I’m not sure how I ended up with a charging cable for my PS4 controller that’s basically a USB extension cord. I have no idea why I thought to go for one of those. It’s a stupid choice and I’m sorry if it’s a bummer to you, but I’m not going to be the one to make it.
The cable is actually a USB extension cord that plugs into your PS4 controller. If you have one of the newer models of PS4 controllers, the cable can be charged right away and is almost completely silent. If you have an older model controller that is more than two years old, you will need to do some work to get it to work.
The cable has two pins on either side. One is for power, and the other is for charging. It is a bit of a pain in the butt to have to get either one of those pins plugged in to power, but you can use the other side if you have a power strip.
The cable is one of the most obvious features of the controller, but it is also one of the most confusing. A lot of people are confused about the cable’s purpose, which is why it is so popular with gamers. Because there is so much misinformation about its purpose, it is easy to get confused about how it works. The following information is, to put it simply, not true.
Actually the cable was invented by Sony. It is a USB charging cable that comes with the PS4 controller. It goes into the right side of the controller and is not visible. It is then just a USB cord that is hidden inside the controller. There are two types of PS4 controllers: Dualshock 4 controllers and PlayStation 4 controller. They should not be confused.
The cable only works with Dualshock 4 controllers, not PlayStation 4 controllers. If a Dualshock 4 controller is plugged in and you want to charge the cable, you’ll have to unplug the controller and plug the cable back in. Since it charges the controller, you won’t be able to charge the cable on the controller.
Also, to be honest, it’s not exactly something that is going to get a lot of people excited about the idea either. Not only is it a pain to remove and plug back in, it’s a pain to plug in at all. And now that I’ve used this cord on the PS4 controller now, that’s not exactly something you’d want to use on the controller.
It’s true that it takes longer to charge the cable and its a pain to plug in, but it also means youre using a cord that is going to get a lot of heat coming off, which can be a bit of a nuisance when youre using a PS4 controller. It’s also an extra cord that you don’t really want to use because the charging cable is not that long.
If that is a problem, we can always just use a USB cable to charge the PS4 controller.
Yes, PS4 controllers only charge at a rate of 1.5A. But the cable is only 1.5A long. So the PS4 controller itself only charges at a rate of.15A with the charging cable.