The Dualshock 4

#1 Posted by bassman2112 (677 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

Hey guys,

I was curious about what you guys think of the Dualshock 4 =)

In case you haven't seen it, Sony put a bunch of information about it up on their site - including confirmation that the LED will be tracked like a Move controller.

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#2 Posted by Sackmanjones (4163 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

I liked it a lot. The move LED and touchpad look well integrated. The new sticks look interesting and I think they will turn out for the better. From an IGN article it sounds like they have tweaked the L2/R2. So just from pictures and raw information, I like it!

#3 Edited by aquamarin (550 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

Looks like the handles have some bulbousness to them underneath like the 360 which I like, also the thumbsticks have some ridged contour to them, also good. Heard the triggers felt alright. Seems ok. Knew some touchpad and move stuff would be in there, I dunno about that stuff but the thing seems pretty alright.

#4 Posted by bassman2112 (677 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

@sackmanjones: Very agreed haha, the L2/R2 look really nice to use now. I'm really hoping that the thing will fit in my hands better now (I have large hands, previous DualShocks felt too small)

#5 Posted by Tajasaurus (136 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

I really like it. I kind of wish the handles were angled out a little more, but that's more from an aesthetic standpoint. I can't wait to actually hold one to see how it feels.

#6 Posted by Gothmoogle (64 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

I really like it. And the extra space between the analog sticks is good news for those that complain about thumbs hitting eachother while playing.

#7 Posted by DaMisterChief (657 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

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#8 Posted by flippyandnod (75 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

Love the changes to the "wings".

The DS1/2/3 don't contact your hands/palms as much as they should when you hold it normally. This means the small spots that do touch end up with more concentrated pressure on them. This looks like an improvement borrowed from the 360.

The other big problem with the DS1/2/3 is that for most people is that the normal grip puts the wrists up high and makes it hard to reach the lower triggers. Basically, you have two grips on it, the more comfortable one and the one you use when you have to get to all 4 top buttons well.

Hopefully the DS4 fixes this too.

#9 Edited by Mrsignerman44 (931 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

I like it, it's not that drastic of a change from the previous dualshocks but it changes it up enough to make it interesting.

#10 Edited by WilltheMagicAsian (1521 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

Not a fan of their half convex, half concave thumb sticks. Do like that they're farther apart now though, I use the middle of my thumbs so if I wanted to move the left stick right while I move the right stick left, and I don't lift my left thumb a bit they'll bump into each other. If I ever end up with one, I'll probably swap in some fully convex thumbsticks.

#11 Posted by xyzygy (8596 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

FINALLY. A new controller design. I am very proud of Sony for finally changing this - it looks to be a bit bigger, which is great because that's what I hate about every other PS controller - way too small in my hands and my thumb/palm area eventually starts to hurt because of it after play periods.

#12 Posted by Platina32 (29 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

I'm not entirely sure about the new controller, to be honest. It seems nice, but I like the DS3 as it is, I have no complaints about it whatsoever. Although I'm interested to see how the touchpad will work out and how it will be used in games (IF it will be used in games). I think it will be mostly used for mini-games.

#13 Edited by mellotronrules (965 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

it looks sharp. looking forward to hands-on impressions at e3.

#14 Edited by prestonhedges (1965 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

@willthemagicasian said:

half convex, half concave

So, flat?

#15 Posted by GERALTITUDE (1050 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

@aquamarin: Yeah this is the thing that I was surprised people didn't mention during the livestream! It's a slightly different design, but it looks good I think.

#16 Edited by Oscar__Explosion (1340 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

Can't tell until I start using it. I like the first two Dualshock and don't like the 3rd because of the R2/L2 trigger style buttons.

#17 Posted by ajamafalous (10579 posts) - 2 months, 27 days ago

The sticks look strange, but I assume they'll still be better than the previous DS's (which isn't hard). I just hope the triggers are actually triggers this time. Surely they know, right? Didn't dude mention them specifically in the press conference? I'll be totally baffled if the triggers still suck. I guess there's nothing stopping them from putting out a revised controller after the system launches, though, if the PS3 is any indication.

#18 Edited by NekuSakuraba (6811 posts) - 2 months, 26 days ago

I'm really looking forward to getting my hands on it, looks like a great controller... Let's hope it feels that way too. The LED at the back looks awesome.

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PlayStation 4 is Sony's fourth home video game console, due out holiday 2013.

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