FalsettoVibe
Member
Share button sounds pretty awesome.
PS4 controller: touchpad + share button + dualshock
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maquiladora
Member
Clogging with another button? The report says the start, select and PS buttons have been taken away.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
If it's something like this,
I'm in.
its not
the front touchpad is like Vita's rear-touch pad. Its not a screen.
Rodney McKay
Member
Just give it SLIGHTLY bigger handles and I'll be a happy camper. My hands have never gotten 100% comfortable with the dualshock ergonomics.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
The share button sounds amazing.
Lack of PS/Start/Select in place of touch pad sounds iffy.
Lack of PS/Start/Select in place of touch pad sounds iffy.
The Mana Legend
Banned
God that's going to be annoying if it's true.
The DS size is perfect for my hands so that's a plus for me.
Neuromancer
Member
OK that's AWESOME. It's a really smart concept and if it's as easy to use as it sounds, this is going to be huge.
I'm OK with the size and layout of the Dualshock but I hope they make the triggers concave instead of the way they are now.
pharmboy044
Member
So which developer will be the first to block this "share" feature to prevent spoilers?
Sort of how I feel sadly. Was hoping for some changes to it but hopefully the triggers and sticks have a different feel.
Katana_Strikes
Member
Same size controller? Fantastic!
Share and touch pad? Meh!
Share and touch pad? Meh!
Gotta agree. A well organized menu could easily shoehorn that function in. A Share button just sounds kind of pointless, the function is interesting but not it's location on the controller.
Also, eh. Touch pad. It works with Vita because you're practically always touching a segment that's discernible on screen but I'm not sure how well that would go down between one controller and a big screen. Not sure why they're replacing the start/select buttons with it.
BolognaSoup
Member
Agreed. The 360 fits adult hands much better. Bigger grips.
Thug Waffle
Member
Cool, beans. Wait until people's touchscreens crap out and they have to buy an entirely new controller if they want to get past the menu screen or back out of a game.
Vire
Member
Ah gotcha.
Well, could be interesting. I don't really see much point to the touchpad, but I like the idea of a share button.
Vampirolol
Member
Share button is awesome. Hype.
Franklinator
Member
This is awesome
The Mana Legend
Banned
My hands are fairly large, and my thumbs tend to rest towards the center of the controller. So if that touchpad shit is true, it's going to be pretty goddamn terrible.
Palette Swap
Member
That 15 minute recording thing sounds very hot. First time this round I've been genuinely excited for a next gen feature.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Could be used for really easy web browsing/etc. If the console is going to be very social centric, the touch pad is a better option for menu browsing than a regular controller stick.
Yep.
Because it's a touch pad, not a button. It is slicker and more modern. Whether they could have used it before is irrelevant. What is important is that it is a new feature now and it improves upon the design, without sacrificing the integrity of the old.
atomic moth
Member
I think I'm finally too old for this.
Had to happen sometime.
Had to happen sometime.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
None of those specific buttons are needed with a touchpad.
soulassssns
Banned
Sounds like a horrible gimmick to me.
If they dont do something about the analog sticks and triggers will once again not be my go to system.
If they dont do something about the analog sticks and triggers will once again not be my go to system.
This is what caught my eye
The same size would mean that we could see the the buttons, sticks, and d-pad from the vita to accommodate this touchpad.
Also, the touchpad could be for vita cross play games. Look at the KZ mercenary trailer and how you have to do swiping motions on the screen to accomplish a task...
The controller also needs to be a bit "longer" in how it fits into your palms, and of course the triggers need to be fixed (close to how the Move controller has them).
Then we're good, Sony.
Also: Why is the square button still a shitty pink/purple? They should make it yellow, and do the XBox thing of making the buttons colored, and the shapes black or white.
Then we're good, Sony.
Also: Why is the square button still a shitty pink/purple? They should make it yellow, and do the XBox thing of making the buttons colored, and the shapes black or white.
Clay Davis
Member
god I hope this isn't true. it's time for a new design sony. just copy the 360 controller and be done with it. :/
the share feature sounds amazing though, I can't begin to describe how happy I am that it's in and at an OS level. a truly wonderful feature that's going to change the way we experience games.
woe unto the console that doesn't offer this feature at an OS level. woe unto thee.
ShroudOfFate
Member
The Mana Legend
Banned
The analog sticks and triggers aren't that big of a deal for me since a third party will come along and develop a controller with competent sticks and triggers eventually.
But that touchpad is a deal breaker if it turns out like I think it's going to.
Yes I agree.
The touch area on the left one
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I like the mock-up on the left (though I'd personally prefer the controller to not have a touch screen).
minus the heat/cold fancy stuff.I like the thought that went into this one:
badcrumble
Member
So if it's an unlabeled touchpad and not a touchscreen, how will we be able to tell where the start/select button functionality is?
And if it's *labeled,* what's the advantage that it holds over buttons?
I'd rather have buttons, but barring that, I'd rather have a touchscreen than a blank touchpad.
And if it's *labeled,* what's the advantage that it holds over buttons?
I'd rather have buttons, but barring that, I'd rather have a touchscreen than a blank touchpad.
Eh I was speaking of the share button, not the touchpad.
You can do swipe gestures...
It isn't a button. Gimmick confirmed.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
The touchpad might be involved in some kind of integrated rudimentary image/video editing app. Definitely better for the job than joysticks and buttons.