In the case of the PS4 controller, most of the buttons are of a membrane type, that talk to the main board inside via a series of contacts on a flex cable. Thus, [Becky] designed her PCB to ...

The PS4 does support keyboard and mouse controls ... Instead of letters or numbers, its keys are designed to let you control games and move around menus. There are also products out there ...

There are plenty of PS4 games on PS5 that these gamepads will still be playable with, and if you're still on Sony's older console, they'll work just fine. Of course, if you're a sad controller ...