BruiserBear
Banned
Unfortunately that's the big design flaw. They decided to make the giant light the only indicator light on the controller.
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DS4 lightbar can be turned off in future PS4 firmware! [Update: Nope]
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Unfortunately that's the big design flaw. They decided to make the giant light the only indicator light on the controller.
Have you played Outlast at night with the lights off? The controller emits a bright white light like you have a flashlight in your living room. Honestly, I don't even need the dimming option now because I bought one of those Batman decals to cover it. And my smartphone USB cable is plugged in beside my couch so the controller's battery is never an issue.
I hate the way PS4 handles the controller turning off and on. That stupid black box in the upper right on the screen to tell me the controller turned off. Well no shit. If I grabbed the controller to use it, it wouldn't work so I'd know it's off. And when you turn it back on it sends you to the profile screen asking who's using the controller. I am, you dumb bastard. Such an annoyance when I'm using Netflix.
Options for people that don't have your setup though would certainly not prevent your current enjoyment from continuing?
QuicheFontaine
Member
Guys, games could still use it. Just include an option so I can watch Netflix without putting the controller under a pillow.
Thaumaturgic Tomato
Member
Oh come on. Why are they so stubborn about this issue? It's so bizarre. Turn it off, Sony. You will turn those jeers into cheers.
If they could turn it off, they would.
This makes sense to me. It's not a huge problem for me but I think I have the controller in my lap pretty low so it's hard to see, even with just the ambient light. I remember seeing it in killzone because I played mostly at night in the dark. I will have to check it out again to see how it works.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
If nothing else came out of this it's always nice to see Keighley get publicly corrected.
I honestly haven't even noticed it.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
Member
The light stays on to remind you that they saved you money by not including the camera. Entitled gamers just take that for granted.
RedAssedApe
Banned
I think someone mentioned that you can turn it off with the PC drivers available for the DS4?
ThatStupidLion
Member
welp - as much of a cocktease as it is...dimming is okay with me...
we knew this was coming though already i think
we knew this was coming though already i think
Theman2k
Member
This is true.
Including: turning it off, diming, change colors for the led.
If someone on the internet can do it in two months on a pc over bluetooth alone, why can't sony do it for the ps4? And release an update for ds4 support on ps3?
Neuromancer
Member
The DS4 light is the WiiU Gamepad of the PS4. The albatross that will always hang around its neck, preventing future success and reminding everyone of its terrible past.
and you can change the color http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6SYv-LV2fY
They really should just make the light blink when you hit the PS button.
I'm new be nice
Member
I have 420 controllers all lined up and ready to go
NullPointer
Member
Did you know the DS4's light can actually blind and confuse the Kinect? Its just Sony looking out for us.
You're the best, Sony.
You're the best, Sony.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Well its much worse than the DS3. And we already know that removing the light drastically improves the life on the DS4. The battery life on the DS4 isn't terrible but its not great either, and a really simple thing makes it much better.
Having the option to turn it on, off, or dimming it would be great. Hell it'd be awesome if you could customize the light yourself - that would actually make it cool.
Uno Venova
Banned
Is turning off power light indicators something a lot of companies do?
It can barely last a day.
mullet2000
Member
I'm not sure, but there's pretty much no other power light this obnoxious on any other remote/controller/etc out there, either.
Compared to a simple set of AA batteries that would last for weeks in my 360 controller, the mere days I get on a DS4 is unsatisfactory.
False Witness
Member
10' Cable. Battery problem solved.
EightBitNate
Member
Why not have it fade in slightly ever 10 seconds or something? Doesn't even have to turn on all the way.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Hmm, I wonder what'll happen to those people who created the lightbar decals lol - Sony's ruining small businesses!
kidfresh718
Member
To the people complaing about the light bar not being turned off do you guys also hate the white line strip on the console being on?? Lol be happy it will be dimmed
Probably because it's a baseline thing that every developer will be able to utilize, providing that the user has a camera connected. But there are ways around that, where the game could detect if a camera was plugged in, send a signal to the controller to turn on the light when it needs to register or something and then turn off when not needed. I'm guessing they'll eventually work something out on that front, but I think the easier/more immediate solution is to allow the LED to be dimmed.
It was fucking awful in Outlast. I play with a projector, and the light coming off the controller was actually strong enough to wash the blacks out on the screen. I would pay $10 to upgrade my controllers to permanently kill that fucking light.
CharminUltra
Member
Sigh. I was pretty excited for a second there. GDI, Sony...
plagiarize
Banned
I don't mind the way profile switching works, but Netflix not pausing when you are on that screen is totally annoying. The more imporatnt fix though is CEC support for that app so I can pause and unpause with my TV remote like I can in other apps.
Seriously CEC support should be mandatory for all TV viewing apps on PS4. I can't understand why it isn't.