Intrinsic said:
Lol... consumer-friendly.... I don't think its that anyone doesn't or wouldn't want the option. It's more like those of us that are ok with it understand why it's necessary. If there was absolutely no "technical" difference between the DS4 and the DS controller, as is the case with the new XSX controller vs the XB1 controller, then I would be up in arms as to why a perfectly working and identical controller isn't being supported by the new hardware. But that's not the case, there are things that the new controller can do that the old one simply can not. And if you want those things to become widely supported on the PS5, you have to kill support for the older controller. It would have been "anti-consumer" if your DS4 controller doesn't work at all on the PS5 which would mean that even when playing PS4 games on it you would need a DS controller instead. Now that would have been fucked up. |
Not to go OT but this consumer friendly / unfriendly marketing speak echoed from Microsoft division from gamers is working as is just.. >_> Just because one company does it, it doesn't mean its consumer friendly or not. How about selling a console (Xbox One) with a controller with no USB cable or batteries built in, and instead have a pair of disposable AA batteries. But wait, MS are selling you battery packs and plug and play kits instead... (which in my experience back in the 360 days tend to die quite fast). Hmm so consumer aware.
This is pretty normal for all generation of consoles. Wii U controllers aren't BC with switch for no technological reason. These new DualSense have lots of new features to boot, its makes sense from a business POV and from technology standpoint.
Last edited by hinch - on 10 August 2020
