| Trunkin said: I've been saying that displays on controllers would become an industry standard ever since Project Cafe was launched, so I wouldn't be surprised if Sony opted to put some sort of touch display on their next controller. It's not gonna be called Dualshock 4, though. They'll probably reserve that name for their traditional controllers. Also, what the hell good would a touchpad do on the back of a controller? Besides completely destroying the ergonomic feel to make room for that utterly worthless function, that is. This isn't the flat, pocketable Vita. Just look at the back of the DS3 and tell me how a touchpad could fit back there.
And here's a picture of the Wii U gamepad for good measure.
It's okay for the Vita to have a touchpad on the back because it's flat, and the only reason it's even viable then is because it has no shoulder buttons, and there's screen on the front for enhanced interaction in games like Little Deviants and Tearaway. Console controllers should be comfortable to hold for long periods of time, and I just don't see how the touchpad idea is consistant with design. |
The touchpad is rumored to be IN FRONT of the controller replacing the Start/Select/PS Button space.
