This page contains a list of DualShock 4 Compatible PlayStation 3 Games . You can simply plug a DualShock 4 into a PS3 to play the games on this list. These PS3 games are fully compatible with the PS4's DualShock 4 unless otherwise stated. [1]

With the recent 4.60 update, the DualShock 4 can now be used wirelessly;

-Under "Accessory Settings" on your PS3, locate and select "Manage Bluetooth devices". Select "Register New Device." The PS3 will begin Bluetooth scanning. Simultaneously press and hold the DualShock 4's "Share" and "PS" buttons until the controller light bar starts blinking. The controller should then appear in the PS3's list as a "Wireless Controller."

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However, there are some limitations when using the DualShock 4 on the PlayStation 3. These are:

No Rumble Feedback (Vibration)

Motion Sensing does not work

Touch Pad does not work

PS Button does not work

Speaker on DualShock 4 does not work

Headset port does not work

Light bar has no effect on the game, as it just stays a whiteish, blue colour (when used wireless)

DualShock 4 Compatible PlayStation 3 Games

3D Dot Game Heroes

Alice: Madness Returns

Aliens: Colonial Marines

Alpha Protocol

Anomaly Warzone Earth

Assassin's Creed II

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Assassin's Creed III

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Assassin's Creed Rogue

Atelier Rorona Plus: ~The Alchemist of Arland~

Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Batman: Arkham City

Batman: Arkham Origins

Battlefield 3

Battlefield 4

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Beyond: Two Souls (works except for instances where the six axis motions need to be used)

Bionic Commando: Rearmed

BioShock

BioShock 2

BioShock Infinite

Borderlands

Borderlands 2

Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Call of Duty: Ghosts

Castle Crashers

Castlevania Harmony of Despair

Contrast

Dark Souls

Dark Souls II

Dead Island

Dead Nation

Dead or Alive 5

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate: Core Fighters

Dead Space

Demon's Souls

Destiny

Devil May Cry HD

Devil May Cry 4

Deadly Premonition: Director's Cut

Diablo III

Dirt2

Dirt3

Dishonored

Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten

DmC Devil May Cry

Doom 3 BFG

Dragon Age 2

Dragon Age: Origins

Dragon Age: Inquisition

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

Dynasty Warriors 7

Dynasty Warriors 8

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Eternal Sonata

Fallout 3 (Works for all controls apart from the L2 and R2 buttons. To fix this issue, you need to load up the game with a dualshock 3, get into game, then turn off the Dualshock 3 and connect the dualshock 4)

Fallout New Vegas (see 'Fallout 3')

Far Cry 2

Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

Far Cry 4

FIFA 13

FIFA 14 (Use a DualShock 3 to navigate menu when pop up says to use wireless controller and then use Dualshock 4.)

Final Fantasy X HD Remaster

Final Fantasy XIII

Final Fantasy XIII-2

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

God of War Saga (1, 2, 3 ,COO, GOS)

God of War: Ascension

Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto V (sensitive driving doesn't work properly) [patch 1.22 required]

Grid Autosport

Grid 2

Guacamelee!

Hannah Montana: The Movie

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd

Heavenly Sword (obviously, you have to turn off the motion controls)

Heavy Rain

Hitman HD Trilogy

Hitman: Absolution

Ico

inFAMOUS

inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood

inFAMOUS 2

Journey

Just Cause 2

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX

Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning

Killzone

Killzone 2

Killzone 3

Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

Lego Marvel Super Heroes

LIMBO

LittleBigPlanet

LittleBigPlanet 2

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Lollipop Chainsaw

Mafia 2

Malicious

Mass Effect

Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect 3

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Metro: Last Light

Mickey's Castle of Illusion

minecraft

Mirror's Edge (Only works Wirelessly)

MLB 13: The Show

Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD (PSP Remastered)

Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe

MotorStorm: Apocalypse

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift

NCAA Football 14

Need For Speed: Carbon

Need For Speed: Undercover

Need For Speed: Most Wanted

NHL 14

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Operation Flashpoint: Red River

Papo & Yo

Payday 2

Playstation All Stars: Battle Royal

Portal 2

Persona 4 Arena

Prince of Persia (2008)

Prince of Persia Trilogy

Prototype

Rain

Ratchet & Clank Collection (Start the game or load a game and then turn off the Dualshock 3 and Connect the Dualshock 4.)

Ratchet Deadlocked HD

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction ( **Note** The Sixaxis motion controls don't work with the PS4, but the times you have to use it are few and far in between. )

Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

Rayman Legends

Red Dead Redemption

Remember Me

Resident Evil 4 HD

Resident Evil 6

Resident Evil: Revelations

Resistance: Fall of Man

Resistance 2 - A DualShock 3 is required to start the game. (L2 & R2 don't work.)

SBK Generations

Shadow of the Colossus

Shadows of the Damned

Shank 2

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

Silent Hill Downpour

Skylanders: Giants

Skate

Skate 2

Skate 3

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time - Requires motion sensing

Shift 2: Unleashed

Sniper Elite V2

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1

South Park: The Stick Of Truth

Spec Ops: The Line

Spelunky

Splinter Cell: Blacklist

SSX

Starhawk

Star Wars Pinball

Star Wars The Force Unleashed 1

Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2

Street Fighter III: Third Strike

Street Fighter IV

Super Stardust HD

Syndicate

Tales of Graces f

Tales of Xillia

Tales of Xillia 2

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

The Darkness 2

The Last of Us

Tiger Woods 13

Tokyo Jungle

Tomb Raider

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD

Thomas was Alone

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (a few puzzles require you to view the journal by pressing SELECT. Just use a Dualshock 3 for these)

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Valkyria Chronicles (L2 and R2 don't work, but you don't really need them and can use triangle to access the difftent menus.)

Vanquish

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown

White Knight Chronicles II

WipeOut HD

WWE 2k14

XCOM: Enemy Unkown

Yakuza 4

Zone of the Enders HD

Not Compatible

Armored Core 4 (Works for user interface navigation but offers no control during combat)

Armored Core for Answer (Same as Armored Core 4)

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition

Bloodrayne: Betrayal (Only detects Start button and Analogic)

Burnout Crash

Castlevania Lords of Shadows

Disney Universe

Ducktales Remastered (Only detects Start button and Analogic)

Gran Turismo 5 (Works for user interface navigation but offers no control during races)

Gran Turismo 6

Jak and Daxter Collection (Only detects Start button and Analogic)

LA Noire (Works for all gameplay except driving segments)

Metal Gear Solid 2 HD

Metal Gear Solid 3 HD

Minecraft Playstation 3 edition

Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One

Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault

Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus

Resistance 3

Resonance of Fate (everything works except for the left analog stick which is necessary)

Saints Row: The Third

Saints Row IV (Analog sticks only work, buttons don't)

Tears to Tiara II : Heir of the Overlord

Telltale's "The Wolf Among Us"

Tom Clancy´s Splinter Cell HD Trilogy (Makes sense, actually. Since you need the rumble to lock pick on doors).

PlayStation 1

All PlayStation 1 Games are compatible when played on a PlayStation 3 with the DualShock 4.

PC Games

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The Dualshock 4 has been confirmed to take advantage of basic tasks and certain games on the PC. It's been shown running on Steam's Full Screen feature and works in certain games like Hotline Miami plugged in.

To play PC Games you will need to download Input Mapper. Input Mapper will allow you to use a PS4 Controller on PC Games, Programs and Emulators. The tool emulates the PS4 Controller as an XBOX 360 Controller. You can customize the colour of the lightbar, remap the buttons, and even use the PS4 Controller's touchpad, all with Input Mapper. Here is the link: https://www.inputmapper.com/

The DualShock 4 can be used wirelessly on the PC. Go to the "Control Panel" in the "Start" menu. Then type in the search bar: Devices and Printers. Then click "Add new device" and hold down the Share and PS Button on the controller until the Light Bar on the controller starts flashing. The PC will recognize the device as "Wireless Controller" and then you can register it.