MotorbreathX
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Full of people who have no interest in the topic but still feel compelled to drop in and regurgitate the same stuff that's already been said a hundred times?
Yep. Like thread police.
Full of people who have no interest in the topic but still feel compelled to drop in and regurgitate the same stuff that's already been said a hundred times?
i cannot fathom how so many people think this is something that won't be added as an option in firmware. so obviously the only solution is to redesign the fucking controller? are you high?
read this on VG247 this morning... and I´m sad... I play at night in my bedroom, fuck me .. my wife is going to kill me if I´m playing with a freaking flashlight on at night..
I don't want to loose the feature, because I like it, what do you for those who like the light bar being on and what it represent. I watch a lot of E3 videos about the pros and cons and not one video or article I read or viewed mentioned the light bar ruining there experience I've heard the contrary.
I really don't think you could make that anology here. People will not cancel their purchase because of this, it's mindblowingly absurd. There is so much more things that would reflect in your TV before that LED light on the DS4, unless you live in the dark.
So...why are people defending this anyway?
It's objectively bad not to give an option to turn it off. It will be an issue for some people. How many is yet to be seen but some people will be affected by or annoyed by this light. There's no reason not to give to option to turn it off.
Realistically,
A. We have no idea about the SDK: can brightness be adjusted per game? Or by the OS? If its game controlled then ideally the game dev will use it appropriately, including off if needed.
B. We have no idea is its actually intrusively bright or about the same as DS3/360. Would be a great question for any press with one at the moment.
C. It's currently being used as the controller number indicator
Asking for OS level max brightness controls is a great idea. Asking to turn it off entirely is probably unrealistic - at best maybe an "off-during-game" function?
Not everyone installs spotlights behind them in their living room.There is so much more things that would reflect in your TV before that LED light on the DS4, unless you live in the dark.
They'll probably just ditch the light idea on future controllers. Kinda like how they added rumble to sixaxis. The light looks stupid on the move controller and on ds4....not sure who thought that giant blue light was cool.
It's the nature of message boards where posts are displayed chronologically. If this were like Reddit, where each talking point had its own thread and good posts floated to the top, there would be so much less redundant bullcrap.This thread is the definition of NeoGAF.
You're right, it will eventually be added. Which makes having no option now even more pointless. I shouldn't have to wait a year or more for it to finally be patched in with a firmware update. It should be a feature as soon as I plug in my PS4 this November.
People saying to put duct tape on their shiny new PS4 controller are ridiculous. There should be an option to turn it off, no excuses.
Not everyone installs spotlights behind them in their living room.
It's the nature of message boards where posts are displayed chronologically. If this were like Reddit, where each talking point had its own thread and good posts floated to the top, there would be so much less redundant bullcrap.
I too am tired of the drive-by threadcrapping on GAF.
Well that's not distracting at al--
And that aint exactly a dark room
I´m sad... I play at night in my bedroom, fuck me .. my wife is going to kill me if I´m playing with a freaking flashlight..
Yeah, the real problem here is the blue glare on the screen. That would've ruined The Last of Us and it'll be crazy distracting in any game that has dark areas, night scenes, etc. They need to fix that, lest we resort to duct-taping our controllers. Terrible design choice on Sony's part.But the flashing bright TV won't bother her, and a soft led glow will.
We've reached the bottom of looking for ways to drag the ps4 down now.
it's nice to have some ambient light behind your display to help with this problem.
Playstation is the new bluewhy is it blue anyway? Isnt that the color of Sonic the Hedgehog?
What is the point of your ambient light to show off your awesome mess of tangled cords?
Shit, that's pretty damning.
And that aint exactly a dark room
It's got to be simple for them to add an option. Seems silly to not do so.
So...why are people defending this anyway?
It's objectively bad not to give an option to turn it off. It will be an issue for some people. How many is yet to be seen but some people will be affected by or annoyed by this light. There's no reason not to give to option to turn it off.
Look guys. I know PS4 hype is on a super high high right now, but if a feature is bad then a feature is bad. The only reason I could see to defend this is crazy levels of brand loyalty to Sony. Criticizing features only ends up making that thing that you are criticizing better. You don't have to defend it just because it's a PS4 feature.
This will cause reflection problems for at least a small number of people. It will likely annoy some people's peripheral vision. Someone shouldn't have to duct tape their controller to fix something like this, it should be an option built in to the OS.
it could be romantic.
These guys are holding the controller casually. The blue reflection still shows up in the top of the screen. If they rested the controller on their crotch, the blue light would simply appear on the bottom of the screen.I can't believe some of you feel as though this will distract or impact your gaming time. You guys must point the controller directly at the screen when playing. Shouldn't your tv/monitor be at eye level not stomach level. I'm sure you don't hold the controller up at your neck when playing.
These guys are holding the controller casually. The blue reflection still shows up in the top of the screen. If they rested the controller on their crotch, the blue light would simply appear on the bottom of the screen.
Either way, it's terribly distracting. I trust Sony will fix this terrible design flaw.
I may be wrong but isn't that a camera game? If it is, seeing the light on the screen is on purpose.
I may be wrong but isn't that a camera game? If it is, seeing the light on the screen is on purpose.