it all works fine for me, i like it, its not revolutionary, but its useful and hasnt gotten in the way of anything, it sorta enhances it.

I still do not understand people cant figure out how to cover the light if its so bad.. either they are morons or they love to bitch, maybe a little of both. It is the easiest thing to fix.

I am really liking the DualShock 4 so far. It is by far the most comfortable controller I have ever held and the additions to it are really cool, but not only are they cool, they really do add to the immersion.

So far the best use of the touchpad I have encountered is with Thief and the inventory system, as once you memorise which area of the touchpad the items are assigned to, you can switch weapons/items instantaneously.

The light-bar was also very cleverly used in Thief, rendering the on-screen exposure meter pointless as I never used it. I just saw the light appear in my peripheral vision and moved back into darker areas. I also really enjoyed the use of the light-bar in Tomb Raider, as when a torch was lit the light-bar would flicker orange, red, and yellow, which really added to the immersion for me.

The speaker is an incredibly useful tool for feedback. In Dead Nation, I don't have to look at the screen to see which weapon I am switching to as I am told via the speaker. It is a little thing, but it is definitely something that is incredibly useful. I think the best use will come with inFAMOUS: Second Son, as the sound effect when draining a power source starts at the television and then gradually plays through the speaker, to signify your absorption of the power. Personally, I cannot wait to experience that.

So far the additions have been used very well individually, but I have yet to experience a game that uses all three as well as they have been used individually. I am hoping in the next big RPG that they use a similar inventory system to Thief though as that was by far the best way of accessing weapons/items I have experienced thus far in gaming.

Love the inclusion of the headphone jack. Everything else is cool except the lightbar. I hate that thing at night.

I like the speaker, when it's actually used. The touch pad is good for the most part, but the sensitivity for it was horrible in Thief. The light bar, i could do without. I bought a set of the light bar stickers from Ebay to cover it up as much as possible. I'd love for Sony to give us the option to turn it off. Maybe the battery life would be a bit longer as well.

especially when on that mission in the abandoned space ship, had a dead space feel to it

Speaker: Really like it, great addition.
Touchpad: Has great potential. If a developer comes short of buttons, you could use it as 4 extra 'buttons', like a second d-pad.
Lightbar: Like it, but I wouldn't miss it if it was removed.

No offense S.T.A.G.E., but no shit.

I hate that the light bar isn't in true HD. It's a 480p LED light upscaled to 720p.

I was confused by the speaker. Dont see the point. Turned it off.

The seizure inducing light is distracting and annoying and sony better let us turn that off in the future.

They are gimmicks that i would only see a use for in horror games or if kojima was making an exclusive.

I thought it was just 1 LED upscaled to a lighthouse.