Introducing the DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment - January 23rd (US & Canada), February 14th (EU)
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This. Plus DS4s usually go for $40 something in the US (similar here in Peru) so the full setup would cost you about $70-80. I might get one just to try and see how it goes as they might be doing this to futureproof controllers. Better get used to use paddles now.
The screen seems so unnecessary. You can't even see it most of the time. Could have just put the settings in the PS4 menus and brought down the cost to $10-$20 or something.
This is... actually a very smart idea! Not sure there's any point in having the screen, but the addon itself is great. As someone who loves the paddles on my Elite Controller, and the Back Buttons on the Steam Controller, it's about time PS4 got its own.
Hopefully they are built into the DS5.
Hopefully they are built into the DS5.
I adore back buttons since I started getting used to it on the Elite, but 2 buttons only? A useless screen on the back (that you'll use like the first time then never again) that really just drains the battery? Also, what is up with that design? I'm happy Sony is embracing the back buttons but this is rather meh. I'd love if it became a standard feature come next-gen but it's practically certain this won't be the case.
That screen sure is a weird choice, but paddles are always nice. I can only assume they're making this to make PS4 controllers compatible with the PS5.
If this is to precede the DS5 and it comes with the back paddles they damn sure better be removable, I ripped those things out of my Xbox Elite 10 minutes after opening it.
The screen probably effect the battery all that much. It wont be on all the time, only when programming it or are people just trying to be funny and failing when mentioning draining the battery?
Yeah, I agree. For $90 I can have all 3 of my current controllers get upgrades.
Nice.
I didn't even know 3rd party accessories like this was a thing until this thread.
But I'm really intrigued.
Not sure why some of the initial reactions. It's small and very useful. If I was primarily playing on PS4 I'd get one.
A compact version for R3/L3 world suffice for me. This half pillbox seems too big for what it actually adds if you can remap the buttons anyway.
Oh god... this thing... I need it as replacement of those fu**ing L3 and R3... why the OLED screen on the BACK tho? jeez, only to justify the 30$ price tag I guess... but then, I need this thing :/
It's ugly as sin, but I want it. The OLED screen will probably only be on when you press it (since it's a button). Wouldn't make sense for it to be always on since 99% of the time it's facing away from you.
The Xbox Elite controller has software where you can map the buttons. I guess this doesn't and you'll have to map 'em on the attachment itself. That's probably why it has/needs a screen.
The Xbox Elite controller has software where you can map the buttons. I guess this doesn't and you'll have to map 'em on the attachment itself. That's probably why it has/needs a screen.
It's super tiny and monochrome (plus I doubt it's on unless you touch it). I bet it barely takes 5 minutes off of the battery life overall.
The fact that this isn't also a small battery pack to attach to your controller is such a missed opportunity.
Very little, probably. No backlight since it's OLED, black background with a small number of pixels lit, monochrome, low intensity. But I guess some kind of placebo effect is likely...
Holy shit! Now I can finally get paddles for Call of Duty? For those that have an Elite style controller for PS4, do paddles make a difference in FPS for you?
I'm thinking that the DS5 will have it and this is a way to allow cross platform titles to take advantage of it perhaps?
A low res monochrome OLED display like that is going to take an absolutely insignificant amount of battery for the brief time it is on while configuring and switching it. OLED makes sense because then you don't have to back light the tiny screen. I think a lot of people see OLED and think this is a cut out chunk of a LG 4K OLED display or something. It would be stupid to have anything but an OLED display on this thing if including a screen was your goal.
OLED screen..
I dont like that their doing this so late in the game here..
But I'll take it DAY 1 on a Dualshock 5 though.
I dont like that their doing this so late in the game here..
But I'll take it DAY 1 on a Dualshock 5 though.
They make a massive difference when you get use to them. You can always keep your thumbs on the sticks and do so comfortably (looking at those freaks who use claw).
