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PS4 supports only 4 controllers compared to XBO's 8
- Thread starter BigDug13
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randiangamer
Banned
Sad,
3 vs 3 or 4 vs 4 FIFA and NHL are a big thing at work during lunch.
Will have to buy a copy for work and one for home.
Exactly! At work we have a ps3 and 3vs 3 on lunch is a must. Just to answer some things:
+ "hey, having 8 controllers is way expensive" . Not really, the idea is each of your friends bringing its own controller.
+ "hey, having screen split by 8 is a mess" Sure! but sports, fighting, social, music among other games allows playing on same screen.
PS: yey, finally im allowed to post on neoGAF!
EightBitNate
Member
In case you spontaneously grow 18 arms
Randolph Freelander
Member
That's 2 extra just in case any of the controllers are from Nintendo 64.
SONY supported 8 controllers and MS closed the "supported controllers" gap?
Awesome :O
Cert.in.Death
Member
When placed in position on your bed during lovemaking, they can collect user data and Kinect can make recommendations about how to better perform in order to maximize your and your partner's sexual experience. Also the NSA will be confiscating the data for their own perverted uses. Sickos.
I really hope I don't get modded for that....
supaman900s
Member
Second post nailed it ~
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Nailed it~
EightBitNate
Member
No, 2 for waving at Kinect
Origami Superman
Member
Its price is a higher number.
DracoBlade
Member
BigPapaGlueHands
Banned
4 player Halo and 2v2 FIFA is the only time I've used more than 2 this gen.
FootballFan
Member
That sucks.
When would you ever have seven friends?
Not so fast!
Man, that is really... really good.
IRAQcitizen
Banned
unless you a daycare for grown ass people, not more then 4 players will ever be used
GayForMaster
Banned
I lol'd. That'd be horrible.
At the end of the day, what does this even matter? I can't think of any game that supports more than 4 humans in a non split screen game other than sports, but fuck sports.
There's no advantage to be had with 8 controllers.
kubricks
Member
Oh You...
ArcaneFreeze
Member
Im fine with 4 controllers. No ones going to use 8. and really outside of Nintendo local multiplayer is practically dead. I only ever had 1 PS3 controller and 2 PS2/PS1 controllers and hardly ever used them. Only systems I have more than 2 controllers are my Nintendo ones so I really dont see this as a problem.
RedAssedApe
Banned
"sports game house parties"
that's a thing?
that's a thing?
Bomberman
SPACECADET
Member
this is such a non issue for me. 4 is the perfect max a console will ever need. i just use the one really. especially what with online gaming. play with friends in different places. or if we ever played in the same place we just played side by side on our own boxes.
My god.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
lol. Is this a serious comment? Man, fanboys will cling to anything.
Maastricht
Member
Why is Buzz in the list in the OP? Kind of silly to assume that those USB controllers with five buttons each and wires would suddenly no longer work, and the wireless version of those are essentially the same thing.
kubricks
Member
I definitely don't have enough gamer friends. ;(
akidnamededdy
Banned
The only time there have been more than four controllers for a single system in my house was during OG Halo: Combat Evolved system link parties wayyyyy back in the day, and obviously those weren't all on the same system at once.
Neat feature for XBOne, but not a system seller at all for me. I can barely ever get eight of my friends online at once anymore, let alone under the same roof and wanting to play the same game at the same time.
Neat feature for XBOne, but not a system seller at all for me. I can barely ever get eight of my friends online at once anymore, let alone under the same roof and wanting to play the same game at the same time.
I didn't make the list. It was the only thing I could find on Google. It was a list done in 2011 and I don't know every game on it.
And this topic was merely to deliver the bad news to the .5% of people who do 3vs3 FIFA parties and such. It's definitely not a game changer by any means and I never thought it was. But it does irritate me when a console's successor REDUCES a feature that already existed on a previous console. It affects the upcoming Gaikai multiplayer for older games, and it affects people who have gotten used to using more than 4 controllers (.5% of people if that.)
MilkLizard
Member
Sucks for the people who would use it for FIFA or whatever games it actually makes sense. Personally, I don't care at all. I only need 1.
Singleplayer ftw.
Singleplayer ftw.
Wow this is a massive disappointment. Honestly if it was not for Naughty Dog and couple other Sony studios this would be a preorder killer. The main use of my ps3 and all my friends has been 7 player vs on FIFA and sometime 3 v 3 for NBA.
I hope they fix this because it's bluetooth should support 7 screw the DS4 lights which are pretty much useless. If not might have to get an Xbone just for Fifa.
I hope they fix this because it's bluetooth should support 7 screw the DS4 lights which are pretty much useless. If not might have to get an Xbone just for Fifa.
Them huge DS4 lights at least adds glare on your glossy TV's, really nice feature.
I'm just hearing about this news now, and I'm really disappointed.
As someone that keeps ten Sega Saturn controllers around and requsit multitaps for Bomberman and Deathtank, I've always been a proponent of multiplayer games using more than four players.
I was hoping that with the indie game focus on PS4 we'd see more of the likes of Bomberman and Deathtank with 6-8 player support.
As someone that keeps ten Sega Saturn controllers around and requsit multitaps for Bomberman and Deathtank, I've always been a proponent of multiplayer games using more than four players.
I was hoping that with the indie game focus on PS4 we'd see more of the likes of Bomberman and Deathtank with 6-8 player support.
odhiex
Member
IMO..
2 is okay for a buddy co-op gaming... or for lovers
4 would be ideal for couch co-ops/multi-player gaming.
8 would be very chaotic and it could be very fun as well... but I don't think of that many popular scenarios for it to be a huge deal breaker ... if so, PS3 (with 7 controllers support) is the king of the local multi-player this gen?
So... it's nice that Microsoft will supports 8, and Sony only 4... not a huge deal for me.
2 is okay for a buddy co-op gaming... or for lovers
4 would be ideal for couch co-ops/multi-player gaming.
8 would be very chaotic and it could be very fun as well... but I don't think of that many popular scenarios for it to be a huge deal breaker ... if so, PS3 (with 7 controllers support) is the king of the local multi-player this gen?
So... it's nice that Microsoft will supports 8, and Sony only 4... not a huge deal for me.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
So is this because of the whole LED Light thing? Seems to me it is. Bluetooth can support connectivity with 7 devices, so Sony could've easily stuck with that number.
Wi-Fi Direct, similar to Xbox One, was indeed the way to go but perhaps they stuck with Bluetooth due to Move controller being Bluetooth compatible. Bad call IMO especially due to bandwidth difference between the two ("250Mbps compared to Bluetooth's 3Mbps", according to CNET). The fact that it supports Bluetooth 2.1 and not 3.0 is also quite silly, with 4.0 on the horizon.
With that said, I do indeed own more than 4 Dualshock 3 controllers (and every other console generation prior that supported more than 4 players). I've heavily enjoyed it in sports titles and will miss this feature.
Wi-Fi Direct, similar to Xbox One, was indeed the way to go but perhaps they stuck with Bluetooth due to Move controller being Bluetooth compatible. Bad call IMO especially due to bandwidth difference between the two ("250Mbps compared to Bluetooth's 3Mbps", according to CNET). The fact that it supports Bluetooth 2.1 and not 3.0 is also quite silly, with 4.0 on the horizon.
With that said, I do indeed own more than 4 Dualshock 3 controllers (and every other console generation prior that supported more than 4 players). I've heavily enjoyed it in sports titles and will miss this feature.
boredandlazy
Member
Is there a possibility this is just 4 wireless controllers and 2 more could be plugged in via USB?
