to the press, the company revealed that the jump was because of the “rising cost of production.” Fair enough, I guess, but this latest price increase – one of many for the PS5 and its accessories – highlights the PS5’s biggest problem: the lack of DualShock 4 support.
Sony says that the reason for forcing the use of the DualSense in PS5 games is somewhat technical in nature. According to the company’s PS5 FAQ, PS5 games use the “immersive” new features on the DualSense, so it simply wouldn’t make sense to allow DualShock 4 controllers, which are lacking in these features.
But let’s take stock. Both the DualShock 4 and the DualSense feature two analog sticks, four face buttons, a d-pad, two bumpers, and two triggers. They both have a capture and an options button, a touchpad, a home button, a speaker, and a 3.5mm headset port.
There’s an accessibility issue at play here, too. For some players, not only is the DualShock 4 more comfortable than the DualSense, it might even be the only way they can play. And that’s to say nothing of the custom solutions and third-party controllers that enabled more accessibility options on the PS4, all of which are now entirely unusable in PS5 games.
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