Question 1

Is this controller compatible with microsoft P.C. games and with its bluetooth? Has anyone tried it?

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I have had one for about 3 weeks now and when visiting my parents for a few days I tried it out on my Windows 10 gaming PC and was surprised to discover that it paired right up and connected with the built in Intel AC WiFi/Bluetooth 4.1 card that came with my MSI mini ITX mother board.  The controller can be set up and calibrated by using the built in Windows game controller tool.  Most PC games that are set up for using a game controller allow you to customize the mapping of your controller in the game settings.Since first posting this answer back in January I have permanently abandoned using Windows 10 Pro as my OS because of Microsuck's policy of incessantly data mining you.  I have a fast Internet connection, some have faster downloads but most do not have my upload speed.  My plan is 75mbits down and 75mbits uip and in spite of having the settings turned off in Windows 10 to allow their per to per updating of Windows they were doing it any way.  I began noticing that my HD activity light was constantly on, when doing a Internet speed check MS had capped my 75mbits up speed to only 20mbits/sec up with the MS CROOKS stealing the balance of what I was paying for and in doing so also dramatically lowing the life expectancy of my expensive SSD!  After looking for malware and finding nothing in desperation I did a complete restore of Windows 10 Pro.  This process reformatted my HD and installed the latest version of Windows 10, after this the only software I installed was the Firefox web browser and conducted a speed check.  I noticed a slight change, my HD light was on even more and my up speed was now capped at 19mbits/sec so I came to the realization that the only malware on my PC was my OS choice, Windows 10, I now am using Linux Mint 18 and have done so since April, 2017 and my PS 4 controller works as good on Linux as it does with Windows.  I am an avid gamer and currently 1/3rd of my Steam library of games now runs natively on Linux for the rest this is what I now do.  I sort of lied about not using Windows 10, I do not use it for anything other than playing my large collection of Windows only games, however I do not run Window 10 natively.  I now run Windows 10 Pro in a KVM virtual machine with hardware pass through that runs on top of Linux.  Due to my PC hardware I am able to pass my PCIe ports as well as USB 3 ports directly to the VM and the now guest OS Windows 10.  What this means is that when running the VM Windows 10 has direct access to my expensive GPU and is running the Windows Nvidia driver for it.  Doing this I am only experiencing a very slight drop in performance but running Windows in a sand boxed VM is more preferable as I can control who it is talking with on the Internet while still being able to play multi-player games..

Question 2

How can you tell this is a newer model when it has the same model number as the older models?

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All DualShock 4 models since the release of the PS4 used the CUH-ZCT1 code, excluding special editions like the Star Wars one, that have a completely different code. This is the first model that makes a digit jump from the original, moving from "ZCT1" to "ZCT2," possibly indicating the first major revision of the controller.

Question 3

Does this new model have a better battery life?

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I don't know what these other people are talking about but this battery is just crap in this I can't lower the LED because it won't lower I have the sound down as low as possible and it's still loud and the battery dies very quickly I get the low battery warning in about 1 minute later it dies I constantly have to have it hooked to the charger to the point where it's like a wired controller now

Question 4

Does this controller work for the old ps4 ?

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I can't say for sure if it does because I had to return it before finding out the following activation circus...

I likely do have an old PS4, but I got another controller at Walmart after returning this and had the same blinking blue light issue that caused me to return the Amazon one. I tried the hard reset with the L2 reset dot button, turned the controller off and on, but no luck.

I turned on the PS4 in Safe Mode by holding down the power on the console for 20 seconds (to get two beeps every ten seconds). I then tried about 6 USB to mini-USB cables and after using the one I had with my Kindle, it recognized the controller and was able to hit "Restart PS4", disconnect the cable and operate normally.

Apparently there are ton of 6 USB to mini-USB cables around for charging phones, but they are power only. And you need to get a power AND data cable, and ffs there's no way to know at least from my estimation. I was only lucky to have my Kindle's cable in my cable bin. I suppose the original PS4 cable would work too if you have that around and identified as such. This is 2013 tech, so I'm forgiving—but it's kind of crazy you can't tell a power cable from a data cable, or if there's a way I don't know what it is.

ASIN	B07VBBJ6KZ
Additional Features	Built-in Speaker
Best Sellers Rank	#348 in Video Games ( See Top 100 in Video Games ) #3 in PlayStation 4 Gamepads & Standard Controllers
Brand Name	PlayStation
Button Quantity	14
Color	Glacier White
Compatible Devices	Playstation 4
Compatible Video Game Console Models	Sony PlayStation 4
Connectivity Technology	Wireless
Controller Type	Gamepad
Customer Reviews	4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (124,030)
Global Trade Identification Number	00711719530374
Hardware Platform	playstation_4
Included Components	controller
Item Dimensions	10 x 2 x 3 inches
Item Dimensions D x W x H	7"D x 6.5"W x 2.5"H
Item Type Name	DualShock 4 Wireless Controller for PlayStation 4 - Glacier White
Manufacturer	Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
Manufacturer Part Number	3004376
Model Name	DualShock 4 Wireless Controller for PlayStation 4 - Glacier White
Model Number	3004376
Package Quantity	1
Power Source	Battery Powered
UPC	711719530374
Unit Count	1 Count
Warranty Description	Limited Warranty

DualShock 4 Wireless Controller for PlayStation 4 - Glacier White

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