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Ruler on 23 July 2015

Finally there's a proper PS4 remote control

 

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

 

 

Sony's PlayStation 4 console is about to get a great new accessory in the form of an officially licensed remote control

 

The PlayStation 4 is a great console in many ways - the games look great, the store experience is (mostly) hassle free and we can't say enough good things about PS Plus but there are still some surprising rough edges. Like the measly battery life of the DualShock 4 controller.

We can't count the number of times we've had it disconnect until you feed it with more energy, or how often we've been forced to play while tethered to an always-just-too-short charging cable. So that's just one of the reasons why today's news is so great - there's an officially licensed PS4 remote on the way.

Hail glorious remote control!

http://www.irishexaminer.com/technow/games/finally-theres-a-proper-ps4-remote-control-343931.html

The product comes from hardware makers PDP and has the full backing of Sony. It's not the fanciest looking device ever to make it to market but that doesn't matter a jot if it works. The description over on Amazon promises that it will have handy dedicated buttons for the home screen and power options on the PS4 and it can be set up to control up to 4 devices - presumably your console, set-top boxes, TV and... a second console? Or an audio machine of some sort.

The biggest news though has to be that it has an estimated minimum battery life of six months with 2 AAA batteries. That's under normal use, so you could get plenty more days, instead of having to charge it seemingly every six hours! The plethora of buttons should make it easy to navigate menus and to play and pause services like Netflix. The face buttons are even replicated so there's a chance you could play games. Play them badly but still you just know someone is going to be the first to finish Bloodborne using only a remote control.

The official PS4 Universal Media Remote will quite simply make your media enjoyment on the console easier. And it's set to arrive on the 31st of October 2015, for a price of $30 - we're guessing that'll also be €30.

 

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cant waint to see someone beating Bloodborne with this thing tough its impossible me thinks



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Johnw1104 on 23 July 2015

"We can't count the number of times we've had it disconnect until you feed it with more energy, or how often we've been forced to play while tethered to an always-just-too-short charging cable. So that's just one of the reasons why today's news is so great - there's an officially licensed PS4 remote on the way."

I feel like mine lasts me around ten hours... If that's a problem it might be a useful que to get up and do something else lol



Burek on 23 July 2015

I wonder if it will be useful to control YouTube app.
My controller's charge would last fairly long if I were to only play games, but my PS4's primary function these days is to play cartoons on YT, so I have to charge it daily.
If this remote helps, I'll certainly buy it.



Ruler on 23 July 2015
Burek said:
I wonder if it will be useful to control YouTube app.
My controller's charge would last fairly long if I were to only play games, but my PS4's primary function these days is to play cartoons on YT, so I have to charge it daily.
If this remote helps, I'll certainly buy it.


it should, it has a digi pad and X and O



Chasesdaddy84 on 23 July 2015

Awesome news. Always loved having my PS3 remote for media functions. Now with my PS4 I use way more media functions so this will be welcomed. Also the price is surprisingly low (in the sense they could probably get away with charging $50).