PS4's two USB ports

[mouseno4]

One thing i have learned about the PS4 itself, not directly in the hands of SE themselves, is that the USB ports seem to be somewhat lacking in power output for both ports combined.

Plugging in two USB 1.0 devices or one 1.0 and one 2.0 works perfectly. But plug in two USB 2.0 devices that require the power output of a USB 2.0 port and things start to go wrong.

I have the capacity to test numerous USB devices of multiple power requirements and have found that the USB capabilities of the PS4 is quite underpowered. Given those ports were never originally designed to supply huge quantities of power to power hungry devices like wired gaming mice and full size elite gaming keyboards all at the same time. Charge two Dualshock 4's is really what they were originally intended to do and do well.

So the ability to use a keyboard and mouse is just a bonus feature and not a main design of the PS4.

So my advice to anyone running into power supply problems for their USB devices on the PS4, is to get a POWERED USB hub and plug it into the PS4. Even if you only have two devices you need plugged in.

[Lexia]

A person could use bluetooth devices and bypass the USB ports all together.

[mouseno4]

A person could use bluetooth devices and bypass the USB ports all together.

Which is what i was forced to do in order to have a mouse and keyboard connected at the same time. I cannot use my PC's mouse and keyboard as they require too much power from the USB port.

[necrosis]

What the hell mice and keyboards are you using? There is no reason those devices should be pulling more power than two dual shock controllers charging.