PlayStation 4 Supports Move, But Not DualShock 3

The era of the DualShock 4 is upon us.

Today during a roundtable discussion with the president of Sony’s Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, news about the role of PlayStation 3’s two controllers – DualShock 3 and PlayStation Move – were revealed in terms of their functionality with PlayStation 4.

In short: DualShock 3 won’t work with PlayStation 4, but PlayStation Move will. “No, [PS4] doesn’t support DualShock 3,” noted Yoshida, “but it does support PS Move.”

This news isn’t exactly surprising; DualShock 4 is a far different beast than its predecessor. And with news that PS4 isn’t backwards compatible with PS3, there would be no reason for such functionality. What is surprising is that PlayStation Move will work with PS4, as suggested by the on-screen presentation given by Sony first-party studio Media Molecule during PlayStation 4’s reveal.

Move technology is also built into the DualShock 4 in functionality with the PS4 Eye, so it seems Sony isn’t quite ready to give up the motion gaming ghost just yet.

Colin Moriarty is an IGN PlayStation editor. You can follow him on Twitter and IGN and learn just how sad the life of a New York Islanders and New York Jets fan can be.

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