I have one that works perfectly with steam on pc and my PlayStation 4 I believe that they just put ps4 motherboard inside with few modifications to controller. But first one I got was horrible it had same issues as you so they sent me a replacement one that worked better then first one.
The fact that these actually work on a PS4 unlike a PS5 controller makes a good use case for them if you want a controller that is in the shape of a Dual sense controller but to use on your PS4.
@The tricky tick I doubt that I got a Chinese knock off PS3 controller way back in the day that still works to this day. It was a replica PS3 controller made to look exactly like a Dualshock 3 only reason I got it because it was green which was not a color that Sony sold officially
I have one of those. Works perfect for my PS4 games. I wanted a Dualshock 4 controller cause my original DS4 from Sony died after 6 years or so. Totally worth it for the price. 0 issues with it so far 2 months in with it. I wanted a cheap ass controller for PS4 games without buying a DS4 or a Dualsense.
I bought the all white and all black version of this controller. It works absolutely great apart from one problem. The aux port has a very irritating noise floor. When gaming, the game sounds can mask it but when watching you tube its unbearable. I am using the CCA CSN with it and I'm looking into buying an impedance adapter for it but I'm unsure which one to pick between 30 ohms and 80 ohms, any insight on this will be appreciated. Its very loud (I use max 5 bars volume on the ps4) so I'm assuming the output impedance is high causing a mismatch with the IEMs. Have you had this issue also?
Any problems with it? For me the R2 breaks easily but I have found a permanent DIY fix making the triggers instant. There is a rare R3 bug. I removed the vibration modules though.
@@madarauchiha4298 no problems so far. It only froze once and kept vibrating. But that's it. No issues with triggers, joysticks or anything so far in almost a year.
Well I had a bunch of knock off controllers for the PS2 and the Xbox 360 back in the day and never had any problems, I also have a so called "Triple A" PS4 replica controller and so far it has never failed or anything
@@RedRum. I know... The controllers for the PS2 and the Xbox were straight knock offs, no Sony or Xbox logos, just "joypad" or "game controller" on a regular box, flimsy as hell but all of them worked fine
At least they sold them as knock off's. I've bought dual shock 4 controllers on eBay several times and have them not actually be dual shock fours for. I'm a bit of a "Tech guy" myself, and I can tell as soon as I hold them, if not, as soon as I open them up. Great video. I just subbed.
What’s funny is that you can take real DualShock 4 buttons and stick them in a knockoff. I did it with a fake DualShock 3 also. The DS3 shell is different from all the knockoffs I’ve had. I did make a fake 360 wireless controller look real using real buttons and shell. Just no headphone jack and it has a USB dongle because it’s not an OEM 360 controller. Also worked on a PS3 for some reason
I just reset by the reset pinhole in the back of the controller and the endless vibration stops. You have to plug it in using the USB-C cable it comes with to relink up to the console. Any time it as a problem just reset it. I had issues at first where my character wanted to run off on me and I just push the button to link to another controller and then set it back to the other. The problem went away. And never came back. Thumbsticks are a lot stiffer. I like them as they are great for aiming. Overall for 3rd party, it is great for the money. I had much worse for the same price. I love the Turbo button. It is high quality for 3rd party. 2-3 hours charge time and 8-10 hours play depending on game settings. You could get 12 hours with a speaker off, dimming the light bar, and the vibration is off. It has an 800mah battery yet PS4 1st party as is 1000mah. It must have lower power usage circuitry. The only thing I hate is slips out of my hand easily as it as a soft surface on the back. Plan to get KontrolFreek PS5 Freek grips for it.
The thing with a lot of cheap controllers is the touch pad doesn't always work or they don't have 3 buttons in the touch pad like on DS4 or DS you can press left, right and middle. The motion controls don't always work either. Its always better just to stick to the official controllers for the best experience
Had a couple fake ps2 dual shocks from eBay this last year. Didn’t think people would want to knock those off but.. I could tell they were different by the font. If photos don’t show every little detail you’re looking for it could be fake!
Me: Two minutes into watching video featuring fake DualSense controllers Sony: We’ll run an ad showing all the new colors available on our DualSense controllers! I am not making this up it literally just happened.
sure bud you need to rethink what you just said and for one how I really like to know your theory how it puts more stress on the parts because its upright i cant make any sense out of what your saying I been a engineer for 21 years and all parts are soldered and screwed down so where is the stress coming from . and another thing do you lay your TV down flat because of stress on the parts ?
I'm real curious to see if changing the faceplate with an orig one as well as the ps home button (so that it fits the faceplate obv) and the buttons, would make it look more convincing.
I customized my buddy’s knockoff Xbox 360 controller to make it look real using a broken real controller shell and buttons. It might work to do the same here, but with a PS5 controller shell and buttons. (Edit: autocorrect messed up)
I think those controllers are real DualShock 4 Wireless Controllers in a fake shell. This is actually because of the way he described it, the fact that the console recognizes it a DualShock and the way that lights on the controller work
@Jacob R, can you make a video called “What happens when you put a foreign disc in a Sega CD System?” I don’t mean do it now, just do it when you get one, that is if you do get one haha
Hey Jacob I would like to see you make a video trying to make these fake ps5 controllers a bit more authentic just by changing the buttons with the real ps5 dualsense buttons and stuff
Oh and the fake ps5 controller will auto disconnect on a ps4 and ps5 due to the oem signing! If it dosent detect an oem controller it will drop them out!
I do own an OEM ps4 controller. It's not bad actually. Works perfectly except that the blinking light during charging went off after an hour before complete full charge. The controller also feels lighter than the original. Thats about it
I bought the all white and all black version of this controller. It works absolutely great apart from one problem. The aux port has a very irritating noise floor. When gaming, the game sounds can mask it but when watching you tube its unbearable. I am using the CCA CSN with it and I'm looking into buying an impedance adapter for it but I'm unsure which one to pick between 30 ohms and 80 ohms, any insight on this will be appreciated. Its very loud (I use max 5 bars volume on the ps4) so I'm assuming the output impedance is high causing a mismatch with the IEMs. I tried switching the buttons with an all white ps5 button set and they were fine apart from L1 and R1. I had to modify them extensively with a scalpel. I also painted it with spray paint so its a custom HZD FW starry theme. I also removed its vibration modules to save power but get vibration beeps in HZD. I had the vibration bug (shown in a different YT video) once on the white one before I removed the modules, the black one hasn't had the vibration bug. Battery life seems okay. I will replace it with an official dualsense battery when it becomes weaker. Overall its a comfortable budget controller for the ps4.
Update: The R2 on this controller falls apart easily. The cheap internal plastic of the button breaks in addition to the spring breaking easily. I found a DIY solution @ me if you need more details. Also there is a rare R3 bug that can be fixed by resetting and the R3 wears in nice, no stick drift after all those months.
I bought this exact controller on Ali for use with my Japanese import PS4 Pro and actually prefer it over my legit packed-in one (which has left stick drift issues after two years.) The sticks feel tighter than the DS4 which I like. I can't speak with regards to its haptic feedback capabilities (or its PS5 compatibility for that matter) because I don't own a PS5, but the box and seller do specifically state it works on both. I did once have it vibrate continuously, but found out from the seller that there's a pinhole on the back to reset it (which resolved the issue). It's been consistently great and the vibration issue only happened once despite daily use.
@Luis Reis I bought the all white and all black version of this controller. It works absolutely great apart from one problem. The aux port has a very irritating noise floor. When gaming, the game sounds can mask it but when watching you tube its unbearable. I am using the CCA CSN with it and I'm looking into buying an impedance adapter for it but I'm unsure which one to pick between 30 ohms and 80 ohms, any insight on this will be appreciated. Its very loud (I use max 5 bars volume on the ps4) so I'm assuming the output impedance is high causing a mismatch with the IEMs. Have you had this issue also?
@@madarauchiha4298 Yes, can confirm. Used a pair of Sony headbuds via aux and there was some low static. Also a loud buzzing pop when plugging it in when sound was coming already coming through. I didn't notice this at first as I often use Bluetooth headphones connected to the TV directly. This definitely would be a make or break factor for many people.
This just happened to me last night playing with my family. The controller kept vibrating and wouldn’t turn off. You just saved me 13 minutes of my life good sir lol thank you!!! ☝🏽
Something else to keep an eye out for is the R2 if you play a lot of shooting games. HZD broke my R2 spring twice then GTA 5 broke the internal plastic of the R2 button. I found a good DIY solution that turns them into fast triggers without using the spring. Maybe be gentle with the triggers if you play such games...
For me the spring and internal plastic of the R2 broke. Be careful if you playshooting games. I found a solution that turns them into instant triggers without the spring though. My advice is dont buy tougher springs, it may break the plastic more easily...
That vertical stand of yours might be sturdy, but it is an abomination. Whites don't match with console and overall look/functionality doesn't make it worth in my opinion.
Hi bro i recently bought one of this model its pretty good but unfortunately the only probs is that the controller mic is not working on ps4 if u can tell me how can i activate it i will be appreciated just one thing when im pushing the button under ps button controller mic is not working
I bought two of these and the vibrating thing happened to me when playing it wouldn’t stop even when I shut off ps4 but how I ended up fixing it I held down the home button and that worked never had the problem ever since but was kind of scary didn’t want it to blow up or catch fire oh by the way best ps4 controller I’ve ever owned definitely recommend these
@@jamesoliver8477 It depends on the types of games you play. If you play horizon zero dawn and games where you let go of the R2 aggressively like bow and arrow games R2 will break. I have had 2 of those controllers so far and the R2 broke on both. The issue is not the spring, its the type of plastic used. It seems weaker than the internals in the dualsense. I bought official buttons to replace the broken internal piece of the button but its not 1 to 1. Now my triggers are half pressed. Its no big deal to me but if you want to keep the original parts in one piece I recommend removing the spring. I also removed the vibration motors so I dont get that vibrating bug anymore. Occasionally the right stick goes crazy but resetting it fixes it. Dont get me wrong I love the controller but its not perfect. You might have to tweak it slightly
Good Review. Got the white one for my ps4. Amazon announced it as real ps4 controller and i saw it coming up here and there under different brands. I like it. Looks nice and it's also usable with tablets and android too. I play ps4 and different emulators on my phone/tablet. Just press share and home at the same time till the led around the touchpad flashes fast and you can connect with BT to different things If you want it for ps4 it's a good alternative
@@jamesdriver0317 your welcome, the pairing process is the same as a ps4 controller, all you gotta do is hold the home and select button and it will go into pairing mode
Can you swap the shell from this controller to an original PS5 controller? (All except the center part with the Home button of course) I just liked some colors and wondered if I can swap the plastics.
im pretty sure you could since most of the dimensions are the same, im gonna buy this controller soon and some donor parts like the buttons and stuff to see if it fits
@@TheSammiches some of the buttons are different eg the triggers and bumpers. They are slightly different but L1 and R1 can be modified to fit, R2 and L2 dont fit. I havent tried changing shells, for that the screws might be the problem but I'm not sure.
@@madarauchiha4298 i think its because r2 and l2 use the same trigger system as the ps4? maybe the have a different structure in the inside that makes them different, but every other button fits perfectly for me