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DS4 lightbar can be turned off in future PS4 firmware! [Update: Nope]
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tokyo slim
Banned
I like the light, can we make it brighter?
Sephiroth_VII
Member
I think allowing dimming is a good compromise. It's the only way to tell player 1 from player 2 after all.
Because they drive it with 100% strength. With homebrew PC drivers we can control the strength of the LED, and Sony would be much more wiser to instead turning it off just dim the light to 10%. That's more than enough, and would not bother anyone with the illumination/reflection/glare.
edit - just saw this:
This makes sense.
Nymphae
Banned
Why do we need a compromise? I am a single player gamer who doesn't enjoy motion controlled games, I have no use for the light. Just let me fucking turn it off, I really don't get why they are pushing so hard against this.
Some light need to be active to show you if gamepad is active or not. 5-10% illumination will be 10000x better than the current state.
Caayn
Member
A good compromise for what? Certainly not for the consumer. If it's a option to turn it off then people who play splitscreen can leave it on while people who only play solo can turn it off.
I play solo on my PS4, I don't own the PS EYE and don't plan on buying one, I'm a Plasma owner (aka reflections are annoying as shit thanks to the DS4). Just let me turn the damn thing off.
Having the option there doesn't hurt the consumer one bit.
Surely just using the controller will show you if it's on or off. The light is only useful if you're over the other side of the room away from it and want to see if it's on.
Because they thought they didn't need little LEDs to tell if it was on or not and what player. This should be obvious, the real question is if dimming is enough or not.
Yeah, it wouldn't be the new default, you'd have to get in a menu, and it could make it very clear what you're agreeing to.
Still have it light up when you sync, and maybe flash if the battery is very low, but just let us turn it off.
I think it's partially the Kinect argument. If you let people turn it off, no developer can design a game knowing for a fact that it's going to be working.
Nymphae
Banned
I guess you're right, I didn't even think about that.
Neuromancer
Member
Blinded by the light
Revved up like a dualshock, another Keighley in the night
Revved up like a dualshock, another Keighley in the night
How have I been able to tell if my DS3 has been on or off all these years? HOW?!
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Over 900k people do, and it's still hard to find in stores.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
I don't see how that is logically possible.
The lights on the top that show you what player your controller corresponds to.
thebigmanjosh
Member
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=787607
Supply constrained and 900k sold, that seems like a lot of interest to me.
I mean the light being dim is still very good of people that have issues with it.
The DS3 has those lights at the top of the controller.
Remember how well the Kinect sold? Then remember how well the Kinect was returned?
I blame those numbers on bundles rather than individual unit sales.
Good song
Wolfgunblood Garopa
Member
Koji Igarashi would love to work on a controller driver update.
Backfoggen
Banned
Let me dim it to 0.1%.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
900k, or about 1/6 of all PS4 owners. That is a pretty substantial install base for an optional accessory. Not to mention it has really hard supply constraints.
I'm fine with just dimming, as long as you can get it down to 10% of current brightness.
Thtas why its sold out and they cant make them fast enough.
I knew there was a reason.
kittenbreath
Member
Dimming is good. Personally I would prefer they make it so you can manually change the lightbar color. If it has to be on at least let me decide what color I want reflecting back at me from the TV, dammit!
chickdigger802
Banned
weird, i can use a ds4 on my pc fine with the light off (although i currently have it on to a nice lime green).
besides camera, can it possibly be used for anything else?
besides camera, can it possibly be used for anything else?
You might have a broken controller if the lights aren't working.
I absolutely don't.
The camera sells out like an SOB on Amazon, GameStop.com, etc, constantly. It's in demand to the point where GS raised the price $10.
It's not the consequence of a bundle.
Andronicus
Banned
dim-sum
sono
Member
Ban Geoff Keighley for making up fake news
Someone else said in this thread he only has one job to report things like this accurately so I think he does have to answer for this.
Next tweet for him with definite news = file under maybe