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Patents for DualShock 5 went up today in Japan. Here’s what’s noticeable:

- Smaller Sticks
- Larger triggers
- USB port
- No light bar

PS5 controller ‘shown in patent images’ | VGC

DualShock 5 seems to have a subtly changed design over…

www.videogameschronicle.com

 

[SurprisedPikachu]

Not sure why they shrank the sticks but I liked the light bar in some games. Color coding what weapon or your health was cool

 

[Birdo]

I assume that small hole is a mic.

 

[Spukc]

Good

Fuck that lightbar.
Playing death stranding in a dark room on an oled. And having that wanklight messing up the picture

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Thank fucking god there's no light bar. Other than that it's basically the same as DS4 which is not a bad thing.

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

- No light bar

That confirms Sony already has PSVR2's tracking option decided upon.

If there is nothing on the dualshock 5 that allow tracking, it means PSVR2 is going to use the equivalent of current PCVR tech specialized all-in-one hand held motion trackers. Makes sense, if you are going to buy PSVR2, you probably are not trying to save money.

 

[Whitecrow]

Still symetric sticks. Glad Sony is not falling for that.

 

[bhunachicken]

Hmm. I'm going to wait and see. I'm not sure I like the thicker body. The DS4 nailed it, other than that lightbar.

 

[Birdo]

It's crazy that Sony still treat the d-pad as the default control in 2019.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

It's crazy that Sony still treat the d-pad as the default control in 2019.

Sony does what Nintendon't.

 

[Fbh]

Looks like a Dualshock.

Anyway, said it in another thread but while I fully expect to be disappointed, I still hope that given that this controller doesn't seem to actually add any new buttons they make the Dualshock 4 fully compatible with the Ps5

 

[GenericUser]

Sounds great, if it ain't broken, dont fix it. That haptic feedback stuff sounds really interesting.

 

[Secesh]

Glad to hear about a larger battery. Giving more weight to the DualShock is a good thing imo.

 

[ghairat]

No lightbar is only a good thing. Means more battery life

 

[The Mad Draklor]

No lightbar is only a good thing. Means more battery life

The bigger issue was the lack of option to actually turn it off. When you can do it on PC via 3rd party software, theres not much excuse for Sony.

 

[nowhat]

That confirms Sony already has PSVR2's tracking option decided upon.

If there is nothing on the dualshock 5 that allow tracking, it means PSVR2 is going to use the equivalent of current PCVR tech specialized all-in-one hand held motion trackers. Makes sense, if you are going to buy PSVR2, you probably are not trying to save money.

That raises the question though - given that current PSVR will be (supposedly) supported by PS5, does this mean it'll support DS4 too?

 

[kingwingin]

Usbc is all I care about. It's an absolute nightmare trying to charge my ds4's with micro

 

[AV]

No light bar

Literally all I wanted. Even on the dimmest setting that thing was so fucking stupid.

 

[xrnzaaas]

+1 to fuck the lightbar comments

Making the sticks smaller is a strange decision, the current controller is already pretty small for people with large hands (thankfully I'm not one of them).

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

That raises the question though - given that current PSVR will be (supposedly) supported by PS5, does this mean it'll support DS4 too?

Yes. It would have to. PS5 is suppose to run all PS4 games, including PSVR1 titles. And that compatibility would require DS4 to be usable.

 

[ghairat]

+1 to fuck the lightbar comments

Making the sticks smaller is a strange decision, the current controller is already pretty small for people with large hands (thankfully I'm not one of them).

The Xbox one controller sticks are smaller than the 360. Feels much better

 

[SALMORE]

now where's that magical hole that they talked about ?

 

[xrnzaaas]

The Xbox one controller sticks are smaller than the 360. Feels much better

Now that you mention I do remember feeling the difference. It's definitely not something that changed how I control the game with analogues.

 

[mejin]

 

[SCB3]

Good

Fuck that lightbar.
Playing death stranding in a dark room on an oled. And having that wanklight messing up the picture

You know you can turn it off in the setting on the PS4 right?

 

[The Mad Draklor]

+1 to fuck the lightbar comments

Making the sticks smaller is a strange decision, the current controller is already pretty small for people with large hands (thankfully I'm not one of them).

Smaller sticks aren't much of an issue as long as they are made out of decent material and have enough concavity to prevent slipping.

 

[June]

They need to change a lot more than that.

 

[Fake]

Is the same picture posted in the next gen thread? If so, the lightbar is still there.

 

[Evilms]

Interessting.

 

[n0razi]

They need to change a lot more than that.

Why

They fixed pretty much everything that was wrong with the DS4 (which was pretty solid for the most part)

 

[ThatStupidLion]

track pads gotta only be in due to ps4 BC, right?.....RIGHT?!?!

 

[llien]

By the way, any word on support (or lack thereof) of move controllers?
I found sports games on PS3 to be lots of fun, still play it with kids occasionally.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

I assume that small hole is a mic.

Plz no cheetoeees

 

[FranXico]

track pads gotta only be in due to ps4 BC, right?.....RIGHT?!?!

Yes. But let's assume that there won't be BC with PS4 games, because reasons.

 

[parappatherapper]

That trackpad looks a lot more prominent - perhaps almost like a small screen?

 

[June]

Interessting.

Ffs. The handles need to be longer, not shorter.
The way the controller is now your palms have no support because of how your thumbs need rest/angle themselves to get a comfortable position on the analogues. Shorter handles only makes this worse.

For anyone who doubts, grab your controller and find the position for your palms to rest. Your thumbs will naturally settle about 2cm above the current analogue sticks position.

Why

They fixed pretty much everything that was wrong with the DS4 (which was pretty solid for the most part)

Because the DS4 has a lot wrong with it. Primiarly due to a mixture of its shape design and analogue stick position which gives no good support for your palms/resting position for your thumbs.

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

By the way, any word on support (or lack thereof) of move controllers?
I found sports games on PS3 to be lots of fun, still play it with kids occasionally.

Full PSVR1 compatability, meant that Move controllers are automatically supported. But i am not sure about PS3 games being part of BC at this point.

 

[FranXico]

No lightbar is only a good thing. Means more battery life

The biggest drain wasn't the lightbar though. Probably the touchpad.

 

[NeilH1982]

Smaller sticks are the last thing Dual shock controllers need. DS4 already feels small, and I have European baby hands. Can't fathom how someone with large hands would use it

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

The biggest drain wasn't the lightbar though. Probably the touchpad.

Yeah, it is hilarious people are still blaming the light bar. The Touch Pad had to be actively powered at all times unlike regular buttons, as such it uses more power. But people are still blaming the LED light that used hardly any energy.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Good

Fuck that lightbar.
Playing death stranding in a dark room on an oled. And having that wanklight messing up the picture

I got one. Waking up a sleeping baby because you forgot to turn the controller around. Haha

 

[DonF]

lol wtf are all you guys complaining about the lightbar?

it has been proven that disconnecting it doesn't improve battery life, its a very efficient led.
and it emits close to no light! I have it on dim and I've never had problems with it, reflecting on my screen or anything.

Granted I don't play on a super dark room, since I installed a led strip behind my tv for biased lighting.

on topic, looks great, its a dualshock

I hope the ds4 is compatible with the ps5. Since I love my golden, silver and bronce DS4s.

 

[Dabaus]

Looks neat and all but we literally know more about xbox scarlett than PS5.

 

[nowhat]

Looks neat and all but we literally know more about xbox scarlett than PS5.

We do? Hop over to the leaks thread then and share, because it has been quite devoid of content (outside pure speculation and off-topic discussion) for quite some time now.

 

[wvnative]

Disappointed they didn't redesign the Share/Options buttons but other than that happy it ain't too different. Dislike smaller sticks but can work around this with grip covers.

 

[Meowzers]

Good

Fuck that lightbar.
Playing death stranding in a dark room on an oled. And having that wanklight messing up the picture

Just slap a bit of duct tape over it. Or just set it to the dimmest setting you can.

 

[nowhat]

Just slap a bit of duct tape over it.

*electrical tape. I have that blocking most of my Pro's status LED bar - I only need to see a bit to find out if it's asleep or awake. Duct tape works of course, but it's really messy to remove/clean off the glue afterwards.

 

[Spukc]

Just slap a bit of duct tape over it. Or just set it to the dimmest setting you can.

did the same for my dumb ass xbox one controlers. these idiotic lights need to go

 

[Birdo]

I tried to do a size comparison using the d-pad and buttons for scale.

It seems the new one is bigger.

 

[Evilms]

It makes me think of the scuf impact.