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Mista
Banned
I have that on Xbox since years ago and I dont need it. I’ve been mapping everything in-game since they give you that
Zambatoh
Member
Nice. I always wanted back buttons. I hate using L3 and R3 since I always feel like I'm damaging the mechanism whenever I try to sprint or melee with them. Also the dodge button in Souls games. You can't use the camera and dodge at the same time without remapping it to another button.
Dibils2k
Member
will help with battery, as OLEDs can shut off pixels that are black, so in theory it will use less power than if you had an LED which had to be lit all times
Shifty
Member
Good April Fool's, Sony. You're off by a few months, but we can workshop it.
Seriously what the fuck were they thinking? Just make a simple paddle addon and call it a day if you want to lean in on broadening the controller's functionality.
Adding a screen and ratcheting up the price tag because of it is on a similar level of retarded as Hyperkin doing the same for the Xbox Duke. Utterly pointless.
Seriously what the fuck were they thinking? Just make a simple paddle addon and call it a day if you want to lean in on broadening the controller's functionality.
Adding a screen and ratcheting up the price tag because of it is on a similar level of retarded as Hyperkin doing the same for the Xbox Duke. Utterly pointless.
trikster40
Member
Well, at least that solves the mystery of the OLED controller patent.
The screen makes sense really. You can have multiple profiles set up, so if you switch games, you don’t have e to reprogram the buttons, it’s change profiles.
The screen makes sense really. You can have multiple profiles set up, so if you switch games, you don’t have e to reprogram the buttons, it’s change profiles.
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01011001
Banned
the thing is it wouldn't need any screen at all... I mean for what purpose?
all they needed to do is release an app with it where you can change the settings, and for quick switching a button that you press and then hold the button you want to map to it.
the DualShock 4 has an embarrassingly low battery life already, now you put an OLED screen on it?
a button on the right and one on the left, hold that button, press the button you want to map, done... why a screen?
Tomeru
Member
Jealousy is an evil thing
Honestly thought, the thing is a little silly looking. First thing that came to mind is the infamous line," Squeal like a pig", line in deliverance lol. I'm actually excited for this as long as Sony prices it right.
Its priced already though?
This is actually pretty cool. I paid alot of money for a SCUF controller years ago that ended up having issues with the triggers activating on their own. I even opened it up to try and solve the problem to no avail. Because I live outside the US, shipping it back to SCUF and having to pay for shipping back to me made it too costly to repair.
I do have a Nacon Pro controller but would prefer an official Sony pro controller much like the Xbox Elite controller but they don't seem to interested in that at the moment. This attachment is almost the best of both worlds and keeps the cost down. Not too sure about the OLED screen but if it doesn't affect battery life I am so getting this.
I do have a Nacon Pro controller but would prefer an official Sony pro controller much like the Xbox Elite controller but they don't seem to interested in that at the moment. This attachment is almost the best of both worlds and keeps the cost down. Not too sure about the OLED screen but if it doesn't affect battery life I am so getting this.
SleepDoctor
Banned
Dumbass shit. Paid beta testing for ds 5
Let us hope so. SCUF would essentially go out of business if paddles are standard on the DS5. Not to mention having a big advantage over the Xbox Series X controller which is almost identical to the standard Xbox One controller.
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xrnzaaas
Member
It's still unnecessarily going to drain extra battery power, I suspect it won't turn off completely even when it's not needed.
I don't see other companies copying the light bar idea. Actually some unofficial PS4 controllers don't have it at all.
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xrnzaaas
Member
Yep, it's going to wear down that port even faster than when only using it for docking.
thelastword
Banned
I would have sworn they are being forced to buy it......Gun to the head et al....
Gamernyc78
Banned
The draining of the battery wasnt necessarily the light bar, it was Sony cheapening out on the battery. First time Sony had issues with controllers dying out so fast I doubt we will experience tht again.
Ar¢tos
Member
Or just necessary for forward compatibility, if someone wants to use the ds4 with their ps5.
I'm not interested because I have a charging station and this is not practical when using one. Otherwise, it's optional, so... meh...
xrnzaaas
Member
We'll see, I have a v2 controller as well and it's not a drastic change in terms of battery life compared to my old one (when it was new).
The light bar only uses a very minimal amount of power. I tried those so-called expanded third party batteries and the charge was even worse than standard. On a standard battery I get about 8 hours. Not great but not bad.
Gamernyc78
Banned
Is this Sony's answer to the Elite controller.? It should certainly help the already outstanding battery life of the DS4
No, thy don't need an over priced catch up controller. Dual shock design has already won tons of awards in its lifetime. I hope to God thy keep just iterating on it and don't change it much
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Bryank75
Banned
I don't care what anyone says, this is really awesome. First it is unobtrusive and sleek and you don't need an app or to change screen to change the buttons/paddles.
Then it is transferable, so you can have one controller charging and when your first controller runs out of battery just transfer this over to the second....
Then it's really cheap... I mean you can't buy much in gaming for 30 euro (hardware).
Overall, really great making this feature accessible to millions for a small price compared to the nacon and razer I own which cost over 200 each...
Then it is transferable, so you can have one controller charging and when your first controller runs out of battery just transfer this over to the second....
Then it's really cheap... I mean you can't buy much in gaming for 30 euro (hardware).
Overall, really great making this feature accessible to millions for a small price compared to the nacon and razer I own which cost over 200 each...
Gamernyc78
Banned
Yeah thts my point, tht light bar doesn't use up alot of energy so it's not tht.
CatLady
Selfishly plays on Xbox Purr-ies X
No thy don't need an over priced catch up controller. Dual shock design has already won tons of awards in its lifetime. I hope to God thy keep just iterating on it and don't change it much
Oh okay
majestix1988
Member
still early to judge it + we need a demo video for games on it to see to judge carefully
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Lionel Richie
Member
I suppose this could be functional and useful, but man it looks like a prolapsed robot anus.
I think some are thinking the screen will be on all the time and use up precious battery but most likely the screen will be dormant when not being used to switch modes/custom setups. You are right in that we could have used this a good 2-3 years ago. I like the concept as it is optional and you don't have to buy a $200 controller like a SCUF, Nacon, Astro etc. The DS5 better have these built in or it will be a real lost opportunity against the Xbox Series X.
reconminicon
Banned
TRIGGERED
Gamernyc78
Banned
Those awesome ps5 leaks have ppl edgy. Grasping for straws 
Smaller than Atom
Member
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
I thought it was April the 1st for a moment.
ScarletSpider
Banned
Looks whack as fuck, and that’s coming from someone that bought the 360 hd-dvd drive
will still buy
Schrödinger's cat
Banned
Thanks. I hate it.
JareBear: Remastered
Banned
This is clearly just to set up the DS5
Thabass
Member
Based on the patents that have already come out for the controller, it seems like, officially, they're removing the lightbar.
They should have added 4 buttons instead of 2. Also the OLED is the dumbest thing, since it's first party they could have added icons to the OSD.
Cheaper and better looking than the altenative, I've been using my MS Elite controller on PS4 for ages with their X One, it's a great product that just works, and has a longer battery life than the DS4(what doesn't?).
Cheaper and better looking than the altenative, I've been using my MS Elite controller on PS4 for ages with their X One, it's a great product that just works, and has a longer battery life than the DS4
(what doesn't?).
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Seems a little late. Should have released a Pro controller years ago.
