By Julien Mallet February 2, 2021 at 11:26 AM
Amended February 2, 2021 at 12:25 PM
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Sony had announced that it did not want to abandon the PS4, but the facts say otherwise. While the new Playstation 5 console has a brand new one-of-a-kind controller (DualSense), players on the old-gen will never benefit … but on a smartphone, no worries.
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PS5 gamers know, the DualSense controller is absolutely amazing. But for now, the only compatible consoles are the Playstation 5. Older PS4 models will never be eligible., while some smart people manage to have it recognized by other machines … but not to play with it.
A new controversy: Sony activates compatibility on iPhone
In the midst of all this cacophony of controllers and compatibility, Sony has decided to give a little arm of honor to its oldest customers. by activating DualSense support on iPhone and iOS 14. A compatibility that bothers players on Playstation 4 who find themselves joking turkeys, never being able to take advantage of new technologies. Note that on iPhone, Sony had already put the package with Remote Play.
A new direction for the company which is moving more and more towards the mobile and which abandons the classic format of home consoles? Not sure since a PS5 Pro is well in preparation. So this policy of developing on mobile could quite simply be a snub to Microsoft and XBOX, which are also launching into the mobile play with the XBOX Game Cloud.
PS4 abandoned faster than expected?
Sony reassured its customers before the release of its new living room machine: PS4 will be supported for another 3 to 4 years. However, the company interrupted the production of the PS4 Pro very discreetly during the winter holidays, leaving doubt about its real ambitions. Although the games are still released on both generations, rumors have it that this is set to change quickly.
Thus, the advertising campaigns for the next Sony hits (Horizon Forbidden West, Ratchet & Clank or God of War Ragnarok) have secretly removed certain mentions at the very end, in particular the platforms concerned …
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