I think it is the only logical way to move forward. (no pun intended)
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PS4 controller: touchpad + share button + dualshock
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I think it is the only logical way to move forward. (no pun intended)
we cant have him infest all threads!
or can we?
What if the new Share button has his face on it?
Just considering the possibility that 'in place of Start Select and PS' could be only in terms of function rather than position.
Straight handles would allow the analogues to be further to the middle, leaving space below for a chunky touch pad.
Allow me to bestow this glorious artwork upon you.
Think of all the possibilities!
small touch pad is all that's needed a keypad is not needed voice commend will be all that's needed for number inputs if they are ever needed in a game.
Google Voice Search using the PlayStation Eye Mic Array
I wonder how many professional writers spend their time lurking on GAF.
They should pay us royalties for everything sourced here.
they should have a talk button on the back of the controller.
Great job, but the Share and Home buttons need to be switched somehow. I know that Home is part of the new touch pad, but I don't want to relearn current muscle memory.New one for the new page:
Larger version - Comparison with the PS3 controller
- The touch pad is clickable, click anywhere for start click bottom left for select (similar to the Macbook's touch pad).
- Wider with longer handles.
- Share button.
- New shoulder buttons.
K
kittens
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15 days.
Graphics Horse
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I may have exaggerated the size that I was originally thinking of by quite a bit. But I think it's a better position IF they intend to use if for game related things and not just menus, we'll see.
Dark Octave
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What's that blue bag for? Is that a pillow?and this is what i actually use nowadays on the PS3:
Swapped an Xbox stick for the right stick, Keyboard(mainly for added balance) RealTriggers and the XtendPlay grip. Perfection!
Is that plastic?
Well Kotaku has Evilore's permission to post anything there.
There's no home button, that's just the Playstation logo. Couldn't fit it in with the info we had.
If they want to compete with Live, mikes have be as standard as Hard-drives.
As long as the standard or option is bluetooth, cool. But I think/hope what onQ meant was a push to talk button?
If so I agree if not, then I don't know.
Refreshment.01
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Wii U has a mic, 360 included one so.... Wait isn't PS4 supposed to come with a camera? I think i read it in one of the leaks.
what else would a talk button be? the controller isn't going to talk when you press the button lol.
It's an XtendPlay, a solid block of Nerf-like foam that the controller's handles fit into. There are grips on the back of it too.
if the console is going to have built in Speech Recognition I would guess that it will have some kinda mic that comes standard, & PlayStation Eye already has a pretty good Mic Array so I'm sure the new one will be even better & hopefully it will come with the PS4.
Rumour: PS4 Getting Speech Recognition?
BruiserBear
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Ugh
I mean, I can understand why Sony wants it, with the massive success it's been for Microsoft with the Kinect. /sarcasm
Razgriz-Specter
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No problem, just toss one of these old babies in
Still the best I have had.
Warhawk's = worst
New Consoles, more processing power , maybe chips specially made for voice recognition & bigger data base for the voice commends.
what's the problem?
did you see the video I made using the PlayStation Eye with Google Search?
Google's voice recognition is almost at human level, & if Sony is doing this as part of the PS4 they can have a pretty big voice commend library so devs can just attach them to actions.
I just think the controller needs a touch to talk button.
I know someone who uses his PS Eye with his computer to voice chat in Skype. Sounds alright. A bit of background noise though.
BruiserBear
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I'm just not convinced voice commands are the least bit appealing to most people. I own an iPhone 5 and barely give two shits about Siri. A check of the iPhone threads indicate I'm not alone.
I was lurking these threads and finally decided to say something. I compared my PS2 and PS3 controller today, and I finally relized why I like my PS2 controller more, it's bigger, they made the DS3 smaller than DS2 and I hope the DS4 is at least the same size as the DS2...Or bigger.
These touchpad rumors can hopefully mean it's bigger.
These touchpad rumors can hopefully mean it's bigger.
weekend_warrior
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No problem, just toss one of these old babies in
Still the best I have had.
Warhawk's = worst
ha, so true.
Took another stab trying to simplify things a bet and taking some other ideas from others (liked roboplato's select/start location!)
My fav of the thread so far.
IGN has a contest going to mock up PS4 and XB3. The prize is kind lame (gaming headset) but whatevs, I'm going have a go at it and the lot of ya should too.
Going back I'd have to say that's my favorite too. Just slightly longer grips and it'll be perfect for what I want in a controller. It looks totally official and realistic.
Duxxy3
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So i bought a ps2-ps3 adapter and a dual shock 2 and for any game that will let me use it, i completely prefer it to the dual shock 3. The analog sticks are tighter and the R2/L2 buttons are not complete shit. If they just add the touchpad, make it wireless and do nothing else i would be completely content with it as the PS4 controller (really i wouldn't even mind a wired version).
I haven't seen the Touch Pad Controller Patent but I came across a patent for a controller with a depth camera
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...mputer"&OS="sony+computer"&RS="sony+computer"
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...mputer"&OS="sony+computer"&RS="sony+computer"
I've been away, so forgive me, if this old etc,
http://www.vgrevolution.com/2013/02...ntroller-information-with-images-and-details/
Sounds fake to me..
http://www.vgrevolution.com/2013/02...ntroller-information-with-images-and-details/
Sounds fake to me..
Insane Metal
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That was already posted. There was a thread for it, and it was a fake, obviously.
Rawket Lawnchair
Member
Share button's disappointing and disgusting. Hopefully there will be a choice to block social media connection, and if it's on the screen, delete or change the button altogether, for people who are not interested in it.
A bit extreme.
You don't have to use it, you know.
I think it would be pretty cool to be able to share ingame screenshots with PSN-friends and stuff.
This is excactly why i don't want a new touch screen in the middle of the DS4.
They should stick with the DS3 buttons but with a more ergonomic design, better suited for the anatomy of the hand. Make the triggers on L2 and R2 and keep the analog sticks textured.
AuthenticM
Member
This image is such bullshit though. The guy in the gif holds the controller purposely wrong to begin with and does exaggerated movement so as to make it slip out of his hands. This never happens in real life, unless you want it to.
MikeE21286
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I like these two
Still holding out some hope (even tho I know it won't happen) that Sony will make the face of the pad modular. Allow those of us who prefer the 360 layout to move the components, it'd best the best of both worlds. But... It won't happen. The controller is such an intricate part of the gaming experience, we should have more quality options. But, if the PS4 ends up being the best option, I'll suck it up and adapt.
MikeE21286
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Maybe the controller has a camera on it and it is used in conjunction with the other camera that comes with the system.
Hence the term "dual camera" being tossed around.
SuperSonic1305
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That's the point of the gif. He isn't saying it's hard to hold. He is making an exaggeration of the "complaints" that people have about the DS3. In reality they don't know how to properly hold it.
Graphics Horse
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What is it with people complaining about that gif today.
Dual camera = stereo camera.
There's no sign of any camera on the controller, either around the touchpad as in the 'eyepad' patent or ala the wiimote.
MikeE21286
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IIRC that gif was made by Dot50cal (a gaffer) and it was purely a joke.
Graphics Horse
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Well there is the weird glossy section on the back joins up with the touchpad. It could just be that it's part of the button and there's no upper 'bezel'.
You're right there's no sign of a wiimote style camera but it's not like we have a good view of where that would be if there is one, and there's also an out there chance of Leap Motion style dual cameras under the glass facing the user.
SunhiLegend
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Who puts the middle of their thumb over the stick?
First time I've seen someone use the middle of their thumb with a dualshock, only the top part of the thumb should rest on the stick.
First time I've seen someone use the middle of their thumb with a dualshock, only the top part of the thumb should rest on the stick.
It's just a patent
The last two years they've been patenting all kinds of different interface stuff, but not all of it's going to get into the final product. In fact most won't, I'm sure.In English. It's fucking miserable in Japanese and doesn't seem to be all that hot in Euro languages.
And that's online with access to a huge corpus. It'll be notably worse offline and limited to PS4 firmware size.