New Dual Shock 4 controller confirmed

[Mummelmann]

Madword said:

Mummelmann said:
Ditch the ridiculous light, or at least enable them to be switched off, get a controller without the ridiculous swipe section and the useless Share button as well. It really is a fairly bad controller compared to the DS3. And the sticks are too small and feel wonky as well.

I think you'll find that you are in the minority saying that the DS3 is worse than the DS3. Every time I go back to the DS3 I am reminded how old and horrible those controllers are.

Share button is perfectly fine, it does what it says on the tin. The Swipe is good for quick typing and certain types of games. The light is a requirement of any games using the camera, and will probably be essential for VR.

I have zero interest in any of that though, so why not offer a simpler controller for those who think alike? I'm not buying VR for the PS4, the vast majority of current and future PS4 owners probably won't either and the touch plate in the middle is just downright ridiculous and I honestly cannot see the point of it at all. I choose my mouse and keyboard based on needs and wishes so why not offer different controllers? And the quality issues are widely known so those need to be fixed, battery life is also terrible. I've played 30-40 hours on my wireless 360 controller on my PC without recplacing the batteries, half a day of gaming depletes the DS4 battery.