Sony explains why DualShock 4 dropped touchscreen

[JoeTheBro]

cbarroso09 said:

JoeTheBro said:

cbarroso09 said:

So, they didn't have the balls to do something new. I mean, it's all about risk, they certainly can't take one more anymore. 

I can't help but feel you're only saying that because you love Nintendo.

First off the screen wouldn't be new since Nintendo already did it.

Secondly, they have a touchpad, got rid of the select button, added a share button, and replaced player numbers with player colors. That's a lot of risk.

I only love persons not objects. I said something new, it doesn't have to be like the gamepad at all. But watching the "nostalgia" TV ad from Playstation, I realized that the console hasn't changed at all, neither the games. Every PS hardware experience has been replaced by the next one because of that same thing I am saying, it is the same hardware with better technology. For the last 20 years, Playstation hardware has only changed from CD's to DVD's to Blu Rays to a small touch pad that so far hasn't been shown in action 1 month before it is launched. Not even a demo.

But if that is what gamers want they will open their wallets to buy the PS4. That is not bad, it doesn't have to be like I say. It is just my opinion, and i am not hating anything here. Just expressing my thoughts.

Ok, I understand you better. I was thinking your opinion was fanboyism, but instead you're just out of the loop. You're not that interested in the system to research all the little things like what I bolded.

The touchpad has been shown off a lot. Off the top of my head I can think of three different games that they've distinctively explained the functionality using videos. In killzone shadow fall, the touchpad controls the OWL. It's a drone that hovers around the player. The touchpad acts similar to a d-pad in this case. Swipe up for one command, swipe left for another.

In Infamous second son they are using the touchpad for gimmicks as well as special attacks. The gimmeck they showed off was putting your finger on the touchpad when the character in the game puts his finger on a scanner. In order to do this special move:

The player swipes up on the touchpad with both thumbs.

In Assassin's Creed 4 there's a video out there showing the map being controlled with the touchpad.