The PS5 controller doesn't just work with the PS4, so you must pick up a Bluetooth adapter. This will usually come in the form of a USB device which needs to be plugged into the PS4.

Will PS5 controllers work on PS4? While most third-party PS5 controllers also work on the PS4, including the Victrix Pro BFG, that isn't the case for the official DualSense or DualSense Edge.

Only a few small percentage of PS4 games won’t work with the system, so chances are if you pop a PS4 disc into your console, it’ll work! Even so, we’re still getting a lot of people asking ...

We'll soon be testing more models for the PS5 specifically, but there are also a myriad of great PS4 controllers that will work on PS5 if you play a lot of last-gen games.