In the latest entry on the official PlayStation Blog, Isabelle Tomatis — PlayStation VR, Peripherals Marketing and Licensing at Sony Interactive Entertainment — has given players a list of peripherals that will actually be comptible with the highly anticipted PlayStation 5.
This is great news for those who will be purchasing the upcoming next-gen console, since some of the peripherals they may already own for the PlayStation 4, especially ones like the PlayStation VR, are rather expensive items that would be a shame if they weren't compatible.
Yes, the PlayStation VR headset has officially been confirmed to be compatible with the PlayStation 5 in the past, but what about other peripherals? It turns out that specialty peripherals like racing wheels, arcade sticks, and flight sticks will all be compatible with the PlayStation 5. So don't worry, they won't be rendered obsolete once the next constole releases.
When it comes to headsets in general, Sony also confirms that the Platinum and Gold wireless headsets, as well as third party peripherals will work, although they do remind players that the "headset companion app" is not compatible with the PlayStation 5; for better or worse, but that remains to be seen.
PlayStation Move controllers and the PlayStation VR Aim Controller were also confirmed to be supported, although this was rather obvious considering that the PlayStation VR headset also is PlayStation 5-compatible.
Here's where things get interesting, as the DualShock 4 has also been confirmed to be compatible with the PlayStation 5, as well as officially licensed third-party controllers, but here's the caveat: it will not work with PlayStation 5 games at all, only with supported PlayStation 4 games.
"No, we believe that PS5 games should take advantage of the new capabilities and features we’re bringing to the platform, including the features of DualSense wireless controller," reads Sony's response to a question asking about DualShock 4 being ocmpatible with the PlayStation 5.
While Sony doesn't specifiy what they mean about supported PlayStation 4 games, one could assume that this applies to games that will release for both consoles like Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Cyberpunk 2077, and maybe even enhanced versions of current-gen titles like The Last of Us Part II or Ghost of Tsushima; that is, if Sony even announces PlayStation 5 editions, of course.