It would be nice to have support for more than 4 controllers. Just the option is great but I don't even have a game that supports more than 4 locally XD... Actually Diablo 3 will be the first game I own that will support 4 players locally XD

COD 4 player split screen is the most I've ever used and will ever use.

Anything more is over kill and unless you have a 50" TV, have fun sitting 2 feet way from the TV in order to see anything.

No loss here in my opinion. Less is more in this case.

I never used or saw anyother person use more than 4 controllers at a time. It makes a lot of sense to leave it at 4.

Why does it have to say ONLY other than to try and make it sound bad.

4 is fine for almost all situations. Does FIFA allow more players? Does PS4 allow more controllers if they are wired?

It's ok Micro machines on sega 8 player you have to plug the controllers into the game cartridge and then share half the pad with friend so I am sure Sony can work something out. :D

In my situation im fine with just two.

Edit: With the way my console is set up i dont have space for more than 2 people around my monitor.

only 4. only ?
what 8 player games do you plan to play on PS4 ? XD

Soccer games generally benefit from 6-8 players, but that's a very niche market.

Double Post............sorry

Does anybody remember how many controllers the 3do used to support? I seem to remember that it had only 1 port and you had to daisy-chain them by plugging one pad into another.

OT: I think the limit of 7 on PS3 was down to the number of Bluetooth frequencies available, so I presume PS4 will have the same number of total devices (unless they've changed the Bluetooth format without my knowledge ( sneaky bustards). It was only really viable for sports games as I can't see you splitting a screen into seven equal parts very easily.

Gonna miss those side scrollers like Xmen arcade. Local co-op with six players was awesome... why?... because nobody dropped a connection.

This is a bummer since now you can´t play 5on5 NHL with your buddies with 2 PS4s :(

Still 4 is greater than 1

doesnt need anymore than 4 to be honest, i just hope this generation the games will have online splitscreen play, ive found cod to be one of the only ones and its disappointing,

I played castle crashers volleyball with 6 once. That was super fun.

I recall the PS3 being able to support up 7. I never used more than 2. Especially due to the lack of local co-op/ split-screen in most games these days. Rarely would more than 2 ever come into play.

I remember the old days of playing worms with my friends and we passed on just one controller...

Btt, but yeah, today I think I'll need at least 20 controllers when I play a game and since no next gen console offers that my only option is to buy 5 PS4's and pretend that they are just a single console. Shocking news for people like me how own a 299 ft screen. /s

I would imagine Sony did their homework and found the majority of PS3 gamers never used more than 4.

Also, as the communication is Bluetooth again, if they needed to up the number they would or could via firmware - but I doubt they'll need to.

Plus if games come out needing more controllers the dev/publisher could do what Harmonix etc did and supply a USB dongle.

i don't have any friends so this is okay
/forever alone

Only half as much control as Xbone... :(

5 would be nice for NHL I've done 5 on PS3 a couple of times and it was fun. But definitely not a deal breaker.

4's enough. 7 is better but I'll most likely be using 2/3 max.

:/

This doesn't seem to be that drastic of an issue. While the limitation/feature of using up to four controllers at a time is hardware-related. If it really comes down to this being a legit issue, they can always release a USB passthrough bluetooth receiver, and edit the OS to accept more than 4 input devices at a time. Not hard at all.

My wonder in this is if this also means that the PS camera will also be limited to four people at a time. I think that could hurt the party game market for PS if so.

at first i thought this was no issue, i never really play with more than 2 people, and tops 4. No problem, but then i remembered how useful the 7 controller option for ps3 was. controllers 5, 6, and 7 were mostly used for controller alternatives like the move, the bluray remote, and maybe something else. we really need to manage what we use now, if you have/get any of those alternatives.

regardless, this is no where near a deal breaker for me, haha.

Ok so 4 is fine now since its for the PS4

I'm pissed!!! Me and my 4 brothers have game nights every week and play NHL, Madden, FIFA, NBA, Bomberman, and few other games. UGHGHGHGHGH!!! So annoyed.

I really wish that they'd allow PS3 controllers to work on PS4...they're not THAT different and now that you don't even need the camera to play the LED is obsolete...the touch screen honestly could be replaced with one of the L3/R3 buttons..it wouldn't be a big deal..I just hate it when companies are cheap especially since it's advertising itself as the cheapest console

People have more than 2 controllers?

8 > 4

Boo. Wth not even 6 player support? C'mon.

What game will I really need more than 4 controllers with anyways? I've never once needed more than 4 controllers on my ps3, even though it supports 7. So whatever. You could get the v8, or you could get the v6 that's more expensive, and it also has 4 cup holders vs 3!

No big deal I never use more than 2-4

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.