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NintendoPie on 21 February 2013
Euphoria14 said:
But the touchpad is clickable.

http://gamaganda.net/2013/02/21/dualshock-4-touchpad-will-be-clickable/

Hey, that seems exactly like my MacBook touchpad! :O



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naruball on 21 February 2013

It's a good thing there is non bias here. So let me get this straight. Ninty/ms fans think it's a gimmick and call sony fans hypocrites and sony fans deny it's a gimmick.

Another day, another pointless (because of most people's bias) discussion.

Sony could have used the current controller and non sony fans would say that it sucks/ no innovation. Now the try something different and it's a gimmick. Is there any way in the world Sony can do something right to people who dislike the company in the first place? (and no, I'm not talking about the people who posted here).



DaRev on 21 February 2013
michael_stutzer said:
DaRev said:
ha ha, thanks for asking the questions. It's hilarious watching these Sony fans try to justify an addition to the DualShock that is just as gimmicky and the SixAxis rip off. They would have done better to rearrange the analog sticks and move them in a more comfortable position. Instead they added a track pad that has almost no clear benefit to gaming. Moreover, they completely glossed over the trackpad's functionality during the press event. Clearly it's a gimmick if they have nothing to say about it. I can see all those 'hardcore' gamers buying the PS4 because it has a trackpad on the controller.


Your post and your signature goes together so well ^^.  

Yeah it's kind of cool right?



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NintendoPie on 21 February 2013
naruball said:
It's a good thing there is non bias here. So let me get this straight. Ninty/ms fans think it's a gimmick and call sony fans hypocrites and sony fans deny it's a gimmick.

Another day, another pointless (because of most people's bias) discussion.

Sony could have used the current controller and non sony fans would say that it sucks/ no innovation. Now the try something different and it's a gimmick. Is there any way in the world Sony can do something right to people who dislike the company in the first place? (and no, I'm not talking about the people who posted here).

Anything will be heralded as a gimmick now-a-days. People said the GamePad was a gimmick, people said the WiiMote was a gimmick, etc.



naruball on 21 February 2013
NintendoPie said:
naruball said:
It's a good thing there is non bias here. So let me get this straight. Ninty/ms fans think it's a gimmick and call sony fans hypocrites and sony fans deny it's a gimmick.

Another day, another pointless (because of most people's bias) discussion.

Sony could have used the current controller and non sony fans would say that it sucks/ no innovation. Now the try something different and it's a gimmick. Is there any way in the world Sony can do something right to people who dislike the company in the first place? (and no, I'm not talking about the people who posted here).

Anything will be heralded as a gimmick now-a-days. People said the GamePad was a gimmick, people said the WiiMote was a gimmick, etc.

Agreed. I noticed that the same thing happened with wii and wiiu. From my experience wii motion controls were one of the best/most fun thing about last generation. Call it a gimmick or whatever, but it was fucking fun for most people. Whenever I see someone call something a gimmick, it is always (ok most of the time) accompanied by hostility to a certain company. It's ridiculous.



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keroncoward on 21 February 2013
naruball said:
It's a good thing there is non bias here. So let me get this straight. Ninty/ms fans think it's a gimmick and call sony fans hypocrites and sony fans deny it's a gimmick.

Another day, another pointless (because of most people's bias) discussion.

Sony could have used the current controller and non sony fans would say that it sucks/ no innovation. Now the try something different and it's a gimmick. Is there any way in the world Sony can do something right to people who dislike the company in the first place? (and no, I'm not talking about the people who posted here).


I actually agree with you and i love what Sony is doing. Its the same on all sides actually.



aikohualda on 21 February 2013

how do people define gimmick anyways?
motion control is a gimmick? i think it's an innovation...
glassless 3d is a gimmick? i think it's an innovation...



 

phenom08 on 21 February 2013

Is the 3D camera coming with every PS4? If so then yes its a gimmick.



DaRev on 21 February 2013
keroncoward said:
DaRev said:
ha ha, thanks for asking the questions. It's hilarious watching these Sony fans try to justify an addition to the DualShock that is just as gimmicky and the SixAxis rip off. They would have done better to rearrange the analog sticks and move them in a more comfortable position. Instead they added a track pad that has almost no clear benefit to gaming. Moreover, they completely glossed over the trackpad's functionality during the press event. Clearly it's a gimmick if they have nothing to say about it. I can see all those 'hardcore' gamers buying the PS4 because it has a trackpad on the controller.


Its either they are all gimmicks or none of them are. I dont understand why people try to pick and choose what they get to call "gimmicks". Its either everything for everyone or nothing for nobody.

Agreed. People are often so quick to jump on what Nintendo is doing, e.g. gamepad too big, don't want to look down, etc, but when it comes to Sony, the same standard is not applied. The touchscreen on the gamepad has infinitely more functionality over that trackpad, but they will easier call the Gamepad a gimmick and completely ignore the PS4 controller - it's beyond reason really.



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Euphoria14 on 21 February 2013
NintendoPie said:
Euphoria14 said:
But the touchpad is clickable.

http://gamaganda.net/2013/02/21/dualshock-4-touchpad-will-be-clickable/

Hey, that seems exactly like my MacBook touchpad! :O

If it's like an Apple product then it must be the best clickable touchpad ever! O_o



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