Original vs Fake | How to Spot Fake PS4 DualShock Controllers

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  • Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
  • Fakes are all around and if you wondered if you've got a real DualShock 4, or a fake one, you need to know few things about such fakes... A genuine PS4 Controller is the one made by Sony, and a fake one pretends to be made by Sony but it's made by unknown manufacturer.
    Wouldn't be such important if they would have the same quality, but while a genuine / original controller is at it's supposed to be and delivers what should for our PlayStation, a fake one just replicates the layout and basic inputs, but in fact it's a completely different controller with a completely different behavior.
    Sony and PlayStation symbols are all around and they all seems legit, real and genuine, but many of them are just cheap copies made of very poor quality controllers.
    This video is meant to expose fake controllers and spot the real ones between so many fakes.
    How to tell the difference between a fake and real one? This is how!
    I have 4 different sealed PS4 controllers, genuine & fake together, meant for different markets from different countries and I firstly expose them since they're sealed, later on I also unbox each one of them and compare them side by side.
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  • @YesterdaysTech
    @YesterdaysTech  10 місяців тому +8

    Fake Controllers Behavior:
    🎮 ua-cam.com/video/IaB_se0HAMY/v-deo.html

    • @mattraines6404
      @mattraines6404 10 місяців тому +2

      I've had 3. 1 was really good, 1 was ok, 1 was garbage.

  • @BenjiDWJ
    @BenjiDWJ 2 місяці тому +3

    I appreciate you for going into such a high level of detail and thoroughness. 😄👌

  • @ZanyCat
    @ZanyCat 17 днів тому

    I'm a developer and I wanted an OEM DualShock 4 controller for testing. I used this video to make sure that my controller was indeed OEM and not a fake! Thank you so much for the video! When disassembling the controller to check the inside, I would recommend using a plastic card instead of a Flathead screwdriver to prevent damaging the plastic. Opening the controller also gives you the opportunity to clean the controller if it's used.

  • @Anomaliayt
    @Anomaliayt 10 місяців тому +3

    Nice details man, appreciate it

  • @r4dius
    @r4dius 23 дні тому +1

    Great video, as for the circle button it's not perfectly centered in genuine ones too, and some original boxes let the controller shake too

  • @santanusaha1095
    @santanusaha1095 11 місяців тому +10

    So mine fake controller came in with the console and it was obvious cause the box down panel was tempered, brought from sony certified seller but it was on massive discount on 2018 even when best games were coming back to back but they held discount that time, it's better to buy game edition or some limited console and controllers as chances of being fake will minimum, thanks for this informative video, keep up the good work as always ❤️🙌🏻

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  11 місяців тому +7

      Thank you! Sorry to hear about your experience, I never heard that before. This reminds me when I firstly attempted to grab the PS5, the retailer bundled it with Star Wars and some other games . It wasn't the official bundle with Ratchet & Clank or Horizon Forbidden West. I saw the box was opened and resealed, the retailer pretending that was in order to put the games discs inside the box. I said "You could simply add the games separately without opening the box, you shouldn't break the seal and reseal it". I refused it because that could be a refurbished PS5 and the whole deal with the games could be only to mask everything.

    • @santanusaha1095
      @santanusaha1095 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@YesterdaysTech after that experience i stay away from shady schemes or deals like that, talking about ps5 after nov 22 batch some of the new redesign ps5 having a several disc drive issues so maybe right now they are selling those with massive discount and even with some bundle games extra controller to clear out those stocks, Thank god you decided to refused that deal who knows what kind of issue might be had in that ps5

  • @symshi6410
    @symshi6410 8 місяців тому +3

    I wish I had noticed earlier, mine has so much latency over bluetooth and the sticks feel very imprecise

  • @officegossip
    @officegossip День тому

    Love how this guy talks. It’s like monotone ASMR for the ears lol

  • @fredericfehlinger5562
    @fredericfehlinger5562 10 місяців тому +14

    And the last one same story 😂

  • @Mosi_O
    @Mosi_O 9 місяців тому +1

    Thank you very much!
    this video was amazing...

  • @NovaTech1
    @NovaTech1 10 місяців тому +3

    I got the Japanese one like 2 months ago. Tbh the seller himself told me that it was fake. But regardless i still got it since it was $20. It was actually not bad. Aside from the touchpad which is weird if you try to use it for mouse and stuff but other than that it really was indistinguishable.

  • @rdevil25
    @rdevil25 2 місяці тому

    Ok I'm now convinced 100% I just bought a fake one, I had made a return request before I saw this, but I am now super sure. Thank you for this awesome helping video✌️

  • @BGWARZON
    @BGWARZON 11 місяців тому +3

    great video man thank you👍👍👍👍👍

  • @yuriiserdiuk3918
    @yuriiserdiuk3918 6 місяців тому

    thank you for interesting and helpful video ❤

  • @Sypaka
    @Sypaka 5 місяців тому +1

    Oh I can tell you how a fake controller behaves. You play for 2 Minutes and the left stick gets stuck in either Left/Right or any combination with Up and Down diagonally.
    This video was valuable enough to apply for refund.

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  4 місяці тому

      Good work for getting refund! I also have a separate video with their behavior

  • @danielp30
    @danielp30 5 місяців тому

    I think some of the older models from 2016 may have the embossed symbol above the usb. I have the gold edition with the screws circular, the battery is genuine, it looks and feels genuine overall. So, I can only assume some of the older models from 2016 are embossed, either that or the owner before me replaced the back shelling of this pad with a generic one, although it does have the sony label with the manufacturer year being 2016. I also have 2 other newer pads that are both genuine (2019) that are debossed. Using this gold pad for parts really.

  • @everykenyan
    @everykenyan 10 місяців тому +4

    I wonder what they show under bluetooth info

  • @FrancistheBrave
    @FrancistheBrave 5 місяців тому +1

    So do the boothleg ps4 controller comes with usb cord??
    Yes or no?
    Jus asking great content by the way😊

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  4 місяці тому +2

      The original controller for PS4 and PS5 does not come with the charging cable included, there may be some exceptions in some areas of the world but so far I've never seen that

  • @GPHP-GB
    @GPHP-GB 8 місяців тому

    i got my japanese glacier white controller at 10 pm (my time) because my fake rose gold controller is broken and my other controller which always needs to be plugged in which i never liked but my controller now is very good and i dont live in japan and i know how to guess if its a fake controller or real a real controller would have circle lines around the screws a fake one would have generic screws

  • @robbycrawford
    @robbycrawford 9 місяців тому +1

    My question is ...did the shock 4 vibration work while playing? My 2-past replacements knock-offs say they do but they don't when I tried them and sent them back for full refund. I have an original PS4 controller but the vibration stopped working.

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  9 місяців тому

      Yes, rumble motors are working on fake controllers

  • @toufikmeliani2513
    @toufikmeliani2513 11 місяців тому +3

    Thanks usefull video👍👍

  • @bbqtool
    @bbqtool 2 місяці тому +1

    Buying PS4 controllers online is not recommended because you can't guarantee they are real. You definitely should buy them from stores.

  • @abdulrahmanahmed4241
    @abdulrahmanahmed4241 10 місяців тому +6

    But how the I know the genuine controller just by looking at the box if I'm gonna buy a new controller??

    • @coprographia
      @coprographia Місяць тому

      There are telltale signs even on the box. See how it says “DUAL SHOCK” in a few places? The official trademark is Dualshock, as one word with no spaces. Sony wouldn’t mess that up.

  • @gigachad4954
    @gigachad4954 11 місяців тому +3

    thanks

  • @Soilcrafted
    @Soilcrafted 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for the good video!

  • @Mohidgaming5532
    @Mohidgaming5532 3 місяці тому +1

    Fun fact:The playstation can identify real controllers.For genuine controllers, it says dualshock controller connected (on the screen you select your user). For fake ones, it might say double shock controller or something else

    • @Kool-di7ep
      @Kool-di7ep 2 місяці тому

      What if I'm using for pc

  • @critix1s
    @critix1s 12 днів тому

    I have the japanese version and it has the E in the end but the date is 2016, fake or real

  • @Steliii
    @Steliii 9 місяців тому +1

    Does the color has to be 100% specified on the front of the box? If it's not specified is it fake?

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  9 місяців тому +2

      In most situations it’s fake, only early batches didn’t have the color written on the box

  • @artruss8519
    @artruss8519 6 місяців тому

    The screws shows. Thanks brp

  • @RitaMaSTeR
    @RitaMaSTeR 10 місяців тому +1

    Tks, I got a japanese version but its fake, have the E in the end and the date is 2013, both are white v2

  • @Aten1010
    @Aten1010 10 місяців тому +1

    Yea bro the one from us is it normal that the analog is heavy and my aim is bad when i use it ?

    • @ballenkarim2266
      @ballenkarim2266 8 місяців тому

      Sorry I’m late but the heavy sticks are not normal. If the controller is heavier then it’s real but they can come with fake sticks. So be carful

  • @VIRAKBODA
    @VIRAKBODA 11 місяців тому +1

    I bought red PS4 controller from Lazada Thailand 76.84$😌

  • @Jumircoros
    @Jumircoros 10 місяців тому +2

    I got the japan version 2 weeks ago. It was really not that bad bad i got it for like 499 phillipine peso (about 9 dollars) the weird thing was the touch pad which is fast. I got the gold version of the ps4 conttroller and i have been using it right now and again it wasnt really that bad

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  10 місяців тому

      Mine supposed to be for Japan was exactly as yours

  • @user-2uf2kr2c
    @user-2uf2kr2c 8 місяців тому

    Hi, have you made the video about the test yet? Regards

  • @cheddar2k586
    @cheddar2k586 7 місяців тому

    The USB logo seems to be hoax, I have two genuine DS4's (v1 and v2) both usb logos are embossed. All the other features you mentioned, screws etc. are the same as your genuine one

  • @ollecarlsson8065
    @ollecarlsson8065 10 місяців тому

    I think i just orderd the fake EU one... i boght it for 30$. I have not recived it jet but do u think ites woth it? or should i return it and spend +25$ to get a real? very good video btw!!👍

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  10 місяців тому +1

      My fake EU version was the worst of them, completely unusable and unplayable, but maybe I was unlucky. It’s hard to tell because since they’re fake, they’re not all the same. However, expect to be a bad controller and return it...

    • @ollecarlsson8065
      @ollecarlsson8065 10 місяців тому

      @@YesterdaysTech thanks for the fast answer my man! And continue with this kind of videos, love compareing shit 😍😍

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  9 місяців тому +1

      I'm glad you found it helpful!

  • @user-fg6cd5eq9m
    @user-fg6cd5eq9m 8 місяців тому

    thank you a lot!

  • @dimamarius9791
    @dimamarius9791 8 місяців тому

    I think i got a fake one, i got 3 legit controllers and needed a fourth, its 1:1 with the others the only difference i see is that the XYO buttons are from a different material and the backlight is visible on the back of the controller, will see how it behaves

  • @anisalial-maghrabi3215
    @anisalial-maghrabi3215 9 місяців тому

    Ok 👍 thanks bro❤

  • @muhiddindurak3518
    @muhiddindurak3518 29 днів тому

    Thanks

  • @cedric3600
    @cedric3600 7 місяців тому

    im confused since i got the japanese one and the box looks fake but the controller's battery is the same as the real one

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  7 місяців тому

      Everything else is the same as on original?

    • @cedric3600
      @cedric3600 7 місяців тому

      as far as i see the battery looks the same and everything else in the control itself looks same,only the casing and box looks sketchy

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  7 місяців тому

      If the year on the box is correct, you have a genuine controller for japanese market. If your controller is the new version with lightbar, the year should be 2016 or later

  • @Hannah_Mulford343
    @Hannah_Mulford343 7 місяців тому

    a other thing is the real ones r abit more glossy

  • @bullymaguire7022
    @bullymaguire7022 7 місяців тому

    Is the japan version good in fifa or efootball?even its fake i literally just ordered it and i need a controller so bad but im broke i only have 20bucks😢

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  7 місяців тому +1

      Mine was ok on games like Fifa, but I’m not sure all of them performs the same because we’re not sure there’s the same manufacturer

    • @bullymaguire7022
      @bullymaguire7022 7 місяців тому

      @@YesterdaysTech can it last like the original ds4 because the one that i order is literally same as in your video the Japanese one im just curious if can it last like years like how is your fake japanese ds4 is it still alive and working with no error?

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  7 місяців тому +1

      I never used a fake for a long period of time so I can't tell about that. Looking inside of them, I don't think they'll work for years

  • @hamizan3773
    @hamizan3773 5 місяців тому

    does the fake ps4 controller works fine for long term?

  • @Luc97440
    @Luc97440 9 місяців тому

    I have exactly the same controller at 7:58. This controller is real or fake? I bought it 78€

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  9 місяців тому

      That one is genuine

    • @nasu6204
      @nasu6204 6 місяців тому

      @@YesterdaysTech I saw someone selling a controller in the same exact box. Is it possible the box is same to original and controller fake?

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  6 місяців тому

      I've never seen a fake controller inside of a 100% original looking box. But that won't surprise me

  • @zakariabouhalimohamed9115
    @zakariabouhalimohamed9115 11 місяців тому +1

    wow

  • @PCgamer393
    @PCgamer393 6 місяців тому

    ZCT2E red is fake ?

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  6 місяців тому +1

      You can't find out by series number, a fake copy can also copy the CUH series

  • @dipster5307
    @dipster5307 9 місяців тому

    I bought a fake controller for 34$, it works, I don't know how good compared to the original since I never used it.
    Was this a bad deal?

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  9 місяців тому

      Usually for $50 you can get a genuine controller, with fake controllers it’s mostly about luck

    • @belphegor_tv
      @belphegor_tv 4 місяці тому

      "it works" is such a low bar

  • @3iu0wmxxpxyn8
    @3iu0wmxxpxyn8 10 місяців тому +1

    Man too much fakes cant find reason to buy anymore ahah

  • @mr.pumpkin8891
    @mr.pumpkin8891 11 місяців тому +2

    *buying

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  11 місяців тому +1

      You’re right, thanks!

    • @mr.pumpkin8891
      @mr.pumpkin8891 11 місяців тому

      @@YesterdaysTech thank u for making this very informative video!

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  11 місяців тому

      I’m glad you found it helpful

  • @kirubeladamu4760
    @kirubeladamu4760 28 днів тому +1

    watching this while holding a stupid a** fake controller 😆

  • @andyjosephli2964
    @andyjosephli2964 8 місяців тому +1

    I bought a fake controller

  • @lovehunting128
    @lovehunting128 Місяць тому

    My controller has no lines carved on the screw heads and it’s 💯 real. If you really wanna know its real you need to open it 😉

    • @YesterdaysTech
      @YesterdaysTech  25 днів тому

      Just wondering, you've got it new? If not, and you've got it used, then someone replaced the screws

  • @HBKABDALLAH2009
    @HBKABDALLAH2009 5 місяців тому

    11:17

  • @minethosediamonds3496
    @minethosediamonds3496 8 місяців тому +1

    I'm so annoyed I got scammed and got given a fake.

  • @michaelturner2910
    @michaelturner2910 3 місяці тому +1

    Need a ps5 version ig lol

  • @Ninjacat609
    @Ninjacat609 4 місяці тому

    Damn your voice is too deep man idk what you’re saying

  • @demariw1004
    @demariw1004 8 місяців тому +22

    Dude, the price is a dead giveaway, and 2, the whole purpose of these controllers is to be a replacement for rage quitters, who cares if they’re fakes, as long as it looks the same and it works

    • @iczev
      @iczev 7 місяців тому +22

      Correct, but the problem comes when someone tries to sell them at retail price. Many people have been tricked by something like this for decades, hence why it's illegal.

    • @angelamanuel977
      @angelamanuel977 5 місяців тому +9

      The problem with fake controllers is u get stick drift in less than a month of purchase 😂

    • @kenyantourister
      @kenyantourister 5 місяців тому +4

      We care cause in some countries you get sold the fake for the price of original 😊

    • @Crustysmith
      @Crustysmith 2 місяці тому

      It has nothing to do with ethics for me. Rip off batteries can, and often do, explode when charging. Just like the e-bikes and the electric cars, the batteries are the weak link. Li-ion batteries with the wrong chargers are particularly prone to exploding and the Chinese knock-offs are the worst of all, and they are the ones flooding the market.

    • @Mr_krabz_mcfc
      @Mr_krabz_mcfc 2 місяці тому

      I just bought one 40 quid ..said official PS4 controller ..feels hollow

  • @mikkunmikkichi3762
    @mikkunmikkichi3762 6 місяців тому

    Id prefer buying the fake one. The original costs atleast 5 times the fake. And they are about the same durability. After 3+ years yhe analog starts drifting.

    • @carleffique2687
      @carleffique2687 4 місяці тому +1

      You're just lucky you got a flawless fake. 95% of them are just trash.

  • @user-fl2cj4yd3o
    @user-fl2cj4yd3o 6 місяців тому +1

    Most boring video ever. Slow motion unboxing unnecessary. I almost stopped watching half way through but skipped ahead to find the information that mattered.

  • @mariopllumbi3748
    @mariopllumbi3748 4 місяці тому

    How to tell if it's fake???!!!
    Man open your eyes it says MADE IN CHINA 🙋🏻🤣🤣

  • @forgetedit
    @forgetedit 6 місяців тому

    на русском говори