Keys / Switches : PS button, SHARE button, OPTIONS button, Directional buttons (Up/Down/Left/Right), Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square), R1/L1/R2/L2/R3/L3, Right stick, Left stick, Touch Pad Button. The DualShock 4 is currently available in Jet Black, Magma Red, and Wave Blue.

The DualShock 4 features the following buttons: PS button, SHARE button, OPTIONS button, directional buttons, action buttons (triangle, circle, cross, square), shoulder buttons (R1/L1), triggers (R2/L2), analog stick click buttons (L3/R3) and a touch pad click button.[25] These mark several changes from the DualShock 3 and other previous PlayStation controllers. The START and SELECT buttons have been merged into a single OPTIONS button.[25][27] A dedicated SHARE button will allow players to upload video from their gameplay experiences.[25] The joysticks and triggers have been redesigned based on developer input.[25] with the ridged surface of the joysticks now featuring an outer ring surrounding the concave dome caps.

The DualShock 4 is backward compatible with the PlayStation 3, but only via a microUSB cable. Backward compatibility is not supported via Bluetooth.