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I wonder why they are being so stubborn about this.
They can't just flip a switch to turn off the light, the console was built around it.
Convenience is something expected from entertainment. There are reasonable explanations for why this change wouldn't be a major use of resources to include in a future firmware update. Their answer to even the premise of this happening was "No." That feels like bad form to me. If the company cares enough to answer, but doesn't care enough to improve something about their system, I'll keep that in mind in the future.
if you turn the controller off while watching Netflix it pauses the video
I wonder why they are being so stubborn about this.
He's saying the XB1 controller has the same light-based orientation feature, except it uses infra-red light, which is invisible to the human eye.
Yes, because there's no one on a gaming enthusiast message board who plays video games for hours at a stretch.I think people are just complaining for the sake of it, it's a complete non issue for me and the people I know who own a PS4.
Battery life is fine if you aren't playing the PS4 for hours on end, as for the build quality mine are just as good as they were on launch day.
What?
I can't believe people are flipping out so much over this light. Talk about first world problems.
...having said that, I can't imagine implementing an option to turn it off would be all that hard. but seriously people, it sounds like you're reaching to find things to complain about.
I'm sure those same people do exactly that, I know I do. The point is asking why not just offer the option to disable it? Seems easy to through some firmware patch or something, and pointless not to.The amount of butthurt in this thread over a problem that can be overcome with a few seconds of logical thinking is quite astounding. If you have the lights off when watching Netflix, simply place the controller under a cushion or down the side of the sofa. Problem solved.
They can't just flip a switch to turn off the light, the console was built around it.
Hasn't been a problem for me whatsoever
Put the controller in a drawer, under a desk, sofa or chair?
I don't understand why Sony won't allow it to be turned off.
The arrogance is creeping back in.
Because they stupidly built the light as the ONLY way to know if the controller is on. So I'm sure they're afraid of the confusion it would cause if you could turn them off.
It was a really dumb mistake that they're not going to fix now.
The amount of butthurt in this thread over a problem that can be overcome with a few seconds of logical thinking is quite astounding. If you have the lights off when watching Netflix, simply place the controller under a cushion or down the side of the sofa. Problem solved.
Then turn the controller around?Disappointing. It's really bright too when watching Netflix/Prime with the lights off.
When watching a few hours drains the controller battery to almost dead, there's a problem. As for first world problems, of course it's a first world problem. It's the world we live in. If you have third world problems, you're doing something wrong.
I know it's hard to fathom, but it's possible that not everyone games on a 107" projector screen from 10 feet away.And some of you must sit way too close to your TVs. I sit 9 or 10 feet away from a projected 107" screen and never catch a glow on the screen from the controller (and I hold my controller angled upwards giving the led more of a direct path IF it was going to reflect anything).
Come on people.
This is sarcasm, right?
Also, like i've said previously, I think the people having a problem with the light on the TV is because of how you hold the controller. Set the Dualshock on a flat surface...the light actually points DOWN.
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I wonder why they are being so stubborn about this.
This is really annoying.
Turn the controller off?
Weird decision but if it was bothering me I would just open the fucker up and disconnect it. It's literally like 4 screws and bam the first thing you when you open the controller is a white strip running to the light-bar.
Are you on the design team?
How is Sony's response arrogant? It's more or less them just sticking to their guns. I don't blame them. The lightbar is there for a reason, in spite of its critics.arrogance already resurfacing 2 months in...
The light doesn't bother me, but the short battery life does. Charging this thing constantly.
This is probably the problem right here.Because they stupidly built the light as the ONLY way to know if the controller is on. So I'm sure they're afraid of the confusion it would cause if you could turn them off.
It was a really dumb mistake that they're not going to fix now.