Preventing PS4 Bluetooth Controller Sync Problems: Video Inside

[ChatterBox]

Correct. But its very useful for people using PS3 sticks. And for locals who do not want to take out the battery.

Ive read PS4 controller always transmits via bluetooth, regardless if its wired or if the battery is removed.

Mea Culpa.

 

[Indecisive]

Mea Culpa.

I google Searched it. This is also excuses for me to bump this thread. And to kill time. I'm hungry what should i eat at 2am

 

[Icy Black Deep]

I've read PS4 controller always transmits via bluetooth, regardless if its wired or if the battery is removed.

That's true, but it does need power to transmit. So, the theory goes, if you remove the battery hitting buttons on the disconnected controller won't do anything because no power.

I think there is a small doubt though whether the controller may be able to do Something Bad in that brief instant when you plug it into another console but it hasn't paired to the new console yet.

 

[HoneyBee]

Wow great stuff. I'll test this out and if it works, I'll make sure we do this at our Toronto locals and at Toryuken.

 

[ando1184]

So if this method is approved by TO's does this mean we can use a standard ps4 pad with the battery in it?

 

[Indecisive]

I guess its not good enough for front page. Ill just keep bumping it to spread the word.

 

[ChatterBox]

I'm tagging @STORMS and @CrimsonShadow again. This seems like the most front page worthy development since sliced bread. Should prevent the issue from ever happening again.

Side note, do people yet know that they can just press home in their ps3 sticks to switch the profile it takes over?

 

[Indecisive]

I'm tagging @STORMS and @CrimsonShadow again. This seems like the most front page worthy development since sliced bread. Should prevent the issue from ever happening again.

Side note, do people yet know that they can just press home in their ps3 sticks to switch the profile it takes over?

I didnt know that

 

[ChatterBox]

I didnt know that

Add it to the op? May as well spread as much info as possible.

 

[CrimsonShadow]

THTB YOU NERD THE PS4 DOESNT LET YOU STREAM THE MENU AND STUFF TO PROTECT YOUR INFO

LIKE IF YOU PRESS HOME DURING THE GAME ITLL GIVE YOU LIKE A WAITING SCREEN ON STREAM

You can turn that off fool

 

[Yoaks]

bumppity bump bump.

 

[chemist4hire]

Ive read PS4 controller always transmits via bluetooth, regardless if its wired or if the battery is removed.

This is true. Its for security reasons and why you experience the lockout with non licensed pcbs that lack the bluetooth transmitter.

As discussed on SRK:
" For the dual shock 4, it's all wireless. The USB port usage is limited to the very beginning of the transaction between the DS4 and PS4 wherein it grabs the bluetooth address and link key.. after that, it's a wireless setup. There is no way to force the dual shock 4 into a wired mode." -Phreakazoid

 

[Rip Torn]

That's true, but it does need power to transmit. So, the theory goes, if you remove the battery hitting buttons on the disconnected controller won't do anything because no power.

What if you remove the battery on the DS4, but you want to use a PS3 stick? Does the DS4 then lose the pairing with the PS3 stick?

 

[RapZiLLa54]

I feel like a dick for forgetting Vandy. ;_;,

Why, you forgot me

 

[ChatterBox]

What if you remove the battery on the DS4, but you want to use a PS3 stick? Does the DS4 then lose the pairing with the PS3 stick?

The second you unplug the battery removed ps4 controller, yes. You'll need two usb ports for that setup. This is why @Sabin suggested we all get 4 port usb hubs for tourney setups, so each player has two ports to use.

 

[Icy Black Deep]

What if you remove the battery on the DS4, but you want to use a PS3 stick? Does the DS4 then lose the pairing with the PS3 stick?

I think you would not get the PS3 stick to be recognized if the DS4 was already unplugged or you'd get the "press x on another controller" message if you unplugged the DS4 after associating the PS3 sick.

What I'm not quite sure about is if you could use a USB hub to have both a no-battery DS4 and a PS3 stick connected at the same time. I'm pretty sure it should work, but I'm less sure that it wouldn't add any input delay.

 

[RM Jonnitti]

I mean you don't gotta tag everybody, I'm sure if you go to Twitter and tag some big FGC names with it too it'll get retweeted like crazy and then we can finally nip this damn issue in the bud hopefully before the next major.

ill take care of it

 

[Indecisive]

Why, you forgot me

I told you i am horrible at tagging people. Like actually the worst. I would have remembered at some point. ;_;

 

[RM Jonnitti]

got ultradavid to retweet!

EDIT: mr wizard retweeted too!

 

[Rip Torn]

What I'm not quite sure about is if you could use a USB hub to have both a no-battery DS4 and a PS3 stick connected at the same time. I'm pretty sure it should work, but I'm less sure that it wouldn't add any input delay.

I wonder if we could just plug the DS4 into a cellphone charger plugged into a nearby outlet as a makeshift solution?

 

[Indecisive]

got ultradavid to retweet!

Hollywood.

 

[Indecisive]

I wonder if we could just plug the DS4 into a cellphone charger plugged into a nearby outlet as a makeshift solution?

UHHHHHHHHH. Who wants to test this. 123 not it

 

[RM Jonnitti]

@RM JagoBlake @CrimsonShadow @STORMS @The BOSS

why the hell isn't this front paged? this is really important information for us not having our matches get fucked up

 

[Malarkey]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. This will make running BLTB ten times smoother for @Everlast , @The_SNKE , and myself. Once again, thank you. How the hell isn't this front paged yet?

 

[HoneyBee]

So I tested this on my PS4 and it definitely works. You just have to make sure you delete the previous controllers from the memory and then there's no issues of it syncing to the PS4 during someone else's match.

THIS NEEDS TO BE FRONT PAGED