So it turns out the PS4 does have software authentication...

[DD_Bwest]

wilco said:

DD_Bwest said:
what other controllers out there have a touch pad? the touch pad is used in basically EVERY game. So you want to use a controller that will literally hold you back and not let you do everything in the game? why dont you just hacksaw off the left joystick and glue it to the d-pad


This thread is a complete joke, and you made yourself look really bad by trying to call proprietary hardware DRM. You might want to have this locked to save face, or at least change the title to something more accurate

Just because some developers are shoehorning touchpad functionality in does not mean it's use is compelling. I played infamous: second son and killzone: shadow fall, two first party games that use the touch pad extensively and all I saw were gimmicks that could easily have been mapped to buttons. Not only is the touchpad unnecessary, games are actually less enjoyable for using it. The only way the touchpad would have been somewhat compelling is if it wasn't in such an awkward place on the controller. Puttin it front and center means you have to move your fingers from more important buttons to get to it. They should have put it on the back.

And no, this isn't just "proprietary Hardware.". Software is being used for authentication, which is exactly what DRM does.

DRM is about your rights to digital content you have.  Things you download or that come in digital form, like a program file.    The whole DRM thing last summer was restrictions on you using Digital Data that is in your possesion.

That is not wat this is. This is Backend software within the consoles operating system that limits HARDWARE use, its all about proprietary hardware.  Another term we could use is Hardware rights management.   Unless ofcourse you downloaded your controller, in which case im sure alot of people would have questions as you how you actually managed to do that.

 

And your continued use to call it a gimmick is borderline bating,  it has been used extensively in games, that you cant just remap.   How would you remap the directional swipes in KZ?  you could remap the push aspect of it,  but what about the share button?  youd be missing a button.    and for games like ff14 or warthunder,   having a touchpad mouse is an awesome thing to have as an extra.     You are really grasping at straws to try to create a complaint against the ps4.