Features:

  • Precision Control: The feel, shape, and sensitivity of the DUALSHOCK 4's analog sticks and trigger buttons have been enhanced to offer players absolute control for all games on PlayStation 4
  • Sharing at your Fingertips: The addition of the Share button makes sharing your greatest gaming moments as easy as a push of a button
  • New ways to Play: Revolutionary features like the touch pad, integrated light bar, and built-in speaker offer exciting new ways to experience and interact with your games
  • Charge Efficiently: The DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller can be easily be recharged by plugging it into your PS4 system, even when on standby, or with any standard charger with a micro-USB port
Best PC gaming controller, seriously

This is the best PC game controller ever made, and it isn't even a PC game controller. It is basically useless on it's own, out of the box, but in conjunction with Steam, is unfreakingbelievable. Hook it up to your computer, pair it, open Steam, go Settings > Controller > General controller settings, check "PS4 Configuration Support", profit. You can set up unique profiles for different games by clicking a game in your library and then clicking "Controller Settings" on the far right of the window. You can add non-Steam games (or any application) to Steam and set up profiles for them, also. This also works for XBOX One controllers, and provides the same AND FAR MORE functionality that you get when you spend $150 on one of those Elite hunksa junks. That said, get a PS4 controller. The mousepad is actually ridiculously usable for some things (like being a mouse), and the gyro sensors make flying and driving like..... extremely much more enjoyable. If you haven't heard about it, give it a whack. I'm spreading the gospel.

A must controller for PC gamers!

I first encountered the DualShock 4 controller when I was playing on my PS4 and it was great. Lightweight, great response time, love the LEDs that change colors , touchpad is also good and triggers are responsive enough for feedback. Now I switched back to PC gaming and this is great. I'm running it with "DS4Windows" which is a 3rd party app to make the DS4 controller work on Windows. It's great! you can use it either wired or wireless and charge from PC with the micro-usb cable it comes with. I played WWE 2k18, NBA2k18, COD: WWII, and South Park with it. So far- great! Highly recommend if you use controllers for PC gaming.

Darker then the blue one but colors still jump out.

When reviewing this controller in all comes down to the look. As an official Sony product it connected, felt and preformed the same as the one that came with my PlayStation. So how does it look? Fairly cool. It's not as bright as the blue camo one but it's also not so dark that it looks like a solid color from a few feet away. The colors on the controller jump out at you and when the kids friends are over they quickly notice it. The reactions range from what's that to this thing is (insert word the kids are using for cool these days). If your only debating purchasing this controller based on the color, I would suggest you go for it. It's an official Sony product so you don't have to worry about it not working or getting a cheapo knock off and it does really look cool. Plus the resale value will be higher then the solid color black one. Good luck on your search. If you found this helpful please click the link below. Thank you.

With my Steam controller I had to jump through hoops to get it set up to something I was comfortable with and it did not always respond as I ...

Oh my goodness....If I knew what I know now I would of never invested in Steams controller for my computer! Thank goodness for grandson's input because I would of never know any different. I originally purchased the Steam controller and I will admit it does do what it claims to do...unfortunately PS controllers rule. With my Steam controller I had to jump through hoops to get it set up to something I was comfortable with and it did not always respond as I had set it up to do. When I first started using the PS4 controller I found the buttons to be a bit much however with a bit of endurance it is like second nature now. The easy of the control of things is exceptionally well designed and I don't have to put batteries in constantly as I did on the Steam controller. I will state that even though I find this controller far exceeds my Steam controller that on extremely rare occasion the controller will divert back to what Steam believes are the best setting yet this is easily resolved by rebooting the controller.

Just as great as the original Dual Shock from 1998

Lives up to the classic Dual Shock from the original Playstation. Definitely a bit bigger than the original (as I obviously have slightly bigger hands than I did when I was 18, and the DS4 feels girthier than I remember the DS being). But it's still comfortable to hold and has good weight distribution. I bought it to use when playing old games on my computer with emulators, and while it takes a little tinkering in Windows to get it to work, it does so great. The only issue I've had is keeping it paired in Bluetooth, but I think that might be an issue with my dongle and not with the controller (as the dongle is several years old). So I've mostly stuck to using it plugged directly into a USB port. Actually, one small thing to note is that when I go into Discord, it thinks the mic on the remote is my headset mic, even though I have the controller disabled in sound settings. A little annoying when I'm about to raid and my guild can't hear me. But simply unplugging from the USB port solves the problem. Again - this is probably more an issue with Windows than it is with the controller.

My luv where have u been.........

This is the best console controller imo. Compare to the previous models the new one is way lighter. Doesn't feel heavy at all. Thumbsticks have a better feel and doesn't feel as loose as the older model. The triggers not as clicky as the old model. The touch pad and light bar are somewhat more responsive if that makes sense. Overall i would recommend this controller over the previous model and idk compared to other pro/3rd party controllers though.

the thumb sticks are more rugged and have better grip on them

I have definitely seen multiple improvements with these new PS4 controllers over the older ones. The battery lasts a lot longer, the thumbsticks are more rugged and have a better grip on them, L2 and R2 buttons are more springy (a good thing), and the thumbsticks also feel way smoother when moving them around. Other things I have noticed is that the buttons are now grey like the throwback controller and there is now a light on the touchpad. Although the last gen controllers are still pretty good, I would definitely recommend the new gen controllers for only $10 more. Update: 12/4/17 This controller still functions as if it were new, even with heavy use which includes me dropping it on multiple occasions. It has outlasted three gen 1 controllers. Bravo Sony! Update 7/11/2018 controller still functions great!

Expectations were blown away this is an incredible controller absolutely must buy

I absolutely love this controller II I pulled it out of the box I was just blown away for my expectations were set a lot lower just because the pictures seem to give it a different type of look almost like a matte finish but it is far from that it actually has a beautiful glossy finish and don't worry if you're worried about if you'll be able to get a firm grip on this you most definitely will despite being as glossy as it is I have never ever been a fan of see-through controllers or systems or really anything see through and yet this beautiful translucent blue has absolutely made me change my mind about that completely my original choice for a new controller was going to be the new model of gray metal that PlayStation put out along with the dark blue one but after seeing this I decided to take a chance and let me tell you I most definitely glad that I did and I do highly recommend is controller to anybody out on the market right now searching for one or even simply for collection purposes. I'm so blown away with this controller that I'm even going to pick up a second one to keep us a collection or who knows maybe one day I'll have to break it out let's hope it never comes to that but I definitely do love this controller a lot

the best, as long as you don't make my dumb choices

Authentic is the best way to go! Just be careful with the joysticks. I would let mine fall on the floor and think nothing of it and leave it there, and being so careless is why I needed a new controller. In all my games the character or whatever would move on its own because the joysticks were bent / damaged in the direction of when they were sitting on the ground lifted up / down and there's no way to fix it. Now I'm much more aware and careful and it's been a perfect experience. Hopefully others can learn from my user error, you think I would have known that!

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