PS5 controller ‘shown in patent images’

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n1kki62384d ago

It's a freaking utility patent used to show functionality not design. Why ia this so difficult for people to understand.

SkatterBrain2384d ago

if they give this controller 5G what would stop it from being able to game on the go with it? make the USB-C on it throw out a TV Signal and you can plug a little dongle at that end that has hdmi and play the stream on the TV anywhere you are in 1080P or on the lil screen on the controller on the go

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SkatterBrain2384d ago

why the disagrees? it would be a great alternative if we dont get a PSP3 except for the tiny screen , If Your Gonna Disagree tell me At Least Why, why wouldnt it be a switch killer it it had 5G and Video Out?

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SkatterBrain2384d ago

bet its nintendo fans disagreeing at a great idea

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rainslacker2384d ago

@skatter

To output ti sdmi, it would need a signal processor to format the video. While those arent exceptionally expensive, they arent exactly cheap for a controller, plus, they tend to use a lot of power. OTOH, if it has a touch screen, then the signal.processor will already be included

yeahokwhatever2384d ago

SkatterBrain,
Giving the controllers the internals of a mobile phone would mean 150-300$ controllers. Ever try to walk around with a dualshock 4 in your pocket? No thanks.

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Wasabi2384d ago (Edited 2384d ago )

I think the idea of a touchscreen built into the controller is a really great way to add functionality to the DS and a natural evolution of the light bar and touchpad on the DS4.

I thought the VMU on the Sega Dreamcast controller which used a primitive but similar idea was way ahead of its time, I'd love to see Sony implement something like this for PS5.

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SkatterBrain2384d ago

i think its a battery hog , i never look at my controller while playing , maybe this was another reason the wii u was a failure

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MajorLazer2384d ago

Hope you can turn off the lightbar, if there is one

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xander707692384d ago

No thanks. I would like to see Sony get more practical and price focused on controllers. Here’s the main things controllers should be about imo

Dependable
Affordable
Battery efficient

And that’s about it. All I want from a controller is for it to work well, and work for a long time, and not be $60+ when it comes time to replace. A touchscreen on a controller means more expensive, more power used, and frankly just makes the controller more fragile. I think it’s unnecessary and all-around a bad idea.

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UnHoly_One2384d ago (Edited 2384d ago )

Please no screen on the controller, the DS4 already lasts like a whopping 6 hours on a charge, let's not cut that down to 2 by putting a useless screen on it.

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KeenBean3452384d ago

I doubt it's final but I'd be fine with that, don't need to fix what's not broken

UnholyLight2384d ago

true, but at the same time I'd also love to see some controller innovation and unexpected changes to both the DS5 and the next Xbox controller. It would be nice to see. As much as I love my DS4

yeahokwhatever2384d ago

bring back the ps3 E3 boomerang controller. Id buy it for $100 as a collector's item.

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SyntheticForm2384d ago

The DS4 is fine, but if they're aiming to upgrade it in a meaningful, awesome way, then great. Slightly stronger battery's all I'm asking.

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SolidGamerX2384d ago

Wish granted, the DS5 will have meaningful changes in the form of an improved speaker, adaptive triggers, haptic feedback and a "larger-capacity battery".

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SolidGamerX2383d ago

@ImGumbyDammit

Oh look another person that's never happy when its Sony related news. None of that will use anymore power then the DS4 already uses and I use the touch pad all the time so its hardly useless but I get your agenda.

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UnholyLight2383d ago

@ImGumbyDammit I actually really love the touchpad. Its's easy during a frantic FPS session online to click for the mini map or what have you than it is to find the button on the Xbox controller...Okay so that is SO SMALL but still I LOVE that massive touchpad there. Massively underutilized this gen by devs

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sampsonon2384d ago

i never understood this battery thing. it's rechargeable and you can plug and play as it chargers using a $10 charging chord. i myself have a docking station and own two DS4 controllers, so i never ever had to worry. it beats buying batteries.

SegaGamer2384d ago

"it beats buying batteries"

No it doesn't, at least not from my point of view. I would rather have rechargeable batteries that last between 40-50 hours than need to charge up my controller every other day. If I am buying a wireless controller, I don't want to be worried about the battery dying during my gameplay, I may as well just buy a wired controller.

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TK-662384d ago

In terms of charge, I'd much rather pay extra for a battery pack with 30 hours of life than to frequently find my controller without charge. I swear my PS4 controller these days only lasts 4 hours until it notifies me that I need to plug it in, and when I'm playing a new game it's not acceptable.

It needs a drastically better battery that can last much longer, or do what the Xbox does and provide an option for a better battery pack.

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xenz2384d ago

@SegaGamer

Alright lets do some math. Lets say the average gamer plays 20 hours/week, and that the batteries last for 40 hours and that they cost each 8$ (idk what US charges for battery packs).

For one year it would look like this

20*52 = 1 040 hours per year
1 040÷40 = 26 battery packs
26*8 = 208$ per year for batteries.

Lets say you bought the console on release day, and that the generation lasts for 7 years.

208*7 = 1 456$ in total for one console generation.

So you are basically saying that you want to pay that amount because you dont have to recharge every other day.

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TK-662384d ago

@xenz

Everything you just said is countered with one simple word in @SegaGamers comment:

"rechargeable"

Please, learn to read showing off you can do math.

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Neonridr2384d ago (Edited 2384d ago )

nobody is saying it's not better than batteries. Also if you happen to sit more than a standard USB cable length away from your system, it sort of makes playing while charging next to impossible. I have 4 DS controllers myself so I always have some plugged into the charging stations so it's less of an issue for me, but I can see it being a problem for others.

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S2Killinit2384d ago (Edited 2384d ago )

Thats what I do. I have long charge cable so no worries whatsoever. But a longer battery life is always a good thing.

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SolidGamerX2384d ago

Same I just have mine plugged in all the time, I think like most things Playstation related its just something for people to bitch about. LOL, at the down vote for literally listing features. The upset with these xbox fanboys never ceases to amaze me.

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Kados2384d ago

@xenz:

Have you never heard of rechargable AAs? <$20 for a 4 pack of them. 2 in the controller, 2 plugged into the charger on stand-by. 40-50 hours of playtime vs 8-10, and when they do run out of juice, it takes 5 seconds to swap them for the stand-by set. They will last 10+ years, and when they do eventually bite it, you can buy another set and be good for another 10+ years. No need to spend $60 on an entire new controller just because the battery crapped out. You also don't need to spend an hour or 2 playing wired every 8-10 hours, waiting for the battery to charge. You always have a fully charged set waiting to go.

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SegaGamer2384d ago (Edited 2384d ago )

@Xenz

Like others have said, you are completely ignoring the part where I said rechargeable batteries. I have two sets of AA batteries, I am charging them up once a month, it cost me £20, and I never need to worry about having the controller wired up.

@S2Killinit

Don't you see the problem with that? Having the thing plugged in at all times defeats the purpose of a wireless controller.

@SolidGamerX

Get a grip, it's not about being a fanboy of anything, it's just personal preference. I prefer to use AA rechargeable batteries that last for 40-50 hours over having my wireless controller constantly wired up and charging, that is all there is to it, there isn't always an agenda. If anything, the disagrees on facts and agrees for nonsense posts like Xenz post shows that the only fanboys here are Playstation fanboys.

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sampsonon2384d ago

@SegaGamer: first off, the controller tells you t needs recharging about 15 minutes before it dies.
second, you sound a little spoiled complaining about a controller that's charge lasts 4 hrs before needing to recharge. after 4 hrs of gaming you may want to take a little 10 minute break anyway.

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UnbreakableAlex2384d ago

What’s the problem of buying 4 eneloop rechargeable Batteries and, you know, recharge them? Only stupid people buy non rechargeable batteries.

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jib2384d ago

So basically "It's okay sony, no need for a redesign. We'll all just buy a longer $10 cable and an extra $50 wireless controller on top of the $400-500+$60 game at launch instead" ?

It's a universal thing. Phone lasting a week > 1 day. Laptops lasting days > 4 hours. This isn't some deep philosophical topic. Sony is capable and can make the correct design changes(older gen controllers lasted weeks) to make a longer lasting controller. With that said, why is it hard to understand others voicing for a more convenient(60$ cheaper) solution?

SyntheticForm2384d ago

You buy the rechargeable Charge and Play kit one time. No one in the world buys standard AAs to swap out every few days. That would be ridiculously expensive and moronic.

They're buying rechargeable. Whether it's the Xbox brand or not.

thexmanone2383d ago

@ xenez

Your math is way off. One rechargeable battery pack will last you a year or two so maybe $16 for two years,

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ssj272384d ago (Edited 2384d ago )

Agree it could have larger battery but it's not needed. Just dont forget to charge you control once in a while and you will never run out of battery. If you forget .. then plug it for like 10 20 min and you are good to go foranother while those controllers charge super fast and with usb c they surely will char lighting faster. Abd if you play 4hr in row get a 10mi. Break eat sonthing sprech yourbody eyes its not healthy. While in those 10mi. It will charge easily like 1 or 2 more hrs with wireless playtime. And withtype c cables i am sire 10mi. Will give the ps5 controller like 3 or 4 hrs gameplay easyly so i dont think battery will be a problem unless it does truly has a touch screen that will eat the battery fast but i doubt it will have one. Maybe not until ps6 or at least ps5 pro.

Most if not most all of us are used to usi g our phones while plug anyway so is not much different. And those who said recharging AA batteries sure some people do that but you also have to plug them they also fail they dint last 10 year no a and if they do after few yesrs their power is really bad. Last tine i buy Energizer it cane with 4 and charger and two already fail literally our the box and warranty was a no go. Sure i can buy two batteries and cheat and returm the bad one but who got time for that

UnholyLight2383d ago

Honestly as an owner of both Xbox and Playstation I don't understand where people are bashing the DS4 so much from. It's not THAT inconvenient. I MUCH prefer rechargeable controllers even though previous to this gen I much preferred having battery packs. I have 3 DS4 controllers and my favourite one I just plug in once every like 8 play sessions with before I go to University or work and when I come back it's good for another week + of gaming.

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Sm00thNinja2384d ago

Kinda looks like it's more rounded akin to the Xbox controller. A little disappointed there's no fancy screen but if it ain't broke? Save for the battery life the DS4 is pretty much perfect

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ravens522384d ago

I think that is a screen. It kinda sticks out and looks super flat. The touch pad curves with the controller. I think it has a screen and i actually hope it does thatd be cool

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Sm00thNinja2384d ago

Hmmm I wouldn't be upset with another touch pad but it really just went unused and became another button. I'm with you though a screen that even displayed like the fps... would be amazing. Pipedream but still

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aaronaton2384d ago

how are they gunna implement any kind of screen and still sell them for around the same price?
People aren't gunna pay £80 for a separate controller.

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Sm00thNinja2384d ago

Did it say the DS5 will be around the same price? I dunno Nintendo has been getting away with selling Switch controllers for a whopping 80 bucks since day 1

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ssj272384d ago

And xbox elite controller cost 150 and people buy it. So if allows you to be used as a portable screen in home or wifi outside home usi g your ps5 as a server like it does now with the ps4 remote play i will gladly pay 150 for it. Maybe have a opinion with for like $150 and a opinion without screen for regular price. And also give the option to stream through usb c cable to tv or and wifi direct to a tv

Profchaos2384d ago (Edited 2384d ago )

I think the screen would have taken the price up to much cool concept though I hope I'm wrong but it looks like a touchpad

DarXyde2384d ago

Sounds like they're doing some interesting things to balance the design. I really liked the DualShock 4 and I completely expect the design to be similar to that. Not a final design, but there are, in my opinion, too many specific considerations for this to not be pretty close to the final product: the larger triggers, absent light bar, and smaller sticks seem to be good indications of that.

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MasterCornholio2384d ago (Edited 2384d ago )

Is that a touch screen?

I've heard rumors of the pad getting replaced by a screen and it looks like it might be true if this patent gets used.

I really like the ergonomics of the current design so I'm completely fine with this one.

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DarXyde2384d ago

The design is similar, but I think it's going to really feel like an evolution compared to DS4. There was certainly a feeling of purpose behind the original design, but the considerations and precision in the patent alone suggest they're really taking this seriously. The weight, trigger feeling, and smaller analog sticks are all things that contribute to the fundamental feeling of the device in your hands. I think it's going to feel completely different in your hands.
Remember SIXAXIS vs. DS3? The only difference was the weight from the rumble motors (or lack thereof) and that really changed the way people felt about the ergonomics of the controller. Now, in addition to weight, sizes and sensitivities are different.

It is my view that this will feel like something all new altogether in a really good way.

SkatterBrain2384d ago (Edited 2384d ago )

if they give this controller 5G what would stop it from being able to game on the go with it? make the USB C on it throw out a TV Signal and you can plug a little dongle at that end that has hdmi and play the stream on the TV anywhere you are in 1080P or on the lil screen on the controller on the go

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MasterCornholio2384d ago

The screen would probably be too small.

I'm guessing that the screen will be used for minor menu options for the most part. I don't expect alot of games to take advantage of it.

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spambot08152384d ago

pretty much ds4, not suitable for vr, therefor not a forwardthinking design.

crazyCoconuts2384d ago

They're ditching lights for next VR, which is good. Interestingly this means you'll probably need to connect original DS4s to the PS5 if you want to use certain PSVR v1 games. I guess they need that to maintain compatibility

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spambot08152384d ago

possible but with this ds5 design i think there will be a new vr controller as well.

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rob-GP2384d ago

Where have you read that? The patent for PSVR 2 which was spotted a while ago clearly shows the lights still being present on the headset. As far as we know (as I doubt anyone here works for the PlayStation RnD department), seeing as PSVR is said to work fine with the next console, the next version of PSVR will be similar but with a few tweaks to make it a bit clearer and fewer wires/better controllers.

As such, if the DS5 doesn't have a light bar then that's a bad move in my opinion. That means people who pick up the older PSVR will have to buy another controller

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crazyCoconuts2384d ago

We're all goiing on patent speculation which is not reliable, but Sony also had a patent for inside out tracking earlier. Anyway, we don't want lights anymore, let them rest in peace lol

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Juusterey2384d ago

what is that under the home button?

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dumahim2384d ago

Maybe the microphone

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SolidGamerX2384d ago

Very happy to see the overall form is staying close to the DS4, no need to radially change a controller that's pretty much perfect.

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AnubisG2384d ago

That is almost no difference at all. I was hoping that they would get rid of the touchpad. Oh well.

THC CELL2384d ago

Na it's good for maps n Web browser and more

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meganick2384d ago

I have not seen one compelling gameplay use of the touch pad. It’s a waste of space and needlessly drains the battery even when it’s not used. It should be gotten rid of.

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StormLegend2384d ago

I hope the PS4 controller is also supported. This controller looks great tho!

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BillyG0AT2384d ago

Wish they would put a proper d-pad on it.

Stanjara2384d ago

What? You trollin.

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Xavi4K2384d ago

well it look like it will be as big as Xbox Controller at least from the pictures

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rob-GP2384d ago

How can you judge anything by the pictures? There is no measurements or comparison shots. The only thing different is a slightly fatter 'leg' that you hold on to, which looks about a cm thicker than it is now once it reaches the thumbsticks Based on looking at me DS4 and looking at the image above).

The Xbox Controller is bigger and bulkier than that - I doubt Sony will opt to make it bigger than it is now.

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XxSPIDEYxX2384d ago

Looks great! It wouldn't make any sense to drastically change the design, especially when the PS5 is backwards compatible.

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Orionsangel2384d ago

It's the same PS4 controller. That'll be confusing.

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GordyNYC2384d ago

without a light bar how will the controller be tracked in VR?

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Ristul2384d ago

Maybe Sony will release a controller with a more vr centric input method, instead of trying to make the dualshock 5 the "jack of all trades but master of none" type of thing.

rainslacker2384d ago

Maybe they're doing something new for psvr2, and for current vr games through BC, itll just use regular ps4 controllers, or interpret whatever new thing they have into the old input standard.

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fathertime44642384d ago

Can you say xbox clone

Ristul2384d ago

The shape looks more like the xbox controller, more rounded on the edges. I don't mind, the xbox controller is very ergonomic.

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Babadook72384d ago

Thats kind of backwards. Xbox has copied Dual Shock a ton over the gens.

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fathertime44642384d ago

@ babadook7
Really, because the xbox controller was designed after the dreamcast controller. Also the home button was xbox design. So please fill me in on what they copied? Nintendo started with the rumble so you cant say that. Wireless has been around for ages so no on that. Headset through controller was ms first. A screen of some sort was Sega. Sounds from the controller was nintendo. Pressure sensitive triggers was ms. Trigers was Sega. An analog stick was Nintendo. So the only thing I can think of is the dual analog stick as sonys.... so by your logic, Sony has actually ripped more off of everyone else than ms has as far as the controller goes

Babadook72384d ago

False. Sony was the first with dual analog. First with four shoulder buttons. What would halo be without ripping those off? Sony invented the basic shape that all modern controllers copy. What about this diagram are you saying came from the xbox exactly? The shape? Its 90% the same as the first playstation controller which Microsoft has copied. Pressure sensitive triggers was not microsoft. They're controller is 90% just ripped off of sony nintendo and sega. The irony here I think as mud.

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IRetrouk2384d ago

While I get what you are saying father, the xbox does not have pressure sensitive triggers, it has haptic triggers, two different things.

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fathertime44642383d ago (Edited 2383d ago )

@babadook7
Well obviously you cant read at all because I actually stated the sony was first to have dual sticks. So your statement big chief is false in of its self due to bad English reading skills. And for the two dirdedirs that liked your response, its obvious that they cant read either

fathertime44642383d ago

@iretrouk
Thanks I forgot about the heptick feedback feature, so there's another for ms.

It does have pressure sensitive trigers though that's why when you play a driving game you can actually control how fast your going

IRetrouk2383d ago (Edited 2383d ago )

Sorry my bad I was mixing up pressure sensitive and adaptive for some reason, although the dualshock 2 r1/l1 and r2/l2 triggers and its buttons were pressure sensitive, and released before the original xbox pad did.

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FanboySpotter2384d ago

Is that a screen or a touch pad?

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Ristul2384d ago

My guess is a touchpad, a screen would drain battery quickly.

TheGamez1002384d ago (Edited 2384d ago )

I really hope it doesnt act like the wii u controller, hated being forced to use the touchscreen for games and itll just be a huge battery drainer...And its just going to be unnecessarily pricey...
The ds4 is already a perfect controller, just some tweaks to make it better and more durable. And an upgrade to the battery for 20+hrs pleaaaaseee.

Thundercat772384d ago

Can't wait to see the PS5 reveal with Mark Cerny.

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Ristul2384d ago

Mark Cerny is like that supersmart mouse in Pinky and the Brain, trying to take over the world.

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Thundercat772383d ago

Well to be fair, he took over this generation with the amazing architecture of the PS4. With his current experience, I bet he will do even better on PS5.

ziggurcat2384d ago

If they change the position of the USB slot, I'll be happy - I've had a good handful of connectors bent out of shape from where it's located on the DS4 right now.

rainslacker2384d ago

Think they only put it there because if the mic and charging port on the button of the ps4. I never liked it much on the top myself. Mostly because when I do have it plugged in while playing, the cord kind of comes from behind me, so it pulls the controller down a bit

KwietStorm_BLM2384d ago

Same controller once again. Gonna have to go third party once again.I hope current controllers are compatible.

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Babadook72384d ago

Judging by this simple outline, I like the curves more than the DS4.

SprigganN4G2384d ago

Whre is the advancement in tech? 7 years Sony...

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rob-GP2384d ago

Controller Speaker, the new haptic vibration in the controller and triggers, the programmable resistance in the triggers based on the game you're playing, the touchpad, 6-axis motion controls, the lightbar that interacts with games and VR, the share button... yeah, there's been no innovation at all over the last seven years has there?

What has Xbox done which innovated their controller since the Duke? They've changed nothing and added nothing since the Xbox 360 era, it doesn't even have motion controls...

Nintendo just goes crazy with their designs, changing it every time. The problem there is each generation of hardware won't be compatible and games which were built to use specific features will no longer work if it introduces BC - without changing the game code to support whatever new controller they come out with. Imagine if the DS5 removed motion controls. Some people may not miss it but games like Death Stranding won't work as intended as you have to literally shake the controller to shut up the baby. That's why keeping it similar with no drastic changes is actually a good thing - although removing the light bar (if this image is correct) isn't a good thing tbh.

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JonTheGod2383d ago

Why is removing the light bar a bad move?

rob-GP2383d ago

@JonTheGod

It Means that PSVR, which is supposedly compatible with the PS5, will now require you to seek out and buy a new DS4 if you pick it up or need to replace your controller, rather than the newer DS5 - this means you'll only use that controller with the PSVR games as you'll want the new haptic feedback and resistive triggers for the PS5 games, rather than the more basic features in the DS4.

They should have supplied it with all the features of the DS4 so that it's an improvement over everything that one had to offer, not so that you had to still have a selection of both controllers. Also, some games utilised the light in fun ways - I see it still has the small slit for the light to shine through, but there's no need to remove the main light.

TBH, if it doesn't have the light, yet the slit still showed the same light the bar requires - I wouldn't be surprised if custom cases or modifications came out which allowed you to cut a hole and add some acrylic to the controller so the light still shines through the back where there appears to be a lot of dead space.

Knightofelemia2384d ago

Hopefully they use better rubber for the thumbsticks the rubber on the Dualshockk 4's thumbsticks is crap. Sure wish it was the end of 2020 I really want a PS5

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TheEroica2384d ago

Look like another gen playing catch-up with the Xbox controller

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WickedLester2383d ago (Edited 2383d ago )

Yes, heaven forbid Sony continue to improve the Dualshock design to be more comfortable for their userbase. How dare them.

MS acquired new studios, "looks like another gen playing catch up with Sony's exclusive IP's."

See, we can both play this game!

Butters3602384d ago

Everything lines up with WIRED's exclusive.

isarai2384d ago

Wonder how they plan to be BC with PSVR without the lightbar?

JonTheGod2383d ago

I would imagine the PS5 has it covered.

BizarroUltraman2384d ago

Guess its ok for now.

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WheatBread2384d ago

The ps vita's d-pad would be great for the ps5 controller.

isarai2384d ago

I love the Vita to death, in fact playing AkibaStrip on it right now, and while it's a great d-pad for a handheld, the DS4 D-pad is far better.

PectoralFlex2384d ago (Edited 2384d ago )

Fake news. The actual controller has a 22-inch monitor attachment that broadcasts an anime character giving you a little wink and a smile when you do good in your game, and live footage from inside an orangutan’s intestines when you do bad (these are reversible, depending on which one you like more).

MWH2384d ago

No objections, it's a proven design that stood the test of time.

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WickedLester2383d ago

Damn straight!

RosweeSon2384d ago

Except it says DS4 3 times on the picture

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isarai2384d ago

They are comparing the DS4 pattent on the right, to the supposed DS5 patent on the left

RosweeSon2384d ago

Wow that makes much more sense and yes I was being dense. Apologies 🤦🏻‍♂️😜 ✌🏻

Stanjara2384d ago

Ds5 is looking great. I personally wouldn't change much of the ds4.
I also think that no one is looking at the controller while playing, so I don't believe that there will be a screen there.
They will illuminate something, like the ps button, or have a slip of colour at the top, but I'm glad that I don't see the light bar.

Profchaos2384d ago

I was worried they would move away from the ds4 design glad to see it's continued as it was easily the best controller Sony has made to date.

I'm concerned about the lack of a light bar and what that will mean for VR backwards compatibility

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DafunkyRebel2384d ago (Edited 2384d ago )

Just take the DS4, add rumble enhancements, make the buttons a little bigger, the clickers more durable and the thumb stick materials more like the Xbox controller, maybe even give it more bumps to make it less slippery. The lenght of the the hand hold needs to be extended by day 3/4 of an inch to decrease palm soreness and make the share and option buttons bigger and softer for ease of pressing

NobleRed2384d ago

Looks lame. When will they realize that the controller should be modular?

You should be able to remove the right stick and ad a touch pad or a trackball.

Jesus where's the evolution in the controller department??

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RosweeSon2384d ago

Same place it’s always been. Nintendo.

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JonTheGod2383d ago

Sounds horrendous.

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GtPawnSacrifices2384d ago

Just pointing out that Xbox has had Haptic Feedback in their triggers since 2013.

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RosweeSon2384d ago

They also have nothing to use them with like their most powerful console that plays FIFA, like all the others 🧐🤷🏻‍♂️ 😜

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GtPawnSacrifices2384d ago

Not arguing that they’re not used. But that’s my point. Other than a few first party titles & probably a patch for The last of us 2. They probably won’t be used.
Even on Xbox, (I think) it’s mainly Forza & Halo that use them.

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isarai2384d ago

Sure, but this is different, XBO feedback is a rumble motor in the trigger, these are saying they will add actual tension, so you could in theory replicate the feeling of pulling a trigger getting more tense then snapping through the last bit of the pull as the hammer releases.

GtPawnSacrifices2383d ago

Disagree & add a few laughing emojis if it makes you feel better.
End of the day, it’s nothing original from Sony, again. 😱

Twinblade2384d ago

Looks the same to me.

343_Guilty_Spark2384d ago

Looks familiar!

chiefJohn1172384d ago

Wish they get rid or that dam. Touch pad. Or at least relocate the share and options button. I be accidentally hitti g the touch and it messes me up in game that use it for something you have limited access to. For example I lost a game in Madden cause I had no timeout left on a game winning drive cause I wasted them earlier by accidentally hitting the touch pad when I was pausing the game

Shikoku2384d ago (Edited 2384d ago )

So how do you use that with PsVr with no light to track it?

JonTheGod2383d ago

Alternate tracking inside the PS5 brain. I wouldn't have thought it too difficult.

Shikoku2383d ago (Edited 2383d ago )

PsVr uses light tracking there cant be an alternate if you're using PsVr not PsVr 2 dude.

JonTheGod2382d ago

@Shikoku
You have no idea what tech is inside the PS5 nor the new pad, so there is now way you can say that with any ounce of certainty. You're thinking of the PS4 tech. Do you really think Sony would force new PS5 owners to buy PS4 pads to work with the VR games? Of course not.

Xaywhat2384d ago

I dig that mockup. It looks comfortable but I know everyone is different. I’ve never had an issue with DS4 so the DS5 looks legit to me if it ends up being true.

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AuraAbjure2384d ago

PS1*

SixEye2383d ago (Edited 2383d ago )

Great..looks like sony is gona pull the same tactic with the ps5 can we also expect sony airlines noise from the console, hope at least improvement is gone in to this.

DefaultComment2383d ago

One of the things I admire from Playstation is that they stick to their guns when it comes to the controller. The design really hasn't changed much ever since the Ps1 with the dualshock.
I say keep it that design forever and ever.

JonTheGod2383d ago

The DualShock 4 was the biggest revision since they first added twin sticks and rumble in the PS1 days. It's nearly perfect, with the only detrimental aspects (for me) was:
- the fragile rubber on the sticks (all 4 of my pads have a frayed stick),
- the poor battery life,
- the constant light bar.

I reckon they've fixed all those negatives for the DualShock 5.

Lightbullz2383d ago

I really hope that I can use DS4 controllers with the PS5, I don't want to shell 70€ two times for just minor improvements (or improvements that I can live without).

Now that I think about it, PSVR might need the DS4, I probably have nothing fear