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Rumor: Sony To Drop DualShock Design With PS4

Posted on Friday, January 18 @ 08:07:20 Eastern by Alex_Osborn

If there's one thing I think everyone was betting wouldn't change with the PlayStation 4, it's the controller design. Sony has stuck with the same general form factor ever since they entered the gaming business with the original PlayStation. The DualShock has become synonymous with the PlayStation brand, but according to a new report, that may very well change with the PS4.

CVG allegedly spoke with an inside source that is currently working on a title for Sony that claimed the company is actually kicking around several different ideas for the console's controller design. Some have a touchscreen built in, while others feature biometrics support, and still others are a bit more in line with the traditional design.

Is it possible that Sony is planning to actually bring to market that wacky pull-apart controller that features Move support? At this point all we can do is speculate, so don't start panicking just yet. 

Would you like to see Sony go with a completely redesigned controller or should they stick with the standard DualShock? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Tags:   Sony, next-gen, PS4


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  • elmoreoocyte
    elmoreoocyte
    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 8:13 am
    I'm all for innovation. I'm also fond of saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

    Maybe they will, maybe they won't. People will still buy the console.
    0 4
  • Kakulukia
    Kakulukia
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 8:31 am
    Keep the basic design, but add actual triggers instead of those marshmallow L2/R2.
    That would make me very happy.
    0 6
  • Alex_Osborn
    Alex_Osborn
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 11:13 am
    Now that is something I can get behind.
    0 0
  • ballabert
    ballabert
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 8:34 am
    after the DualShock no further controllers are needed.

    also, I saw Sony has this "DualShock" wheel for car games that also converts to handlebars for bike games!
    0 1
  • Keri_Honea
    Keri_Honea
    Joined: Dec 2011
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 8:38 am
    I'm terrified we'll see the batarang design resurface.
    0 0
  • SolidSevchinko78
    SolidSevchinko78
    Joined: Jun 2012
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 9:25 am
    And nobody wants that.
    0 2
  • Jobin_Wendy
    Jobin_Wendy
    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 6:35 pm
    Except Robin. You know, because he's gay.

    I'm so weak-willed.
    0 1
  • SolidSevchinko78
    SolidSevchinko78
    Joined: Jun 2012
    Posted: Jan 22nd, 2013 at 1:53 pm
    LOL. That gave me a good chuckle there!
    0 0
  • Sammo
    Sammo
    Joined: Oct 2005
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 9:31 am
    They'll dick this up. It still irks me that we all pay for six axis, but only a few games even used it.
    0 0
  • R0ADK1LL
    R0ADK1LL
    Joined: Jul 2009
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 11:45 am
    Heavenly Sword is the only the game I've ever played that used the sixaxis well. After launch, developers just forgot about it I guess. I know it's hard to use the hardware as a core function of the game if it's a post to multiple platforms, but tacked on features like motorbike control in GTA IV was pretty terrible.
    0 2
  • moretokes
    moretokes
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 9:47 am
    You can play counter strike with two controllers I find it more comfortable
    0 0
  • reiandcoke
    reiandcoke
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 10:19 am
    The controller was OK before, but the 360 one was far and away more ergonomic. A small touch screen would be great, strictly for things like item selection (in-game) and typing out messages (psn). I've always thought it would make sense to have a few buttons (or touchpad like the vita) on the back for additional input. Mostly just hoping its slightly more ergonomic than the dual-shock (which is/was good, but sony is a tad complacent with it).
    0 2
  • reiandcoke
    reiandcoke
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 10:23 am
    The controller was OK before, but the 360 one was far and away more ergonomic. A small touch screen would be great, strictly for things like item selection (in-game) and typing out messages (psn). I've always thought it would make sense to have a few buttons (or touchpad like the vita) on the back for additional input. Mostly just hoping its slightly more ergonomic than the dual-shock (which is/was good, but sony is a tad complacent with it).
    1 0
  • friggest
    friggest
    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 10:34 am
    My hands/thumbs would go numb if I was holding the Dualshock controller a certain way. I'm a PS3 fanboy but Xbox has best controller hands down. PUN!!! Also Xbox live has ESPN and PS3 doesn't (unrelated #hashtag)
    0 2
  • Bras
    Bras
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 10:37 am
    As long as they don't add so many stuff that it ends up looking like a Formula 1 steering wheel...
    0 3
  • omega711
    omega711
    Joined: Aug 2012
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 10:43 am
    the dualshock rocked the world when it came out and still works perfectly fine for me, i'de like to see some small changes but keep the basics, such as shape and button placement. the ***box controller is garbage. the time i've lived with the dualshock i've seen hundreds of controllers come and go for various other consoles. no one has nailed it like sony and no one ever will
    3 2
  • friggest
    friggest
    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 10:58 am
    No no no, the Xbox 360 is the better of the two. It really comes down to the L1/L2 & R1/R2 with the buttons too big and far back away from the Dpad/X,O,Sqr,Tri. The dualsocks lack of battery pack is a great design as is its smaller profile.
    1 2
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 10:54 am
    I love the DualShock, but I actually think the Xbox 360 controller is more comfortable and better designed. Maybe because I have big hands, but nothing beats the analog stick layout of the 360 controller. I have one for my PC and a Raven controller for PS3 with the 360 layout. Feels like sex in my hands.
    0 3
  • friggest
    friggest
    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 10:59 am
    ^*plays on single player games.*
    1 0
  • friggest
    friggest
    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 11:00 am
    plays only* single player games, damn it
    1 0
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 2:11 pm
    I play multiplayer too. What does single player games have to do with it?
    0 1
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 3:00 pm
    Right, because a less comfortable controller is better for multiplayer...
    0 0
  • friggest
    friggest
    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 3:14 pm
    The joke I was making was the he says the controller feels like sex....so he only plays single player games....as in only has sex with himself....and in master-bating....
    0 2
  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 11:07 am
    To be honest there is just something so much better about the way a xbox 360 controller fits in your hands. The ps2 controller was great when I was young and had smaller hands.
    0 0
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 2:12 pm
    Like I said above your comment, I always buy third party controllers for other consoles that have the 360 layout. Best controller ever made.
    0 0
  • reiandcoke
    reiandcoke
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 7:41 pm
    One underrated aspect of it, oddly enough, is its weight. The dual shock feels light an cheap in comparison. I like the added heft of the 360 pad.
    0 0
  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 10:47 pm
    I have the usb version no batteries so it actually seems really light to me. My only complaint is that it rarely will just sit on my lap with its shape. It commonly slides off my lap and onto the floor.
    0 0
  • klown
    klown
    Joined: Jan 2013
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 11:13 am
    I think this would be a huge mistake for the Playstation brand. as the article mentions the controller design is synonymous with the Playstation brand itself.
    0 1
  • damo_rox619
    damo_rox619
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 11:59 am
    I just hope they don't go with a tablet design. Normally when I get frustrated with a game I'll take it out on the controller, but I didn't want to do that with the wii u so last night when I was playing one of those impossible to win mini-games against an AI on assassins creed, I punched the floor instead if throwing my controller. Now my hand is broken
    0 0
  • DaVillain
    DaVillain
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Jan 18th, 2013 at 1:27 pm
    I imagine something with a touchscreen/tablet look that can be all yours for the low low price of $99.99. Of course, there will also be a dualshock pro 2 controller for $69.99. Yaya :-/
    0 1
  • Nosidda89
    Nosidda89
    Joined: Dec 2012
    Posted: Jan 19th, 2013 at 5:30 pm
    I'm hearing the phrase "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." being thrown around alot over this story, and I understand that the dualshock design is great, but I also believe that sticking to something for too long can hold back progress. How do you know that Sony can't make an even better design? Anything is possible, and the only way to find out is to shoot for it, in this case they would need to scrap the dualshock, and I honestly think Sony is highly overdue for a change in controller design, as the dualshock is based on a design that has been used for the PS brand since 1994, while only adding dual analog in 1997, and the design has been the same ever since. I love the dualshock, don't get me wrong, but I would like to see more than just a repeat of the same concept that's been reused over and over for nearly 20 years, that just creates a sense of boredom with the new system. A new controller would be exciting and new and different.
    0 1
  • omega711
    omega711
    Joined: Aug 2012
    Posted: Jan 24th, 2013 at 11:55 am
    against my previous statement i would have to agree, i love the original, but if they can improve on it then so be it. i would be rather excited to see what they can do
    0 0
  • BigTruckSeries
    BigTruckSeries
    Joined: May 2006
    Posted: Jan 19th, 2013 at 8:51 pm
    I honestly would like to see the "Batarang" controller design resurface.
    1 0
  • BigTruckSeries
    BigTruckSeries
    Joined: May 2006
    Posted: Jan 19th, 2013 at 8:51 pm
    Just do what WiiU did....copy the 360's controller and PROFIT.
    0 0
  • omega711
    omega711
    Joined: Aug 2012
    Posted: Jan 24th, 2013 at 11:56 am
    and when did that happen exactly?
    0 0
  • BigTruckSeries
    BigTruckSeries
    Joined: May 2006
    Posted: Jan 25th, 2013 at 4:18 am
    Gotta keep up with me...

    gamerevolution.com/game/wii-u-pro-controller
    0 0
  • omega711
    omega711
    Joined: Aug 2012
    Posted: Feb 7th, 2013 at 10:43 am
    doesn't really look like a copy, it looks like they met in the middle of ps and xbox. so again, really don't see where you're going with that
    0 0
  • BigTruckSeries
    BigTruckSeries
    Joined: May 2006
    Posted: Feb 7th, 2013 at 3:38 pm
    If you say so. Looks like a COPY to me.
    0 0

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