'It's a lot of how these games were developed,' says Koller, when we ask why virtual buttons wouldn't work. However, it isn't necessarily about what the technology can do so much as the gaming experience Sony wants to provide. Beyond: Two Souls has a companion app that lets you play the entire game from a smartphone. Besides, the company's already proven that the PS3 can accept input from mobile devices as if they were a controller themselves. If you have to carry a gamepad wherever you go, it's a bit of a hassle, although admittedly the DualShock 3 isn't as bulky as some other gamepads. While a DualShock 3 isn't particularly expensive anymore and used controllers won't be hard to come by, the idea of taking your game anywhere you take your smartphone is slightly diminished. Sony's new Bravia TVs will specifically require a DualShock 3 controller, though - and so will tablets and smartphones, according to the executive.

Sony tells us a DualShock 4 will do for the PlayStation 4, and the PlayStation Vita handheld buttons can continue to work the same way they do now. 'You need to have the DualShock to be able to play,' says Koller. To play PS3 games, PlayStation marketing VP John Koller tells us, you need to have the gamepad they were originally designed for. Though Sony has announced that the streaming game service will come to tablets and smartphones - perhaps even non-Sony devices - the company doesn't plan to let you use a touchscreen.

Simply plug-and-play, or grab that wireless adaptor and go hands-free.PlayStation Now could be the future of gaming, but you're going to need a proprietary controller to play.

Gone are the days of troubleshooting your PS4 controller to get it work on PC. There’s an option too to change the your PS4 configuration settings too so that you can program the buttons on the PS4 to your own specification. Native PS4 controller support is also available with some Steam games, though you’ll have to check your Steam settings to find out. The major advantage in using the official controller is that these PlayStation games have been built specifically to take advantage of the DualShock 4 features, and by using a keyboard or third-party peripheral you may not get the effect that you want in-game.

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