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ThaMonkeyClaw
Member
I have the official charge dock as well, they should of made the bottom side with the ports more flat and allowed for power passthru.
Nero_PR
Banned
I'm pretty sure that this may be hinting on what it can be a feature built-in the Dualshock 5. Maybe this is one way to maintain the Dualshock 4 relevant when the PS5 drops. It will better than leaving all the hardware behind.
Mista
Banned
Sure but if its useless and kills the battery, im sure nobody needs it.
DonF
Member
Yeah and at least it looks like a black and white oled, so it shouldn't use that much battery.
Fake
Member
PS5 will come at the end of 2020, but Dualshock 4 is still selling pretty well for a joystick and Sony keep add many different colors, so they don't want when PS5 release to abandon Dualshock 4 because of his popularity. My guess is Sony know the Dualshock 4 will be used on PS5 and foward, maybe that explain why DS4 is geeting gadgets.
There is a possibility of this being a part of Dualshock 5 and maybe why wired said is heavy than Dualshock 4.
IMO, its not about 'nobody need its', at some point Sony just want to people enjoy PS5 even if they don't like the Dualshock 5. Maybe they want Dualshock 4 gadgets to drain battery life as a selling point for Dualshock 5 larger battery life.
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xool
Member
Remapping existing buttons isn't going to be a fix if the DS5 adds new paddles ...
(it won't)
Nero_PR
Banned
Let's see it. I just don't want the Dualshock 5 to end up being a monstrosity.
ThaMonkeyClaw
Member
I might grab one of these just to check it out to see if it helps with playing FPS games.
thelastword
Banned
Notwithstanding, every NPD DS4 is the highest selling accessory by a huge margin...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
thelastword
Banned
Remember the writeup on Godfall, it was said they are using the power of PS5, but they are also using all the features of the DS5...….So expect some neat controller features upon reveal.....
Personally, I like that it is detachable, for some genres/games I will attach it, for others I'd rather it be off......Hope it's detachable on DS5 as well......
Personally, I like that it is detachable, for some genres/games I will attach it, for others I'd rather it be off......Hope it's detachable on DS5 as well......
ProgenitorCastle
Banned
With next gen so soon...I don't get why such a thing isn't built in by default into say the DS5. Having this so late on PS4/DS4 is rather strange to me.
jts
...hate me...
This is a cool idea and it’s cheap I don’t know why people are losing their shit about it. You get paddles without having to buy a whole new controller.
Monochromatic OLED is cheap and common and relatively old technology, they aren’t putting an HDR display there. It serves a nice purpose, and again, it’s cheap. Little battery draw.
If it even impacts battery life or you don’t like it or whatever just don’t buy it. But you’ll lose a competitive edge if you’re into competitive games. Plus it’s nice for accessibility purposes as well.
Everyone these days is a god damn armchair product designer and marketing expert.
The only thing that bothers me is that it releases so late into PS4’s life. It would be cool if they said it’ll be compatible with the DS5 too.
Monochromatic OLED is cheap and common and relatively old technology, they aren’t putting an HDR display there. It serves a nice purpose, and again, it’s cheap. Little battery draw.
If it even impacts battery life or you don’t like it or whatever just don’t buy it. But you’ll lose a competitive edge if you’re into competitive games. Plus it’s nice for accessibility purposes as well.
Everyone these days is a god damn armchair product designer and marketing expert.
The only thing that bothers me is that it releases so late into PS4’s life. It would be cool if they said it’ll be compatible with the DS5 too.
LegendOfKage
Member
I think this is a really bad marketing situation caused by the LCD and calling it a "back button" attachment. At first, I thought this was a joke, like Sony were releasing a new attachment with a giant button on the back of the controller just so you can go back to a previous menu with the press of a single giant button.
The fact is, this isn't a "back button" add-on, it's a paddle add-on, and it's a great price. This will give you two added buttons on your controller, and it's an official Sony product. I've been waiting forever for something like this. Finally, another company released a similar product about a year or two ago, and I've been using that ever since. I can't tell you how invaluable paddles are in so many games. If you don't believe me, ask anyone who has ever used a scuff controller, which costs about 4 times as much as this does.
We also don't know how much more this will drain the battery, or even if the screen will be on at all times. It's also not like the screen is going to feature a 1080p resolution on the back of a controller, on a circular button for 30 dollars. It's just designed to show you which buttons you've mapped and what profile is being used. It might not even make much of a difference in the life of the battery.
Anyhow, this is what I'm using currently, and I wouldn't ever want to play a game again without it, or something with even more paddles:
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Dthomp
Member
I was confused by this as well. I sure as shit ain't buying a 3rd party $200 dollar controller for paddles at the end of a system gen when you know they'll have issues going into a new console. $30 bucks and I can get the same effect? I don't see the downside here. Being able to revive somebody in destiny without having to stop everything else I'm doing with my hands seems like a solid idea to me.
Kagero
Member
Oh damn! I don't know why I missed that.
VertigoOA
Banned
Do hope Sony’s on board with having current controllers forward compatible.
Only a handful or arcade sticks were supported and mostly by game developers themselves early in gen.
There’s not going to be anything revolutionary replacing standard inputs and interfaces anytime soon.
Only a handful or arcade sticks were supported and mostly by game developers themselves early in gen.
There’s not going to be anything revolutionary replacing standard inputs and interfaces anytime soon.
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rofif
Can’t Git Gud
That's interesting and I like it as an option.
But I would not want it as a standard in next controller as I personally think paddles suck ass.
Wonder if it improves headphones jack amplification or anything ?
This also probably means that ps5 will have paddles and this is their forward compatibility for the controlelr ?
But I would not want it as a standard in next controller as I personally think paddles suck ass.
Wonder if it improves headphones jack amplification or anything ?
This also probably means that ps5 will have paddles and this is their forward compatibility for the controlelr ?
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Gamernyc78
Banned
or loose grippers 
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Tiamat2san
Member
Yeah
It’s the technical term.
Rest
All these years later I still chuckle at what a fucking moron that guy is.
With its battery life you have to have at least two per player. Putting a garbage battery in it may have been one of Sony's best marketing tools.
Mochilador
Member
Feels weird to press the butthole.
Oddvintagechap
Member
Basically OLED PS5 controller confirmed.
Chittagong
Gold Member
PS3 controller was initially a double ended dildo, PS4 controller gets a strap-on
Juke Joint Jezebel
Member
Got to admit, kinda tempted to get this so I can play all the Soulsborne games without having to resort to "the claw" to sprint and move the camera around at the same time. As shown in this image below.
That screen in the middle is dumb though, just make it a switch instead.
That screen in the middle is dumb though, just make it a switch instead.
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Hostile_18
Banned
Is this an early April fool's
Fbh
Member
If it's ever on sale for like $10 I'd buy one, looks dumb but could be comfortable for some games.
And yeah the screen is stupid, they must be aware that battery life is one of the main complains about the DS4 right? And yet they still went "yeah let's put a screen on that thing!!!"
And yeah the screen is stupid, they must be aware that battery life is one of the main complains about the DS4 right? And yet they still went "yeah let's put a screen on that thing!!!"
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-Arcadia-
Banned
Dafuq is right, lol. I don’t understand the screen at all.
However, I need an extra button for my set-up in Fortnite, and well... this is kind of perfect. Two is even more helpful. I really didn’t want to have to get the expensive, and possibly weird Scuf controller with the paddles, so this is pretty cool.
However, I need an extra button for my set-up in Fortnite, and well... this is kind of perfect. Two is even more helpful. I really didn’t want to have to get the expensive, and possibly weird Scuf controller with the paddles, so this is pretty cool.
Endless Fluff
Banned
Well... it's prolly the best alternative to the shitty "pro controllers" from Nacon, Razer, SCUF etc that all have reliability issues.
I'll prolly get one, but the OLED screen seems kinda pointless... should've an integrated AMP for headphones instead.
I'll prolly get one, but the OLED screen seems kinda pointless... should've an integrated AMP for headphones instead.
SLB1904
Banned
Controllers clearly need more buttons.
Maybe this time around we will have a proper hybrid of a mellee and shooter
For the people asking why there is a OLED screen on this attachment I ask how would you make a programmable button attachment?
if it only replaced the triggers you could just have one button that change it from L1/R1 to L2/R2 but these paddles can replace any button on the controller so one screen/button was a better choice than having multiply switches.
if it only replaced the triggers you could just have one button that change it from L1/R1 to L2/R2 but these paddles can replace any button on the controller so one screen/button was a better choice than having multiply switches.
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
I would take my chances on this, it's not a bad accessory.
jts
...hate me...
The DualShock 4 is also an important 3rd party controller, with lots of officially supported platforms + unofficial ones.
If this accessory operates at a controller level, and isn’t OS-dependent, makes even more sense to have a display, since PS4 OS-level information wouldn’t be enough.
If this accessory operates at a controller level, and isn’t OS-dependent, makes even more sense to have a display, since PS4 OS-level information wouldn’t be enough.
Starlight Lotice
Member
VITA LIVES!!!!
Or not...this is a weird device as you are essentially paying money to....duplicate a button to a Back Button?'
Or not...this is a weird device as you are essentially paying money to....duplicate a button to a Back Button?'