PS5 controller design patent ,EDIT : Sony patent on gamepad hand detection (improving battery life)

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twintail said:

Azzanation said:

Erm selling accessories to a top selling product isnt that hard to achieve. If the PS4 was a hard sell and still sold ton loads of controllers than i agree.

Gamers buy controllers all the time not just because its purple. With over 100m PS4s sold in the world, that is alot of customers. When controllers break or with the DS4 Battery being rendered useless and no way of changing it can lead to easy sales etc. Controllers sell for dozens of reasons andi would highly doute the DS4 is selling so well because of its analog stick placements. 

There is a reason companies flock to make accessories for a top selling product, most accessories dont even have to be good yet can achieve amazing sales results. Look at the Wii or the Kinect for the 360. 

It's not about how well ds4 controllers sell in itself. But rather that they,  as having a symmetrical layout, are selling in relation to assymmetrically designed alternatives. 

Consumers have the choice to choose a different controller, but most aren't.