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KBG29 said:

potato_hamster said:

And no, it wouldn't simplify things for developers. Example: All phone apps would have to be able to run on a PS4, would they not?  Otherwise, it wouldn't be unified, would it? How many phone OSs work natively with PS4 controllers? How many phone OSs have to support both devices that do have touchscreens and ones that do not? Developing for a PS4 OS that operates on devices with dramatically different inputs and outputs makes development more complicated, and a bigger pain in the ass. Not less.

PS4 controller has a touchpad. It does not need a special interface overhaul. They could add button support if they wanted, but I don't think it should be a requirement. With good dev tools, some of these features could be supported automaticaly as well.

Touchscreen input and touchpad input are different. Does the PS4 touchpad even support multitouch?

And let's have a look of Sony's own PS4 support of the touchpad:

• PS4 GUI/News/Friends/Trophies: no clicking, no scrolling, no gestures recognized... it really does nothing
• PS4 Messages: no clicking, no scrolling, no gestures recognized, only for text input (virtual keyboard)
• PS4 web browser: no clicking, no scrolling, no gestures recognized, only for text input (virtual keyboard)
• PS4 PlayStation store: no clicking, no scrolling, no gestures recognized, only for text input (virtual keyboard)
• PS4 Media Player: no clicking, no scrolling, no gestures recognized... it really does nothing

Popular third party apps:

• Youtube: no clicking, no scrolling, no gestures recognized, no text input... it really does nothing
• Netflix: no clicking, no scrolling, no gestures recognized, no text input... it really does nothing
• Amazon Prime Video: no clicking, no scrolling, no gestures recognized, no text input... it really does nothing

But the PS4 is only 4.8 years on the market... who would expect proper support of the touchpad after such a short time?