No DualShock 3 support for PS4

I am not surprised at all. And I don't understand why others are. The PS2 controllers not compatible with the PS3 (cuz of the wires). So, maybe there's a lot more to the DualShock4 than it seems, that would make it difficult for compatibility. We haven't even seen the hardware for crying out loud. There may be some extra features we don't know about.

This where they make their money. It's why cell phone carriers change their charging inputs every so often, they get a high margin sales boost.

This sucks royally because the ps3 controllers are already expensive as it is, so im pretty sure ps4 controller will be even more espensive. But, i think some third party hardware will easily resolve that.

Considering the level of technology in the PS4 this is a bit of a surprise. Nintendo, with their comparably less powerful consoles has managed to allow older controllers to be used with 2 generations now (Gamecube Controllers into the Wii and Wiimote into the Wii U) which has pretty much removed any requirement to buy new controllers for owners of the previous consoles. While the jump in technology from the PS2 to the PS3 (and the Xbox to the Xbox 360) was pretty big, its understandable that new controllers were needed (if only to support wireless controllers) but the PS3 controllers are pretty much the same, minus that share button and the oddly placed touch pad (were there any other major differences?) so why not just make them usable with games that don't need the new bits and simply give the gamers the option to choose? they are going to get a DS4 controller with the console anyway so its not like they will be using exclusively DS3 controllers. keeping the DS3 controllers for local multi-player would have been a more useful way to go.

I thought they fixed that?

LOL not sure who expected them to be compatible anyway? Isn't it usually a given that you get different controllers for different consoles?

Would have been nice if they were compatible but never expected it.

This makes perfect sense and isn't surprising at all. Not sure why people would even think that the current controllers should be compatible with the new console when they lack many of the input functions. Common sense, really.

This is quite a move.

So Sony has apparently COMPLETELY forgotten their previous console then is what this means? It doesn't support the controllers, it doesn't support any of the games (unless it's through their stupid download streaming service exclusively). Great decision making people.

@CivilizedPsycho Share button is the most useless stuff ever implemented on a controller. It's like releasing a phone with Instagram button or Twitter button. What if I don't want to play online and "enjoy" their social features? A start/select set would be perfect, or maybe a start/screenshot, start/back...

Yeah just what we wanted - move support!! .... what crap.

I didn't expect ps3 sixaxis controller support as peripherals is still one of the most profitable sectors. Also in order to get faster adoption of the new controller for developer support best to shed the old one completely, even in regards to multi-player.

I look forward to using the new controller, it looks like it will feel and play alot better. I still wish the thumb sticks were not in the same plane but hopefully they will come out with two versions one in the same plane and one more like MS's.

This isn't surprising, but I hope that the new DualShock 4 is also compatible with the PS3. It would be really nice to be able to play PS3 games with what looks like non-broken, concave triggers and better ergonomics.

Why is anyone surprised by this? The PS4 can't even play PS1 games, why would it support an old controller? Backwards compatibility is now a premium service.

You know the sucker bets in a casino--the insurance bet in Blackjack and the proposition bets in Craps? The PS4 is shaping up to be the sucker bet of the video game world. It offers absolutely nothing worthy of purchase that the PS3 doesn't already have.

@CivilizedPsycho Maybe the touch pad will be an integral part of every game from now on like the touch screen/back of the Vita is an integral part of every game sold on it.

this is a really bad move, its the same frickin controller

Let me get this straight. The PS4 will cost estimated $400 to $600 dollars. Any PS3 games played on a PS4 will presumably have to be bought over again or maybe pay for PS Plus every month. None of the games at the Playstation 4 show seem like they would require a touch pad or light wand but you will have to buy the new DS4 controllers even though a DS3 controller should work just as well.

The PS4 already has FAIL written all over it.

Is this surprising? Only a very few times over history have controllers been forward compatible.

i just hope they will sell the new PS4 with 2 DS4, what do you think?

When has the controller from any previous gen system worked on the next gen system?

....I mean... literally..ever?... and don't say WiiU.. I'm talking about a console people actually own.

There will be hackers and modders that will fix this in a jiffy.

Sigh....guess I won't waste my time with any of these consoles if they are all going to be using mandatory motion controls. I don't give a **** about politically correct ways to play video games.

@CivilizedPsycho Yeah I think its little difference between the two gamepads too. Maybe they re using a different tech,

"enhanced" version for the kids and self obsessed, (add a privacy invading face tracking camera while your at it sony)

"non-enhanced" version for people who would rather enjoy the game without the facebook and useless lcd and crappy internal speaker.

The $ they would save and profit from simply making a larger, better DS3 controller..

Not buying this now *sarcasm*

I'd like to remind everyone that DualShock1's worked on PS2's. I also would like to remind everyone that in fact the DS2 had extra functionality the DS1 didn't have: namely pressure sensitive buttons. Obviously for the games that used pressure sensitivity a DS1 wouldn't work but in all other contexts it was fine.
Nothing is different in this scenario except for sony's greed and the fact that I won't own a PS4.

I'd rather use those small close to the side dial buttons for start and select than share in all honesty, I don't really see how the touch pad would substitute for that (if that is where those buttons have gone - if anyone has spotted them please do let me know), hardware buttons FTW!

So in other words, someone who has no interest in social media (like me) will still have to pay more for a more complicated controller with a button that they're never going to use.

Plenty of developers have marginalised single-player gamers by insisting on sending resources to develop needless multiplayer modes ... and now Sony seems determined to kill us off with a single button on the controller. It's hard to believe how hard I defended Sony at the start of this generation. Let's hope the other console developers don't follow suit.