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Home News The PlayStation 4 Controller, In the Flesh... Maybe [Update: Possibly A Prototype]

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The PlayStation 4 Controller, In the Flesh... Maybe [Update: Possibly A Prototype]

Posted on Thursday, February 14 @ 13:03:37 Eastern by Alex_Osborn

[UPDATE]: An inside source has told IGN that the image above is in fact real and taken of a prototype version of the controller.
 
[Original Story]: What you see above could very well be the controller for the PlayStation 4. This image comes by way of Destructoid, which points out the controller's connection to what almost certainly is a PS4 dev kit.

As you can see, the device has a handy little touch-pad/screen in the middle (as previously rumored) as well as slightly redesigned d-pad and analog sticks. There's a large blue light on the top of the device, which is perhaps Move related, and what appears to be a headset jack just below the PS button. The controller also looks a bit more rounded and bulkier than the traditional DualShock's slightly more angular design.

I must admit, I'm not a fan of this thing. For Sony's sake, I really hope this isn't the final version of the handset. What do you think? Do you like the design? Let us know in the comments below.
Tags:   PS4, rumor, sony, next-gen


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Comments
  • Kakulukia
    Kakulukia
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 1:11 pm
    I like it. Looks slightly larger than the DS3. I wonder what the triggers look like.
    0 0
  • Alex_Osborn
    Alex_Osborn
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
    If only they could have spun the camera around... :(
    0 1
  • metalimi
    metalimi
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 1:19 pm
    You also didnt note the blue light on top. Possibly for motion detection?
    0 0
  • Alex_Osborn
    Alex_Osborn
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 1:24 pm
    Thanks for pointing that out. That is an awfully large glowing light.

    Weird.

    Do you like the design?
    0 0
  • metalimi
    metalimi
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 1:28 pm
    Without actually holding it there is no way to tell, however, by the looks of it no. It looks too bulky and as an individual with smaller hands, stretching my thumb up to the touch pad would be uncomfortable.
    0 1
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
    The dev kit reminds me of a VCR
    0 3
  • Alex_Osborn
    Alex_Osborn
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 1:25 pm
    Haha. What do you think of the controller?
    0 0
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 2:25 pm
    The analog sticks look weird
    0 3
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
    It reminds me of the first personal computer...whatever it's name is.
    0 0
  • elmoreoocyte
    elmoreoocyte
    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 1:27 pm
    Honestly doesn't look all that much different than the one sitting on my desk at home. I'm indifferent as long as it functions properly.

    Also, the image is obviously fake.

    I can tell by the pixels.
    0 0
  • ZenGamer1993
    ZenGamer1993
    Joined: Nov 2012
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
    I like the looks of this... The touch-pad could be good for browsing the internet... and that light at the top isn't really that distracting, granted I don't think it will be used that much if it is a move device...
    0 0
  • Alex_Osborn
    Alex_Osborn
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 2:12 pm
    That makes one of us... :P
    0 0
  • ZenGamer1993
    ZenGamer1993
    Joined: Nov 2012
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 2:16 pm
    I have pretty big hands so I don't think i will have any problems holding and using it. So in turn I like the bigger look...
    0 0
  • sliverstorm
    sliverstorm
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 5:55 pm
    Good thought for the touch pad--didn't even consider that.
    0 0
  • Anthony_Severino
    Anthony_Severino
    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Feb 15th, 2013 at 6:24 am
    Hmm yes, almost like a touchpad interface on a mouse. Me likey this.
    0 0
  • reiandcoke
    reiandcoke
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 2:20 pm
    There looks to be a small button above the right d-pad button. Maybe it's my eyes deceiving me. Also, I wonder if the touch pad is actually a small screen that just happens to be black in this photo.... I've always thought a mini screen would be great for typing text and crap like that.
    0 0
  • LawnGnome
    LawnGnome
    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 2:25 pm
    It looks like there's a microphone below the touchpad too. I don't like all the gimmicks, and the way Sony is pricing their peripherals here lately this controller will probably cost $100.
    0 1
  • sg4real
    sg4real
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 2:33 pm
    I say the final version will be a less bulkier version of this.
    I'm hoping for no "move" thing on the controller, I don't care for it at all.
    0 2
  • reiandcoke
    reiandcoke
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 3:10 pm
    Me too, nobody gave a **** about Sixaxis or the Move.
    0 1
  • reiandcoke
    reiandcoke
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 3:43 pm
    This looks like something made by Mad Catz
    0 4
  • Jobin_Wendy
    Jobin_Wendy
    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 4:00 pm
    Which is a terrible, terrible thing. It also reminds me of a cheap PC controller.
    0 3
  • reiandcoke
    reiandcoke
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 4:01 pm
    There's nothing worse than going over to a friends house to game together..... and then being passed a Mad Catz controller
    0 5
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 4:28 pm
    Are they still in business?
    0 0
  • reiandcoke
    reiandcoke
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 6:27 pm
    Let's hope not
    0 0
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 8:22 pm
    Yes, and their products have improved. They recently bought Cyborg who make amazing PC peripherals like the Strike 7 keyboard and R.A.T. series of mice. They even did a logo change to four claw scratches to move away from the 90's bight yellow logo.
    0 0
  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 4:47 pm
    Looks funky fied
    0 1
  • stimpy
    stimpy
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 4:55 pm
    Looks good to me. I want to feel it in my sweaty little paws.
    1 1
  • sliverstorm
    sliverstorm
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 5:59 pm
    Maybe it's not a touch pad at all. If the initial PS3 controller is anything to go by, it's a rumble-less mini screen that you can play an 8-bit version of all your favorite PS4 games on remotely.
    0 0
  • fix42o
    fix42o
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 6:02 pm
    Looks like an old Logitech PC gamepad.
    0 1
  • AcidTk03
    AcidTk03
    Joined: Mar 2011
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 7:17 pm
    what the hell not liking it good thing i am an xbox dude
    1 1
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 8:20 pm
    Looks fine to me, if you don't like it wait about 3-4 months and buy a third party controller. I hate the L2 and R2 buttons on the DS3 so I bought the Nyko Raven controller with the Xbox 360 orientation. Love it to death.
    0 0
  • BigTruckSeries
    BigTruckSeries
    Joined: May 2006
    Posted: Feb 15th, 2013 at 3:27 am
    I feel no excitement whatsoever. SONY has let me down too many times. I won't give them another chance.
    0 0
  • UpAndAtThem
    UpAndAtThem
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Feb 15th, 2013 at 4:27 am
    Looks like no big changes. They added a blue light and a speaker.

    I'm glad, the DualShock design is good, there's a reason they've stuck with it so long.

    One question, without a start button, how will I pause my PS3 games? Or is the PS4 not back compatible?
    0 0

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