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Original CUH-ZCT1, DualSense and aftermarket copies are excluded.","colors":"Exact current maker color selector lists these four finishes. Exact US/Canada region identity proven only for CUH-ZCT2U. No invented part numbers or GTINs for finishes.","headphone_jack":"Maker explicitly stereo 3.5 mm jack. Feature support depends on host and transport, not automatically all supported devices.","play_while_charging":"Maker explicitly USB charging as you play from PS4 USB. No 8-hour or 10-hour runtime claim transferred from unscoped databases.","charging_dock":"Official page presents separate DUALSHOCK 4 Charging Station accessory. 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Announcement body date retained, separately from retail date.","launch_price_usd":"Original manufacturer MSRP 59 USD and 59 EUR. North America excludes tax, Europe includes tax. Not later 59.99 pricing or current retailer price.","dimensions_mm":"Original maker approximate 161 x 57 x 100 mm in maker width x height x depth, excluding largest projection. Reordered to front-facing side-to-side width 161, top-to-bottom height 100, thickness 57. These are published body extents excluding the largest projection, not measured full stick/trigger envelope.","bluetooth_version":"Original exact table Bluetooth v2.1+EDR. USB HID and USB Audio class listed separately. No inferred USB revision or nominal report rate.","input_modes":"Original PS4-native communication and USB HID. Sony mode names the native controller protocol, not built-in XInput. Third-party translation software is not a native hardware mode.","motion_sensor_axes":"Exact maker combined six-axis system comprises three-axis gyroscope plus three-axis accelerometer. Not six gyroscope axes.","touchpad_count":"One physical capacitive touchpad with click mechanism and two simultaneous touch points. Two touch points are not two touchpads.","rumble":"Exact maker vibration only. No adaptive trigger resistance, impulse trigger rumble or high-definition haptics transferred from DualSense."}},{"url":"https://www.playstation.com/content/dam/global_pdc/en/corporate/support/manuals/accessories/ps4-accessories/dualshock4-wireless-controller-cuh-zct2/EN_FR_AMER_DUALSHOCK_4_Wireless_Controller_CUH-ZCT2U_Instruction_Man_Web.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["manual_url","model_numbers","markets","battery_type","battery_included","battery_capacity_mah","weight_g","warranty_years"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Original exact CUH-ZCT2U two-page English/French North American manufacturer manual. English page fully rendered and read including pairing, charging, battery specification and warranty.","model_numbers":"Exact manual title and conformity table CUH-ZCT2U. Region U model rather than Japanese CUH-ZCT2J or European CUH-ZCT2E.","markets":"Original U manual expressly US and Canada warranty and regulatory coverage. 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Packaging and optional charging station excluded."}},{"url":"https://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps4/basic/pn_controller.html","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["stick_layout","face_button_labels","dpad_type","stick_click","share_button","back_buttons","extra_shoulder_buttons","profile_button","built_in_microphone","mic_mute_button"],"notes":{"dpad_type":"Original complete PS4 controller front drawing shows split cross directional surfaces, PlayStation face symbols, symmetric sticks and L3/R3 clicks.","extra_shoulder_buttons":"Complete original control inventory has ordinary L1/R1/L2/R2 only. No extra shoulders or stock rear controls. Separate optional back-button accessory excluded.","profile_button":"Original complete inventory includes SHARE, OPTIONS, PS and touchpad click, not a dedicated profile button. Built-in speaker is not a microphone and no microphone mute button is present."}},{"url":"https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps4-dualshock-4-wireless-troubleshooting/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["battery_indicator","charge_time_0_100_min"],"notes":{"charge_time_0_100_min":"Maker about 2 hours when battery has no remaining charge. Stored as approximate 120 minutes. Charging through PS4 USB, console on or rest mode.","battery_indicator":"Maker Quick Menu shows battery icon and charging status. Charging LED sequence is backed separately by original PS4 use-controller guide. No battery percentage display built into controller."}},{"url":"https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps4-pair-dualshock-4-wireless-with-pc-or-mac/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["compatible_platforms","platform_connections"],"notes":{"platform_connections":"Maker Android 10+, iOS 13+, macOS Catalina support Bluetooth and USB for compatible games. Windows documented via compatible microUSB cable or separately sold proprietary Bluetooth USB Wireless Adaptor. Ordinary PC Bluetooth gameplay measured elsewhere is not added as maker native compatibility. Other-device Bluetooth disables touchpad, configurable light-bar colour, rumble, motion and jack audio, except compatible Sony Xperia. USB full-feature scope is not universally claimed. PS4 and PS5 connections additionally backed by console guide and backward-compatibility page.","compatible_platforms":"PS5 support is limited to supported PS4 games and Remote Play, not native PS5 games. iPadOS/tvOS are maker supported but lack own schema enum and are qualified here rather than silently recoded."}},{"url":"https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/ps5-backward-compatibility-games/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["compatible_platforms","platform_connections"],"notes":{"compatible_platforms":"Official backward compatibility expressly permits DUALSHOCK 4 only for supported PS4 games on PS5. Native PS5 games require DualSense. Stored PS5 compatibility is conditional.","platform_connections":"PS5 USB pairing and subsequent wireless use documented by current manufacturer controller-support instructions. All-features:false records the native PS5-game restriction, not a claim that every PS4 feature fails."}},{"url":"https://gamepadla.com/sony-dualshock-4-v2.html","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["stick_technology","face_button_switch_type","dpad_switch_type","stick_tension_adjustable","trigger_stops","built_in_display","nfc","macro_support","firmware_updatable","measured_latency","measured_stick_tests","input_modes"],"notes":{"stick_technology":"Exact v2 table verified hardware cells: potentiometers, main/D-pad membrane, no stick tension adjustment, trigger lock, NFC, display, macros or official firmware support. Analog triggers alone do not identify trigger sensor technology, which is omitted. Overall model verification status is Not verified yet. Stored hardware facts are the individual cells labelled Verified Report, rather than an assertion that the whole profile is independently verified.","firmware_updatable":"Exact v2 table no official firmware support. Test-record firmware labels are not proof of a user updater. No DualSense updater transferred.","measured_latency":"Only exact v2 primary rows retained. USB Sony protocol tests 8503(button)/8502(stick), Garret's Stories April 7, 2026, Windows 10 build 10.0.19045, Prometheus 82 v5.2.4.5. Bluetooth Sony protocol test 6613(button), JayBee September 23, 2025, Windows 11 build 10.0.26100, Prometheus 82 v5.2.3.1. Firmware unspecified for latency cohorts. Calibration, Bluetooth adapter and other settings not published and remain unknown. PC Bluetooth test does not establish maker-supported native PC Bluetooth gameplay. Nonprimary USB 15.12 ms row and generic original DS4 page excluded. Measured polling not converted to nominal 250/1000 Hz.","measured_stick_tests":"One exact v2 wired cohort only, John Punch April 16, 2026, Windows 10.0.22631 as source labels, PS4 Controller name, FW label 9.51. Stick Tracer, protocol not stated, calibration/settings unknown. Left/right circularity 6.2/7.5%, centering 6.1/5.1%, inner dead zone none, measured 256 movement steps. Bluetooth cohort not merged. FW 9.51 label may refer to host software, so not asserted as controller-updatable firmware. Outer 0.4 mm not converted to percent.","input_modes":"Exact v2 latency rows explicitly label Sony protocol. Original maker lists USB HID class and PS4 compatibility. These are not separate switchable modes, so one native Sony mode is stored."}},{"url":"https://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1020480.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Contemporary September 16, 2016 article explicitly says Jet Black CUH-ZCT2J released September 15, 2016. Confirms actual sale after original maker forecast. Later November Red/Blue dates not treated as original model release."}},{"url":"https://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps4/basic/usecontroller.html","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["wake_console","battery_indicator"],"notes":{"wake_console":"Original PS4 guide explicitly PS button turns the PS4 system on from off or rest mode. This is PS4 wake only, not an assertion about other paired hosts.","battery_indicator":"Original PS4 use-controller guide explicitly slowly blinking orange light bar during charging in rest mode and light bar off when fully charged. Battery icon is also displayed on PS4 screen. The CUH-ZCT2U printed instruction leaflet does not describe this charging LED sequence."}},{"url":"https://www.techradar.com/reviews/dualsense-wireless-controller","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"TechRadar's DualSense review says the DualSense is sturdier than its predecessor, the PS4's DualShock 4."}}],"fields_filled":69,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}