superchunk on 16 January 2014
Via CVG
| PlayStation's president of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida has ruled out the possibility of offering PS4 owners the option to disable the DualShock 4's light bar. Yoshida addressed fans via Twitter after the exec was quizzed on the likelihood of a "future update" that may offer the ability to turn off the illuminated panel on the upper surface of the controller for games that make no use of it. "No," replied Yoshida, in response to the question. Common complaints from players and critics include the light bar reflecting in the TV screen and the controller's relatively short battery life (around 7 hours) compared with the DualShock 3. When it was later implied such a feature would help extend the controller's battery life, Yoshida added, "The LEDs do not use much battery". |
Proof it does affect battery HERE (basically, math shows it almost doubles the life span) Granted, I'd think during actually play the other functions, especially feedback, would affect battery far more.
So PS4 users here on VGC, is this an issue for you? Are you too taping your controller due to reflection on TV?
Wii U has a similar-ish issue in Netflix in that the gamepad screen stays on. But, doesn't bother me.
