Colors on PS4 remotes
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Kind of a dumb question but I've been wondering about this for a while, what determines the color of the bar on PS4 remotes, what do they mean? Just curious.
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Kind of a dumb question but I've been wondering about this for a while, what determines the color of the bar on PS4 remotes, what do they mean? Just curious.
ps4 controllers
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Kind of a dumb question but I've been wondering about this for a while, what determines the color of the bar on PS4 remotes, what do they mean? Just curious.
ps4 controllers
Kind of a dumb question but I've been wondering about this for a while, what determines the color of the bar on PS4 remotes, what do they mean? Just curious.
ps4 controllers
ps4 controllers
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Depending on the game, the colors and their meanings can vary greatly.
By default, this is what they mean:
- Orange: charging
- White: turned on, not yet assigned to a player
- Blue: assigned to Player 1
- Red: assigned to Player 2
- Green: assigned to Player 3 *
- Purple: assigned to Player 4 *
*: According to this image I found on Amazon:

Since I only own 2 DS4, I can only confirm that the colors for Players 1 and 2 are accurate. With the PS4 supporting only up to 4 controllers, all player colors are accounted for.
Some games also change the color of the bar.
– stelar7
Dec 30 '18 at 21:20
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@stelar7. I believe I covered that with my first sentence, which literally starts with "Depending on the game".
– Nolonar
Dec 30 '18 at 21:23
It’s interesting how they bucked the trend of using yellow for the fourth player. It probably looked too similar to the charging colour.
– Jan Hasebos
Dec 30 '18 at 22:32
3
@JanHasebos I'd imagine it's to match the DualShock face button colors.
– Maciej Stachowski
Dec 30 '18 at 23:16
1
@JanHasebos while charging the color isn't static, see here: "The PS4 controller will slowly flash a steady color (most often yellow or orange) of about 1–1.5 pulses every second while charging".
– Shadow Wizard
Dec 31 '18 at 9:41
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Depending on the game, the colors and their meanings can vary greatly.
By default, this is what they mean:
- Orange: charging
- White: turned on, not yet assigned to a player
- Blue: assigned to Player 1
- Red: assigned to Player 2
- Green: assigned to Player 3 *
- Purple: assigned to Player 4 *
*: According to this image I found on Amazon:

Since I only own 2 DS4, I can only confirm that the colors for Players 1 and 2 are accurate. With the PS4 supporting only up to 4 controllers, all player colors are accounted for.
Some games also change the color of the bar.
– stelar7
Dec 30 '18 at 21:20
6
@stelar7. I believe I covered that with my first sentence, which literally starts with "Depending on the game".
– Nolonar
Dec 30 '18 at 21:23
It’s interesting how they bucked the trend of using yellow for the fourth player. It probably looked too similar to the charging colour.
– Jan Hasebos
Dec 30 '18 at 22:32
3
@JanHasebos I'd imagine it's to match the DualShock face button colors.
– Maciej Stachowski
Dec 30 '18 at 23:16
1
@JanHasebos while charging the color isn't static, see here: "The PS4 controller will slowly flash a steady color (most often yellow or orange) of about 1–1.5 pulses every second while charging".
– Shadow Wizard
Dec 31 '18 at 9:41
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Depending on the game, the colors and their meanings can vary greatly.
By default, this is what they mean:
- Orange: charging
- White: turned on, not yet assigned to a player
- Blue: assigned to Player 1
- Red: assigned to Player 2
- Green: assigned to Player 3 *
- Purple: assigned to Player 4 *
*: According to this image I found on Amazon:

Since I only own 2 DS4, I can only confirm that the colors for Players 1 and 2 are accurate. With the PS4 supporting only up to 4 controllers, all player colors are accounted for.
Some games also change the color of the bar.
– stelar7
Dec 30 '18 at 21:20
6
@stelar7. I believe I covered that with my first sentence, which literally starts with "Depending on the game".
– Nolonar
Dec 30 '18 at 21:23
It’s interesting how they bucked the trend of using yellow for the fourth player. It probably looked too similar to the charging colour.
– Jan Hasebos
Dec 30 '18 at 22:32
3
@JanHasebos I'd imagine it's to match the DualShock face button colors.
– Maciej Stachowski
Dec 30 '18 at 23:16
1
@JanHasebos while charging the color isn't static, see here: "The PS4 controller will slowly flash a steady color (most often yellow or orange) of about 1–1.5 pulses every second while charging".
– Shadow Wizard
Dec 31 '18 at 9:41
|
show 1 more comment
Depending on the game, the colors and their meanings can vary greatly.
By default, this is what they mean:
- Orange: charging
- White: turned on, not yet assigned to a player
- Blue: assigned to Player 1
- Red: assigned to Player 2
- Green: assigned to Player 3 *
- Purple: assigned to Player 4 *
*: According to this image I found on Amazon:

Since I only own 2 DS4, I can only confirm that the colors for Players 1 and 2 are accurate. With the PS4 supporting only up to 4 controllers, all player colors are accounted for.
Depending on the game, the colors and their meanings can vary greatly.
By default, this is what they mean:
- Orange: charging
- White: turned on, not yet assigned to a player
- Blue: assigned to Player 1
- Red: assigned to Player 2
- Green: assigned to Player 3 *
- Purple: assigned to Player 4 *
*: According to this image I found on Amazon:

Since I only own 2 DS4, I can only confirm that the colors for Players 1 and 2 are accurate. With the PS4 supporting only up to 4 controllers, all player colors are accounted for.
edited Dec 30 '18 at 19:51
answered Dec 30 '18 at 19:45
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Some games also change the color of the bar.
– stelar7
Dec 30 '18 at 21:20
6
@stelar7. I believe I covered that with my first sentence, which literally starts with "Depending on the game".
– Nolonar
Dec 30 '18 at 21:23
It’s interesting how they bucked the trend of using yellow for the fourth player. It probably looked too similar to the charging colour.
– Jan Hasebos
Dec 30 '18 at 22:32
3
@JanHasebos I'd imagine it's to match the DualShock face button colors.
– Maciej Stachowski
Dec 30 '18 at 23:16
1
@JanHasebos while charging the color isn't static, see here: "The PS4 controller will slowly flash a steady color (most often yellow or orange) of about 1–1.5 pulses every second while charging".
– Shadow Wizard
Dec 31 '18 at 9:41
|
show 1 more comment
Some games also change the color of the bar.
– stelar7
Dec 30 '18 at 21:20
6
@stelar7. I believe I covered that with my first sentence, which literally starts with "Depending on the game".
– Nolonar
Dec 30 '18 at 21:23
It’s interesting how they bucked the trend of using yellow for the fourth player. It probably looked too similar to the charging colour.
– Jan Hasebos
Dec 30 '18 at 22:32
3
@JanHasebos I'd imagine it's to match the DualShock face button colors.
– Maciej Stachowski
Dec 30 '18 at 23:16
1
@JanHasebos while charging the color isn't static, see here: "The PS4 controller will slowly flash a steady color (most often yellow or orange) of about 1–1.5 pulses every second while charging".
– Shadow Wizard
Dec 31 '18 at 9:41
Some games also change the color of the bar.
– stelar7
Dec 30 '18 at 21:20
Some games also change the color of the bar.
– stelar7
Dec 30 '18 at 21:20
6
6
@stelar7. I believe I covered that with my first sentence, which literally starts with "Depending on the game".
– Nolonar
Dec 30 '18 at 21:23
@stelar7. I believe I covered that with my first sentence, which literally starts with "Depending on the game".
– Nolonar
Dec 30 '18 at 21:23
It’s interesting how they bucked the trend of using yellow for the fourth player. It probably looked too similar to the charging colour.
– Jan Hasebos
Dec 30 '18 at 22:32
It’s interesting how they bucked the trend of using yellow for the fourth player. It probably looked too similar to the charging colour.
– Jan Hasebos
Dec 30 '18 at 22:32
3
3
@JanHasebos I'd imagine it's to match the DualShock face button colors.
– Maciej Stachowski
Dec 30 '18 at 23:16
@JanHasebos I'd imagine it's to match the DualShock face button colors.
– Maciej Stachowski
Dec 30 '18 at 23:16
1
1
@JanHasebos while charging the color isn't static, see here: "The PS4 controller will slowly flash a steady color (most often yellow or orange) of about 1–1.5 pulses every second while charging".
– Shadow Wizard
Dec 31 '18 at 9:41
@JanHasebos while charging the color isn't static, see here: "The PS4 controller will slowly flash a steady color (most often yellow or orange) of about 1–1.5 pulses every second while charging".
– Shadow Wizard
Dec 31 '18 at 9:41
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