Ah, nothing around me is reflective and I don't play in the dark. I seriously had no idea it did that, though. Now I have to see what it looks like.
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Dual Shock 4 Light Bars - turn them off, please
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Ah, nothing around me is reflective and I don't play in the dark. I seriously had no idea it did that, though. Now I have to see what it looks like.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
I like them. I don't sit on the same level as my TV though, so I never see it off my screen.
hypostatic
Member
I think they're really cool. Not sure what the issue is.
lazybones18
Banned
Meh, only really notice it on the TV when the screen is black. No big deal
Later Alligator
Member
matte screen tv, haven't noticed it (only have 1 controller)
Clockwork5
Member
Kinda hard when there are red and green lights flashing on your tv...
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I'm hoping they eventually release an updated version of the controller with a better battery.
I wonder if it could be covered with Colorforms...
No residue, and it's easily removed when the player wants the light.
Tape is no solution at all. Who would do that?
There should totally be a system level option to turn it off but I haven't had any problems at all. I have a mega glossy LCD and noticed it exactly once. It's way less intrusive and much easier to avoid than the front facing light up buttons on the One pad and the Vita.
Maybe it's because I sit a decent distance from my TV but it just seems like a non-issue. Adjusting your earbud while holding a controller on the other hand. That's a different story. Blinded the hell out of myself for a few seconds there.
There should totally be a system level option to turn it off but I haven't had any problems at all. I have a mega glossy LCD and noticed it exactly once. It's way less intrusive and much easier to avoid than the front facing light up buttons on the One pad and the Vita.
Maybe it's because I sit a decent distance from my TV but it just seems like a non-issue. Adjusting your earbud while holding a controller on the other hand. That's a different story. Blinded the hell out of myself for a few seconds there.
EightBitNate
Member
Neither of my TVs are level with my remote when I play.
EL CUCO
Member
It does reflect off the TV for me, but NO WAY I'm putting any type of tape on my $60 controller. When I started KZ, I was like "WTF this is terrible" Then I just sorda forgot about it and never noticed it again.
One thing that is ALWAYS there to remind me that it exists, is the short battery life of the DS4. I think it has about 7-8 hrs of life on full charge. I immediately ran to the store and bought a 10ft USB cord that is now plugged into the wall behind me with my phone USB wall adapter. I find myself constantly reaching for that cord. Where as on the DS3 it would be DAYS before it ever saw a charge.
One thing that is ALWAYS there to remind me that it exists, is the short battery life of the DS4. I think it has about 7-8 hrs of life on full charge. I immediately ran to the store and bought a 10ft USB cord that is now plugged into the wall behind me with my phone USB wall adapter. I find myself constantly reaching for that cord. Where as on the DS3 it would be DAYS before it ever saw a charge.
ThatsMytrunks
Member
I only notice it when I set it on the coffee table while watching the movie. the area around the controller is illuminated in a dark room.
Thursday War
Banned
spacemonkeynation
Member
It definitely should be optional. I don't really care if you personally don't have an issue with it. I have a glossy plasma screen and it's def visible and occasionally annoying.
David H Wong
Banned
I'm always fascinated by the people in these threads arguing against an option.
"I'd like the option to turn this light off."
"DOESN'T BOTHER ME LOL!!!"
Right, but it clearly bothers other people, but when it's an option, you both win!
It's like in those tech support threads where people say, "Hey my XBox One makes a weird noise after an hour or so, anybody know what it is?" And then you get ten posts of "Mine's working fine." How do they possibly think that's helping?
"I'd like the option to turn this light off."
"DOESN'T BOTHER ME LOL!!!"
Right, but it clearly bothers other people, but when it's an option, you both win!
It's like in those tech support threads where people say, "Hey my XBox One makes a weird noise after an hour or so, anybody know what it is?" And then you get ten posts of "Mine's working fine." How do they possibly think that's helping?
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Color indicates player, and in some games it changes for various reasons (turns red when you take damage in Killzone).
Insane Metal
Member
It hasn't bothered me at all, but I'd like to turn them off to save battery life.
GillianSeed79
Member
If it saves battery life, I'd be for being able to turn it off. It doesn't bother me and I haven't noticed it reflecting off my television, but I can't think of anything else that would cause the controller's battery to drain so quickly. I don't know anything about engineering, so I might be wrong about that.
qa_engineer
Member
The light bar is awesome. #teamlightbaralwayson
HamsterPackage
Member
I like the cut of your jib sir. Yes it doesn't bother me but people have different setup's and I could see this becoming a issue. I wouldn't put tape on my controller if I did have the issue, so having an option to just turn the damn thing off would be nice. Maybe when you start up a game that needs it, it could turn on automatically or something.
marlowesghost
Member
I hardly ever even notice it, even when i am gaming late at night.
ReDelicious
Member
Doesn't bother me at all, kind of like it actually. But options to turn it off wouldn't hurt.
Manp
Member
yeah, it's really useful for every time i enter into some room and i have to identify which one is my controller.
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sometimes i think my life isn't remotely as exciting as the rest of GAF's :|
SarcasticD
Member
Not a big deal but that's just me
synce
Member
Dat blind loyalty
I agree this is terrible design. It's a huge light you can't even see unless it's reflecting or you look down.
No way they can make it optional at this point though, not without a complete redesign
AmethystEnd
Member
I have never noticed it while actively playing a game.
I was watching my roommate play a game and noticed it, but I liked what I saw.
So yeah, no big deal.
And to the people trying to say it's a battery drain, I believe it has been stated time and again that the LED light in the DS4 takes only about as much battery as the simple red LEDs on the DS3. I agree that the DS4's battery life is terrible in comparison to the DS3, but the light bar is not the reason.
I was watching my roommate play a game and noticed it, but I liked what I saw.
So yeah, no big deal.
And to the people trying to say it's a battery drain, I believe it has been stated time and again that the LED light in the DS4 takes only about as much battery as the simple red LEDs on the DS3. I agree that the DS4's battery life is terrible in comparison to the DS3, but the light bar is not the reason.
People who imply that it's impacting battery life in any major way are hilarious.
It's a fucking LED, folks. The amount of power a LED uses is completely insignificant compared to maintaining a constant low latency 2.4GHz radio signal.
If the light bar were off, you would probably gain like 5 minutes from those 8 hours of continued use.
It's a fucking LED, folks. The amount of power a LED uses is completely insignificant compared to maintaining a constant low latency 2.4GHz radio signal.
If the light bar were off, you would probably gain like 5 minutes from those 8 hours of continued use.
Oppo
Member
are you for real
some of you sound like you normally play in a sensory deprivation tank... does the red LED power light on your TV burn your retinas like the equatorial sun?
options are great and I support the ability to turn it off where appropriate, but you'll forgive me an eyeroll at some of these descriptions.
tokyo slim
Banned
I generally sit with my feet up on the ottoman with the controller in my lap. Totally unrelated to the functionality of the controller, that's just how I sit. During Killzone when I take damage, my legs start turning red. It's kind of cool.