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If there's one thing I've learned in my life, it's that absolutely no controller is as good as a proper Sony Playstation controller

It’s almost scary how good that fake looks, unless you’ve got a keen eye people could easily be fooled by that

The real problem with telling a fake from real controller is there are “too” many versions of the original and therein, a fake can pass as another variant of the original, plus there are good quality fakes out there

Oh yeah, I've definitely had to deal with this issue a few years back with a few controllers and learned my lesson. Amazon has duplicates. I complained a few times over the years, but nothing has changed. You pretty much noticed everything I did, also the sticker on the bottom it's not set correctly on the fake while on the official Dualshock 4, it's perfectly placed.

Most people call them fake, and sellers call thm "After market" or "Genuine REAL PS4 controllers" but they are all veru different internally. the cheap Chinese batteries are larger than the normal PS4 ones, but some how last a shorter amount of time (something that blows my mind). The analog sticks are more brittle and prone to break much easier. and a LOT of them missing the sticker on the back as they only have to sell it based on photos of the front (or in a box where you can't see the back.) If its not second hand, but it's at a second hand price (or came from Alibaba) its likely fake.

Just stumbled across this vid. While watching I also noticed that the fake unit says “Sony ComputerEntertainment Inc.” while the real unit says “Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.” My wife bought this for Christmas ‘21 and I’ve been having so many problems with this fake unit recently. Now I know why.

The light blue swirls on top of box used to be a dead giveaway, I see they've fixed that. Still using molded plastic window on the fake ones though.

You're out here giving life tips, way too underrated

You just saved me $40. I was *this close* to buying a controller on eBay that had the same type of packaging as the fake one.

Nobody commenting about how seamless the voice recording was, felt like hearing you directly not from a headphone

So I now know why one of my controllers doesn't feel right. It didn't have all of the things that you said but it's definitely a really good fake. Also sucks because I bought it on Amazon, albeit from a vendor type shop. Thank you Sir, you've done us all a great service.

I've recently ordered 2 DS4 controllers from Amazon. According to your video, luckily I got 2 originals. So much fake crap is saled on the marketplaces of the big e-commerce companies nowadays. It's a pain in the ass.

I have a fake Sunset Orange controller that gives NO indication that it's fake, it is literally a perfect replica. I only know it's fake because the box wasn't right and the charging light blinks fast. I use it and keep my real Sunset boxed, it works okay but feels funny. The Chinese have gotten very good at copying.

The back sticker on the real one reads "Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc" while the fake one reads "Sony ComputerEntertainment Inc" xD

easiest way to tell is the "SONY" text in front of the box. og one is always subtle & wider, while the fake one is thicker.

Did anyone notice the HUGE IMPERFECTION on the casing next to the Share button?? Holy cow!!

I knew it!!! LOL Wifey got me a new controller, i told her it felt different.

it's pretty easy to find out if a DS4 is a fake, if you try to use it on a PS5 it is blocked from use, simply doesn't work at all, only official DS4s work with the PS5 only, Sony quietly did this at the PS5 release to block fakes from working on the console

There are so many different versions, plus the fact that Sony has production in Japan and China. Both countries set them up a little different, and it's been that way since ps2 maybe earlier. If you actually open them up you'll see that everytime they make a new model they change how it's built, and that could also be part of the weight difference. The 1st model only lights up on the light bar, but later models had both the light bar as well as a small bar of light over the touch pad itself. Still possibility for a fake controller I guess, but usually the offbrands will use a whole different battery.

The fake one will have tons of issues like shorter battery life, mine had an issue where when you press buttons while earphones are plugged the sound will be interrupted due to bad power distribution or something. And the speakers were too loud and had awful quality. The touchpad isn't scratch proof.

If you read the label on the back, the authentic one says "Sony Interactive Entertainment" while the fake one says "Sony Computer Entertainment" 5:18

So easy to know which is which simply by the cover

This has been a problem for ps3 controllers for a while. It's upsetting that it's happening with ps4 controllers now.

Just after buying my controller KZfaq decides to recommend me this, and it even is the same color as mine.

in my experience, a fake one feels rough and feel inferior, and the light on the front feels bright and cheap, they normally don't connect to ps5 with a cable, and the battery runs dry quicker and charges quicker too.

The color, the sticker (not being flat) and the Company name are some other ways you can tell also. On an authentic controller it should say 'Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc' not 'Sony ComputerEntertainment Inc' notice no gap between 'Computer' and 'Entertainment' also. I have been caught out twice, before I realised that there are even fakes out there. Reason being they look pretty damn good at first glance, but then you get minor issues here and there or they don't feel quite the same as the one that came with the console and upon closer inspection you realise something's not quite right. I don't understand why they don't put in a little more effort to make them perform better and just sell them as what they are, third party controllers? Then maybe they'd make some honest money minus any legal risks. It seems obvious to me that who ever is producing them has the ability. Anyway thanks for the video, safe shopping everyone and shame on the seller's who know you've got fakes but play ignorant. Advertise them as such and price them accordingly your customer's will respect you more and may even come back.

The biggest giveaway for me is the weight. When you pick up a fake one, it feels lighter right away. When I weighed it, it was ~25 grams lighter than a real one. The analog sticks on the fake aren't as nice. The rubber coating looks thinner and is not as grippy.

3:47. This milling around the touch pad is a pretty good giveaway too. Like somebody bumped the machine while it was working lol

You know it’s a dead giveaway when it comes with the charging cable like damn bro all the authentic ones I’ve gotten all didn’t come with one lmao

And I have noticed that the buttons to an original controller are more shiney than the fake, for instance observe the share buttons

I've seen some of those that say "dobleshock" on the box, looks pretty legit to me.

I wanted to get another berry blue controller and ordered one from Ebay, it turned out be fake 😫. Thank god my original berry blue still works 💕

There is also microprinting on the back of the box, at the bottom. You may be able to read it with a macro lens, it's really tiny text like banknote security.

There is a way you can tell without even getting em out of the box. The fake ones got the plastic wrapped around the analog sticks were the real one does not.

This is exactly why i barely bought a dualshock 4 today at walmart and also cause they been extinct for awhile in store's. I swear it's a trip how there's a fake everything in this world 😑

I got a fake one, which was called DoubleShock on the box. I didn't mind, though. I just wanted it to play on PC with Steam Input, as PS controllers did include Gyro controls. However, that was a couple years ago, and even if the main buttons are already worn out and don't have any icon anymore, it still works as good as it did the day I bought it. I even tested it on a PS4 that a friend of mine had, and it worked fairly well. Honestly, if every fake controller was as good as the one I got, I wouldn't mind at all if controllers were genuine or not.

thx for the head up i almost buy a fake one

Didn't even know people would make fakes of these controllers

I remember that a few years ago a bought one original, it took sometime to finally arrive and surprise! It was a "double shock for Pz4" oh boy, that seller made me laugh for a few days.

"Yeah bro I got a spare controller" The spare controller:

Thanks man you saved 387.196 person with your video.

I would like to highlight that the fake one lights up a turquoise blue color when in search mode.(When you press the PS Button) The real one has a more light blue color close to white.

Thank you now I know which one is real and I spotted a game store with like fifty fake ones couple weeks ago

this video is very real man very happy for the truth of the fake controller great video👍👍👍👍

I should’ve watched this video before I ordered a ps4 controller from Walmart, but I’m happily got the real controller

If it comes with a chord it’s fake 😂

Opened a return case on eBay after watching this video. Thanks!

What gave the fake one away for me is that the SONY logo on the fake box had a bold setting on the font.

Great video! There is one more clue that I noticed on my fake controller and you have it as well on yours: The USB symbol is debossed on the ORIGINAL and embossed on the FAKE one.

All these new controllers; PS5, Xbox, Pro Switch, PC randos, but I still fall back to a solid PS4 controller.

If you attempt to play with a fake one you'll get a notification on your playstation telling you that the controller your using is unofficial and that it may not work properly.

If the fake controllers didn't have massive input lag after a few months of usage I wouldn't mind them but they all have it. It sounds stupid because it is but I bought 2 new spare controllers from gamestop for the future just in case I ever want to play my ps4 again.

That included cable is a dead giveaway. Other signs to watch for: Typos in the packaging’s fine print Inconsistency in the model codes between the regional packaging or the controller label Sloppy molding, especially in fine details like the speaker holes Protective plastic tabs stuck to the touch screen Nonstandard screws If you take the effort to open it up, the battery is glaringly obvious in the fakes

i think the most noticeable point is d-pad arrow icons. one in the fake ones are so distinct but at the real one its hard to see.

Oh well. This just made me be smarter on buying from retail sellers.

The fake one came in like one of them toys you get at your local dollar store

thx man the video helped me almost bought a fake one, i have to say they are looking almost identical to the official ones

“I actually have a scale right here” turns the scale on as if he did it a million times 😂

Doing god’s work

Fake ps4 controller makers when they find this video:

the one i recently got off Amazon seems legit based on this video... it meets all the visual cues at least... it feels very light and "cheap" in my hands, but to be fair i haven't bought a new one in maybe 5 years... it's possible that the legit ones are simply made more efficiently than the older models... i checked other sites before buying and nobody had any better options... it used to be simple as Sony was the only legit seller on Amazon for buying them new but now they have moved on to selling PS5 controllers...

This was a Great video, thankyou!!

I definitely got a original controller. But it took a while to get my hand one one since they are literally extinct, same with the console itself. I got lucky with the last controller at a Saturn.

You can tell from the weight. I’ve held my og controller for years, and my buddy gave me one, no issues. I bought another one on offer up and man that thing was super light, felt like it was gonna break. Luckily I got my money back. Edit: just saw you weight it lol

Am done with ps4 😊am now playing ps5, the pads are very strong and long lasting tho it’s very costly

If the fake one is cheaper and it works properly - even if the buttons are hard and the quality is somewhat poorer - I'll still buy the cheap one because everything is just so expensive now.

I have a question. Could you send me a link of the Amazon Controller under this comment? I wanna see if I have bought the right one

Thanks for the vid. I had my mom order a dualshock 4 and i thought it was fishy shipping from china when that was never specified on the website. The plastic quality is messed up all the text is offset so this saved me from having a broken controler in a few weeks from now.

I literally just told my mom how she got scammed buying knockoff and fake ps4 controllers yesterday and this video pops up in my recommended. Coincidence? I. Think. Not.

I have bought a extra controller from China, and I can tell it's definitely a trash one,first the feeling of the material is not same as my original ps4 controller(it just feels like inferior plastic) and it's more light, and a main problem is the pad dead zone is big asf,even i turn it into zero,I also can feel it obviously , especially when I play race game(it's so disturbing). And after about 2 months playing, my USB port can't work ,and now I use my original one again,.So the point is if you want to buy a extra controller, don't buy one cause it's cheap ,buy a good one although it's more expensive ,but you can use more longer and comfortable.

I purchased the one on the left from Walmart.

Looks like the quality of fake DS seriously improved since DS2.

Man thanks for that buddy much love see y'all in paradise❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Best comparing video, thx :)

5:15 I also noticed that on the label of the fake one that it says Model: CUH-ZCT which from my understanding is the earlier Version 1 of the controller (whereas the newer Version 2 has the numeral 2 in the model number such as CUH-ZCT2U) but yet, the light shines through the top of the touchpad which is only supposed to be a Version 2 feature.

I use a genuine DS4 controller for PC and MacBook Pro gaming and performs great. Testing emulation software PSOne and PS2 games and also some vintage arcade through MAME Plus and very great performance. Very comfortable feeling. ❤

Luckily, you can still buy them at PlayStation Direct and maybe some local stores like Target and Best Buy

U know damn well it's fake if the controller is glossy 💀

I got a fake one and it started malfunctioning since day 1, played some doom 2016 with it and trying to aim with it was a miserable experience

I've bought 2 PS4 Controllers for $14 on Temu, and they seem to work on my PS5 with any PS4 Games I have. I love the new Logos for the Action Buttons, they look Bizarre but they seem cool and work properly. But there is a downside, the Battery Life is almost 4 Hours.

The easiest thing to see is the back of the model (sticker) if it is Sony computer entertainment (fake) Sony interactive entertainment (real)

You can easily tell which is fake without openig the box, if you can see a usb cable is fake, If you cant see one if you shake it and feel something like a cable then it has one and if it has a cable is fake

Well.. I got a fake one when my controller arrive, the seller is acting little bit different. Not just that my controller sony at the back is comepletely fake, it's just a sticker

Here's an update: I've bought a bunch fake DualShock 4 controllers (in white as they look a lot nicer) to resell them (got em fairly cheap) and as long as the customer is aware it's a third party controller and it works as it should, there isn't much of an issue with it. I also test it myself before selling to them. I do wish they'd make DS4 controllers with USB-C port, but if you want that you'd have to get a different one like a DualSense-style (it works really well and I've been using one for 9 months now).

The 1st thing I noticed is that the Real ones don’t have arrow indicators on the dial pads. The fake does 😂. Thanks for this videos tho

Just because it’s fake, doesn’t mean it’s nonfunctional.

Thats an exquisite fake.

Thank you so much bro.. they actually got me on a fake fr fr 😅😮‍💨 However I was able to grab a new one today thanks to you and my good observation 💯🔥 THANK YOU AGAIN BRO 😎

The details most folks wouldnt notice until the thing craps out. I bought my second controller from BB. it's fine

though ik nothing is better than the real thing, just know sony wont make them forever, controllers stop working at some point without any way to fix em, its good that there is even a second option

i honestly just want a controller that doesn't drift idc if its the real deal or not

To be honest, the fake controllers are really just a reminder to buy the real controllers because not only do the real controllers look better but they also perform better through the system too. Chances are, if you buy a fake controller you'll experience some sort of a delay either with the analog sticks or a couple of the buttons. Trust me, i know this from experience. Also, the fake controllers are a reminder to take good care of your devices because you never know when Sony or even Microsoft will completely stop making certain models of controllers and when it might be hard to find certain models of controllers from third-party sellers many years down the line.

Thanks for helping me. I was nearly to be scammed!

If it comes with a cord it’s 100% fake, that’s a major tipoff.

I hate to be that guy but you have done a terrible job at differentiating the two, the only way one can tell the difference between the two is if they held one b4(use of experience) otherwise it’s nearly impossible One can argue weight, 0.6 doesn’t make a difference for a newbie to tell them apart that’s how good the counterfeits are even after watching this video😢

Oh thats why i just replaced my controller and bought one of ebay wich was half the cost ofc. But playing i noticed the R2 L2 buttons felt like they had a dead zone and the joysticks had a weird dead zone wich i couldn't get used too. First i thought i just needed to get used to fresh buttons but now i saw your video the markings are indeed off at alot of points. Thanks!

great video, you helped a lot of people that uses consoles

first one you opened is V2 and second V1 (confirm by serial number on backsticker as well as V2 has additional led above touchpad). V2 came with Slim and Pro but they are 100% compatible and work with any PS4(as well as PC, PS5(ps4 games only) and few other systems). these are both real but your V2 might not be made by Sony but by licensed manuf. fake ones are easy to find since they are missing sticker alltoghether(at least few dozen ive seen) although i did hear about fake with stickers but havent seen those so might or mighht not exist.

i have no problems playing with fake ps4 controllers. yes, it is crappy. analog behaves like sh*t, deadzone is too high so no precise movements, vibration & speaker feels cheap. but, you can make the controller behaves like the original. most fake/oem controllers now use same connectors of vibration motor, analog sticks, r2/l2 pad, conductive film as the original v2 ds4 if I'm not mistaken. the battery uses connector like v1 ds4. if u know and good at solder, you're at luck but u had to cash out money a bit. in my place, these set of original components would cost under $5. i replaced everything i can in the fake controller with the original ones. and voila, u just got yourself an "original" ds4 and i never have complained about it ever since. everything works like the original. still running for a year and still working like a charm!