PlayStation Now game-streaming service requires DualShock controller on mobile

Sony is taking its huge library of PlayStation 3 games to the cloud, which means players can soon access those titles from their tablets and smartphones … but they’ll need a DualShock 3 controller handy to actually control those games.

Sony Computer Entertainment confirmed that while the PlayStation 4 and Vita can play PS Now games without using the old joystick, smartphones, tablets, and Bravia TV sets will require the PS3’s DualShock 3 controller, as first spotted by The Verge. PlayStation Now is Sony’s upcoming, cloud-gaming service. It will enable gamers to play PS3-era games instantly without having to download them — similar to the same way that Netflix serves up movies.