Hi Phil, do you manage to resolve the issue? I have this issue with my ps4, I tried with different position , I even put an antenna to the console without results, I notice that the problem agravates when battery is getting discharged. I'm desperate about this, it happens even when without headset. Thanks in advance
PS4 / DS4 controller related lag / latency issues
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Anecdote that does not solve your problem sadly, but still a related story.
The X360 also uses 2.4 GHz FSSH but it's not bluetooth, but it has similar behaviour. A developer that had 200 pcs of X360 running on a floor had serious problems with their wireless X360 controllers. Some guy from Metageek went over there, did a spectrum scan and the spectrum was full. Ie even though the controllers jumped very often, the problem was that there was so many that the frequency range was saturated and they created interference issues for each other. Only solution was to wire up the controllers.
Which I think is the easiest way for you guys also, wire your controller to your console.
If not you need to get hold of some expensive gear and software and check the spectrum to see if there is any other RF sources that use/pollute the are that the controller uses to send its signals.
The X360 also uses 2.4 GHz FSSH but it's not bluetooth, but it has similar behaviour. A developer that had 200 pcs of X360 running on a floor had serious problems with their wireless X360 controllers. Some guy from Metageek went over there, did a spectrum scan and the spectrum was full. Ie even though the controllers jumped very often, the problem was that there was so many that the frequency range was saturated and they created interference issues for each other. Only solution was to wire up the controllers.
Which I think is the easiest way for you guys also, wire your controller to your console.
If not you need to get hold of some expensive gear and software and check the spectrum to see if there is any other RF sources that use/pollute the are that the controller uses to send its signals.
https://support.us.playstation.com/articles/en_US/KC_Article/DualShock-4-Troubleshooting#sect1
They point at router interference here, but changing router wifi channel won't help since the DS4 is an FSSH device. Which means it jumped around using the whole band. And the adaptive nature of Bluetooth should make it avoid bad channels dynamically. Unless all channels are bad, then there is not much you can do except wire it up.
They point at router interference here, but changing router wifi channel won't help since the DS4 is an FSSH device. Which means it jumped around using the whole band. And the adaptive nature of Bluetooth should make it avoid bad channels dynamically. Unless all channels are bad, then there is not much you can do except wire it up.
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Yes you can connect a DS4 using the USB cable.
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You may as well ask for a link to confirm PS4 plays PS4 games.
None, it's a Nintendo exclusive.
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You'd have to ask Sony what they intended it to do but if the cable drops out you can carry on seamlessly if the Bluetooth connection is persistent.
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I misunderstood your question. You're asking if when you connect the DS4 to the PS4 with a USB cable does it communicate with the PS4 using USB instead of Bluetooth? To answer that, I don't know. But you can test this yourself easily enough with a USB bus analyser. It would be an odd omission given PS4's Safe Mode wants a wired controller for input.
To my understanding other people have done this, and the DS4 can only operate wirelessly with PS4, except for the synching procedure as well as recovery mode.
I asked because I thought something might have changed, but I can't find any recent source, aside from your and JPT's suggestion
I asked because I thought something might have changed, but I can't find any recent source, aside from your and JPT's suggestion
Plug ds4 via USB to pc.
It works without Bluetooth.
On ps4, you can easily test it by doing voice chat.
If its randomly cut out = on wireless (just make sure to put a bunch of wireless WiFi near it, one cheap Chinese Bluetooth speaker and do some cooking with microwave)
If it's pristine perfect = on cable
To be clear, when you connect ds4 via USB to ps4, it doesn't always use usb. Dunno why.
Sometime I will get that audio cutout even when on usb. Replugging it do the trick though.
Buggy software?
actually its a proof that PS4 do able to connect via USB and able to seamslessly switch to wireless when needed (i suspect my USB cable is losing its connection randomly because just yesterday its stopped working at all).
its impossible for the wireless connection to be pristine perfect with 3 wifi accesspoint blaring right beside it, plus a cheapass chineese bluetooth speaker, plus a microwave.
EDIT:
heck, the cheapass bluetooth speaker alone able to destroyes not only bluetooth but also wifi
my tablet wifi went completely "poof" when i used my cheapass chinese bluetooth speaker. While my phone WiFi barely connected (opening web pages took ages, youtube impossiuble) despite the signal still saying 3 bars.
i cant even stream to my home theatre via bluetooth when that cheapass chinese bluetooth speaker is still on on OTHER ROOM.
EDIT2:
if i remember correctly, PS4 in recovery mode also only works with WIRED gamepad.
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What on earth are you on about?
Just hook a DS4 up to a PC without bluetooth. It works. End of story. So yes, to reiterate: DS4 does support USB communication. Again: end of story. No "proof" or "links" needed. It works. End of story.
Okay?
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