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New DualShock 4 Controller Patented By Sony
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MightyHedgehog
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This is a PS4 controller I would very much like to use.
RedAssedApe
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please be concave sticks
I'm so glad that turned out to be fake.
Patent is real. What will Nintendo actually release is yet to be seen.
OrionsNebula
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inb4 the dualshock gore
BoosterDuck
Banned
The touchpad was a mistake, it's nothing but trash.
Grinchy
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I don't know why it's not used more. Killzone used it well but I can't think of any other game that actually uses the swiping ability. That one touchpad can be like 5 inputs when you consider swiping each direction and pressing on it.
Omnii-chan
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Oh awesome, hope they do release a new higher quality controller.
My launch DS4 battery lasts 3 hours and looses all charge within a week if unused. I got a cheap $10 replacement battery for it, I'm glad I didn't buy a brand new one if a new one is coming out soon.
Sony could 1-up Xbox One Elite and make those new buttons standard for Dualshock's and mappable.
My launch DS4 battery lasts 3 hours and looses all charge within a week if unused. I got a cheap $10 replacement battery for it, I'm glad I didn't buy a brand new one if a new one is coming out soon.
Sony could 1-up Xbox One Elite and make those new buttons standard for Dualshock's and mappable.
almostjuliuscaesar
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welcome changes!
Patent drawings are never a pretty site usually.
Is it me, or that looks more like the patent than the normal one?
DarknessTear
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Never played Witcher 3 on PS4 I guess?
broncobuster
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If I understand this correctly, start and select are moved below d-pad and buttons. I liked that about the Xbox S pad.
PaulExcellent
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Battery life.
That's all this damn controller needs. :/
That's all this damn controller needs. :/
-duskdoll-
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oh...
tiredheadcrab
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Please be an elite type of controller! Love my Xbox one elite. Feels so nice to pick up and use. The DS4 can be improved as well.
this x 999999999999
whiteninja
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Looks like they put some plastic over the triggers. Always hated how the ds3 and ds4 rested on the triggers when you set it down. Glad they fixed that.
As real as the "Say McDonald's " patent from Sony. But it should be noted the patent was simply about the screen, not about no buttons. Wasn't even a design patent.
eyeball_kid
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Looks like they've changed the locations of the Options and Share buttons, which is my biggest problem with the current controller.
Yup.
Even though I was one of many who had problem with the rubber on the stick, that was rather easy to fix.
The battery is a real problem for me.
It's really a great reason why it's one of the top picks for PC controllers as it can be used as a mouse for easy control of the OS from the couch.
Blam
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Where did you get this information from that it is a top pick. I'd like to know.
Extremely common around GAF, obviously there isn't usage statistics as the vast majority of Windows usage will actually log it as an Xbox 360 controller.
I think he just means it's a "top pick" in the sense that lot of people report using and liking the DS4 on PC.
OccamsLightsaber
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And it looks like it has buttons on the grips for easy pressing, much like the paddles of the Xbox Elite controller.
EDIT: This is either a new design or a modular version:
More here: http://ipforce.jp/patent-jp-A-2016-106297
NOOO what is this abomination?!
Thrashinuva
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I hope it brings back pressure sensitive buttons.
Why?THE DREAM IS DEAD
Probably get a mod to close this now eh?
I love using my DS4 on PC for that reason. It works great in a pinch.
Wii pro controller now fam
LelouchZero
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Sony's making a new controller? Pretty cool!
The third "pro" version is something that should have happened years ago, with cartridge modules that lock into a modular PCB. I feel like there's a killing to be made in replacement parts, and not just for worn-out analogs. You can offer analogs with tighter springs, 6-face-button versions for fighters, color-coded cosmetic sets, and so on, all at an absurd markup.
But as it's been said, it's an old patent. Perhaps modular parts are a manufacturing boondoggle.
Valve should really do something similar with the next Steam Controller, unless the Sony patent has shut them out.
But as it's been said, it's an old patent. Perhaps modular parts are a manufacturing boondoggle.
Valve should really do something similar with the next Steam Controller, unless the Sony patent has shut them out.
Goodacre0081
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you dont look at the mantle when your poking the fire.
because people aren't reading the thread. old patents
LordOfChaos
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I don't get how the pressability of buttons on the grip innards would work. The Elites paddles work because they extend outwards from where the actual mechanism is, to where your fingers rest. This seems awkward.
Especially if you use both your index and middle finger on L1/L2 at the same time, but I guess that's a less common grip.
Anyways that's all fine, I just hope the build comes up to par or better. DS4 is light years ahead of DS3, but it still feels like a cheap toy, while MS has been really making the controllers great.
Especially if you use both your index and middle finger on L1/L2 at the same time, but I guess that's a less common grip.
Anyways that's all fine, I just hope the build comes up to par or better. DS4 is light years ahead of DS3, but it still feels like a cheap toy, while MS has been really making the controllers great.
Grinchy
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That was definitely a nice use for it before I got my Steam controller.
boujeejamboree
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If they give this controller a premium feel, I'd pay anywhere up to $200 dollars. The material quality of the elite on a DS4 is my dream. There have been time where I wanted to buy multiplats on for my Xbox just because I love that controller so much.
Imagine, a hard matte premium feel, 4 interchangeable metal / magnetic paddles, interchangeable button arrangements, a better LED, quality glass on the touch pad, premium thumbsticks, premium triggers, and nice grips / textures on the bottom of this thing. Bluetooth for wireless headphones. Perhaps even a better built in speaker and a larger battery!!!! Ohhh I might even pay $300 for that.
Imagine, a hard matte premium feel, 4 interchangeable metal / magnetic paddles, interchangeable button arrangements, a better LED, quality glass on the touch pad, premium thumbsticks, premium triggers, and nice grips / textures on the bottom of this thing. Bluetooth for wireless headphones. Perhaps even a better built in speaker and a larger battery!!!! Ohhh I might even pay $300 for that.
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