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[Blizzard]

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.

 

[Mr. Smiley]

Preloading is coming in April as well.

Also great.

 

[alr1ght]

wait where's this from lol?

I vaguely remember it having to do something with Halo.

 

[VanWinkle]

I love the lightbar, but I am honestly glad to hear this. AND I will try it out; if it significantly improves battery life, I will keep it off. If it only increases it by a couple of hourse, I'll leave the lightbar on.

I'm glad they changed their mind on this.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Way to listen to the folks Sony!!!!!!

 

[Finaika]

I hope this effectively doubles the battery life.

 

[NavyPharaoh]

The real megaton would be if it DIDNT increase battery life

 

[Grisby]

Fine work!

 

[V_Ben]

Preloading is coming in April as well.

Firmware 1.7 is a bigger update than people think it is, basically. That PS.Blog post was only a hint of the stuff they're adding in there. Crikey!

 

[UF_C]

Always good to have more choice for gamers. I dont mind the light but i can see how others would. good for Sony.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Now let's all focus our attention on user customizable backgrounds next.

 

[Duxxy3]

I wonder how this will effect the battery life.

 

[Resident_UA]

Weird... I really didn't care, but now I'm kinda excited... Mostly because of battery life...

 

[outunderthestars]

This is great news. I know it is a small amount of energy saved, but multiplied by tens of millions of controllers it becomes a somewhat sizable amount of energy saved.

 

[Chesskid1]

anyone reemmber how much time it adds to your battery life? i remember someone measured it

 

[Ricky_R]

YOSP YOU LIAR!!!!

 

[Canis lupus]

One less thing for people to complain about.

 

[Pop]

I like the colors

 

[FaintColt388301]

Oh god I hope this is true and not some kind of missunderstanding

Watch he said something like "You can turn off the DS4 using the lightbar"

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Cool. I taped mine up with electrical tape because of Thief, felt like I had a light house in my hand moving in and out of shadows.

 

[Sloane_Ranger]

Dear Sony, you can cancel the HQ employee hearing test. Nice work!

 

[mattp]

thank fucking god....

Spoiler

i don't have to see posts complaining about this anymore!

 

[justsomeguy]

Fuck VR, this is the megaton.

 

[Nyoro SF]

Yo the power of consumer feedback bitches

 

[Zatoichi's Cane]

WAIT, now I kind of don't want to do it since I can do it....

 

[anddo0]

Preloading is coming in April as well.

I'm gonna need a bigger hard drive.. Retail is basically dead to me. Dark Souls 2 might be my final disk based purchase.

 

[todd360]

So what is the estimated battery gains from the light being off?

 

[Saint Gregory]

After reading Yosp insisting in that previous interview that it wouldn't get shut off I folded and bought one of the light bar stickers from eBay and actually like the light now.

So of course this would be the outcome :/

 

[Raptor]

Fuck yes!!!

More battery life!!

 

[RedHotChimiChanga]

I wonder what happens for games that need the lightbar. Does the option not work?

 

[BFIB]

I use the light to find my Cheetos bag during late night gaming sessions.

But I'm glad I'll have the option.

 

[Loudninja]

Firmware 1.7 is a bigger update than people think it is, basically. That PS.Blog post was only a hint of the stuff they're adding in there. Crikey!

Yeah sounds like it.

 

[Zareth]

I there any numbers on how much the light bar impacted the battery life?

 

[todd360]

I'm gonna need a bigger hard drive.. Retail is basically dead to me. Dark Souls 2 might be final disk based purchase.

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!

 

[Acquiescence]

If this conserves battery life then that's great news. Otherwise, I'm not fussed - I'm actually quite partial to mulit-coloured fluorescent lights. They have a soothing power.

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

Great. I was fairly certain they would listen.

 

[GhaleonEB]

This is listening. Nice job.

I know the reflection would/will bug the heck out of one of my kids, in particular.

 

[kasane]

actually i want more colors.

is that possible?

 

[Wishmaster92]

Lol finally no more plasma tv glare at night!!!

 

[Raptor]

Now let's all focus our attention on user customizable backgrounds next.

Yes please!1

 

[josecitoxnyo]

FOTY = Feature of the year.

 

[Kaako]

Noooo! I loved giving people lightshows with my DS4s and melting faces...

 

[ElTorro]

Awesome! Didn't care about the light itself, but it was draining the battery for absolutely no reason.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

I hope that you can choose to dim it instead of it being a simple on off option. I want better battery life but I also want that little decal I got from eBay to still be used.

 

[Seep]

Good news.

 

[Ric Flair]

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

 

[Ilúvatar]

Coolio. Never bothered me but if it is going to save me that much battery life it is going off.

 

[zackmorris]

This is really good. I know it's not a huge deal, but since the lightbar doesn't really do anything for 90% of players it never really made sense to not allow it.
No more need for stickers.

 

[InsaneTiger]

YES!!!!

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

Purchase redeemed