Note: You can connect and use up to four PS4 controllers at once. If it's not working and you have to troubleshoot, check out our article on what to do if your controller won't connect to your PS4.

Here's how to connect your smartphone to a PS4 controller. Written by David Gewirtz, Senior Contributing Editor Aug. 15, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. PT David Gewirtz/ZDNET ...

To connect a DualShock 4 wireless PS4 controller to a PS3, you'll also need one of those cables, in fact. But there are more steps than just plugging it in.