New Dual Shock 4 controller confirmed

[SonytendoAmiibo]

ratchet426 said:

SonytendoAmiibo said:

Yes, it's a shame to keep using such outdated bluetooth technology.    2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) is nasty old crusty tech.

I'm not sure Bluetooth 4.0 or higher really provides any necessary feature(s), PLUS it would make the "DS4.5" incompatible with current PS4s (I don't know how backwards compaitible Bluetooth 4.x+ is with the 2.1+EDR receiver in the OG PS4.

Back when the DS4 was announced, Mark Cerny (I think) was asked about the decision to stick with BT 2.1+EDR and he said that for what the DS4 needed to do, BT 2.1+EDR was more than adequate. So maybe there just isn't a valid reason to move to a later version of the spec? Blutooth already is a very low (battery) power tech, so a small increase in the battery capacity would far outweigh any power savings advantage of BT 2.1 vs 4.x

What I'd like to see are contact charger points built into the controller, on either side of the USB port. That way you could chge via USB port, -OR- use a contact charger without having to stick a little adapter into the USB port.

As I read the line I bolded in your statment I had a chill run up my spine. What if the new PS4 NEO is going to be Bluetooth 5? Not compatable with OG PS4 controllers. No, it can't be. More money for Sony if true.