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paperheart · Mar 20, 2014

This is fantastic news. I'm definitely joining Team Light Off when that firmware comes out.

Hyb · Mar 20, 2014

AllIsOneIsNone · Mar 20, 2014

This will improve the quality of my life .000000001%, woooo!

TheSpoiler · Mar 20, 2014

Lightbar
Preloading

Damnit Sony. I can't take this.

BigSpleenAttack · Mar 20, 2014

It's that illusive system seller people seem to think PS4 needs LMAO.

Lashley · Mar 20, 2014

Praise the sun!

Commanche Raisin Toast · Mar 20, 2014

Hopefully it doesn't cause devs to opt out of using it. I love it in most games but I agree the option should be there.

Yaphett Kotto · Mar 20, 2014

Best week of 2014.

By far.

PjotrStroganov · Mar 20, 2014

This is almost as big as the clock fix!

SolsticeZero · Mar 20, 2014

This is fucking megaton

NuKERxyz · Mar 20, 2014

YES!!!!!!!!!

anddo0 · Mar 20, 2014

todd360 said:
B-but are you sure there isn't anything you would like to preorder!

B-Baka! It's not like I want to preorder a game with no release date or anything!

Lol! .. I'm not going to miss GS.

Why would I want to insure my game disk? Might as well burn $3.

Pre-loading is huge! Now how about that suspend feature?

d0nd · Mar 20, 2014

haha sony listening ?

zackmorris · Mar 20, 2014

Ric Flair said:
Has Sony yet commented on allowing the PS4 to play video through USB? That's the one feature I miss most from the PS3

Not that I've seen. But I think it was made clear when they announced it wouldn't be supported that it wasn't a top priority for them.

lowrider007 · Mar 20, 2014

Will be interesting to see what impact this has on the battery life of the controller.

sixteen-bit · Mar 20, 2014

StuBurns said:
Sony's biggest release this year.

Secret PS4 feature.

Warewolf · Mar 20, 2014

Good shit Sony.

Edit: Hahahahaha

Adam Blue · Mar 20, 2014

Even though I didn't complain, I probably will turn it off too.

darkwing · Mar 20, 2014

Sony has won E3

GeoMatrix · Mar 20, 2014

I think it should be turned automatically on when it is required for:

A: local multiplayer
B: games that obviously utilize light bar (KZ-SF, playroom)

Betta Lines · Mar 20, 2014

It would be nicer if it could be a brightness slider rather than just on or off. Having a less glaring indication (just to show that it's on, or which player is which, etc) is a handy thing. It's just too bright at the moment.

m@cross · Mar 20, 2014

I still do not buy that the light had a meaningful drain on the battery, pretty sure it is LED based and by technology definition, a very low consumption device.

Either way, options are good, be nice to turn it off when I watch movies and such.

GulAtiCa · Mar 20, 2014

Good. It's a neat thing, but I see no reason to keep that feature on.

QuiteWhittle · Mar 20, 2014

That's great.

Insane Metal · Mar 20, 2014

OMG DS4 battery life improved!

jfoul · Mar 20, 2014

I am way more excited than I should be.

Jomjom · Mar 20, 2014

I heard Sony will also send out an extra rubber foot to fix the wobble along with 1.7.

Auto-Reply · Mar 20, 2014

Very nice!

Hidden One · Mar 20, 2014

Boooom

Bundy · Mar 20, 2014

Shit

DBT85 · Mar 20, 2014

Glad they finally accepted that some people just don't need it. Though hopefully it's intelligent enough to turn on for games that NEED it with the camera.

However I gots me some of these for my two, so fuck this noise I'm leaving mine on.

Zombie James · Mar 20, 2014

m@cross said:
I still do not buy that the light had a meaningful drain on the battery, pretty sure it is LED based and by technology definition, a very low consumption device.

Either way, options are good, be nice to turn it off when I watch movies and such.

Didn't someone measure the difference in another thread?

darkside31337 · Mar 20, 2014

I hope theres a dimming feature as opposed to just on / off.

I like the light, some of the games do cool stuff with it but its just way too bright especially when you're playing in a dark setting.

Zeppeli · Mar 20, 2014

I'd prefer they put an acceptable battery size in the controller first if they're going to be charging nearly $70 for it in Canada

entremet · Mar 20, 2014

-Announce annoying feature is not reversible

-Let people obviously get upset.

-Continue to deny that it will be changed.

-People start coming up with custom solutions after frustrations from not being heard.

-Announce annoying feature could be turned off by user.

-Get praise and love from fans.

PR geniuses at Sony lol.

RedAssedApe · Mar 20, 2014

lightbar didn't really bother me. it probably wont but i hope it helps with the battery life a bit

as an aside, has anyone tried putting in a larger battery in their ds4 and if so how much did that improve battery life?

lazybones18 · Mar 20, 2014

I'll never turn off the light, ya hear me? NEVER!

lantus · Mar 20, 2014

I honestly never had a problem with the light bar, but if this increases my controllers battery life then I welcome it.

xxracerxx · Mar 20, 2014

Day 125 -

Have just received word from an envoy. I do not know how to react. I am almost fearful at the amount of good news coming my way these last few days. Will I finally be rescued? Or will the voices come back?

My beacon will finally be under my control, but at what cost?

The nights will truly be darker.

Yours truly,

Epileptic in PS4 Limbo

scitek · Mar 20, 2014

Blizzard said:
This is good to hear. I am really curious to see if there are any significant battery life differences once the option is there to disable it.

I seem to recall pretty much every methodology used to test previously questioned, so it may not be possible to do robust testing in such a way that the internet in general will accept it, but some tests (charge controller to full, marathon game session, charge to full, marathon game session, charge controller to full, turn lightbar off, marathon game session?) would still be neat to see.

You can already turn it off if you use it on PC. It does make a noticeable difference in my experience.

Monty Mole · Mar 20, 2014

Terrible news. Developers won't put any effort in to supporting the light-bar now. First of all it was the optional camera, and now it's optional light-bar usage. What next?

JOKE! Fucking brilliant news, grown tired of looking at the bloody light-bar reflection on the screen of my beautiful VT65 plasma.

Hidden One · Mar 20, 2014

TheSpoiler said:
Lightbar
Preloading

Damnit Sony. I can't take this.

Preloading confirmed!?

Raoh · Mar 20, 2014

Doesn't bother me at all. But options are nice.

NullPointer · Mar 20, 2014

LookAtMeGo · Mar 20, 2014

I read somewhere (cant remember where) that you could swap out the DS4 and DS3 batteries and it would greatly improve battery life. If thats true I am not so sure how much this will increase battery life. I think its an issue with the battery and not the LED. This is to get rid of the glare complaints, not the battery life ones me thinks.

Sojgat · Mar 20, 2014

Thank fuck.

When I'm playing at night, I shift in my seat, and for a brief moment, the light movement makes me think somebody has just come up behind me. Has given me a fright on several occasions.

rob305 · Mar 20, 2014

Finally!

Hollycat · Mar 20, 2014

Best FW update ever?

Wynnebeck · Mar 20, 2014

Never bothered me, but anything to prolong battery life is fine with me.

dallow_bg · Mar 20, 2014

From the FW leaker, he stated you could Dim the lightbar with 1.7.

If they can have multiple levels, including Off. That'd be great.

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