Should The DS4 Have A Rear Touchpad?

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#1 PSP107
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No. what I hate about the sixaxis option is than we consumers pay extra for somthing usless

http://playstationlifestyle.net/2012/01/20/should-the-dualshock-4-have-a-rear-touchpad/

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#2 LegatoSkyheart
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I think it would be cool to have. yeah I can see Sony pulling something like that off.

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More than anything, the DS4 should have a new design. Personally, I would touch on the 360 gamepad for inspiration, but nail the D-Pad.

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#4 soulitane
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I'd rather they didn't.

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I think they should fix the design before adding new stuff. That's Sony's biggest problem with controllers, they cram features in there without bothering to test if it's comfortable or not. The Playstation controller was great as a 2D controller, but then they added analog sticks under the controller (in the most awkward place possible), forcing their users to play in ways that destroy the human hand.
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#6 Nengo_Flow
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More than anything, the DS4 should have a new design. Personally, I would touch on the 360 gamepad for inspiration, but nail the D-Pad.

lundy86_4

eh... I like the DS3 but if they do re-disgn it then I hope they dont go too far from the traditional DS look

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#7 eboyishere
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make the controller thicker...
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#8 lundy86_4  Online
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[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

More than anything, the DS4 should have a new design. Personally, I would touch on the 360 gamepad for inspiration, but nail the D-Pad.

Nengo_Flow

eh... I like the DS3 but if they do re-disgn it then I hope they dont go too far from the traditional DS look

Fair enough. I simply find the 360 controller far more ergonomically viable.

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#9 Nengo_Flow
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make the controller thicker...eboyishere
no...
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#10 David719
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I'd rather it be more ergonomic.

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[QUOTE="eboyishere"]make the controller thicker...Nengo_Flow
no...

the DS is too small.....

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#12 Nengo_Flow
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[QUOTE="Nengo_Flow"][QUOTE="eboyishere"]make the controller thicker...HavocV3

no...

the DS is too small.....

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#13 FashionFreak
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The touchpad will become a feature that few first-party games and even fewer third-party games will use. The few games that use it won't have a practical use for it. Just like sixaxis.

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#14 HavocV3
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[QUOTE="HavocV3"]

[QUOTE="Nengo_Flow"] no...Nengo_Flow

the DS is too small.....

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yeah.

sad for those of us who don't have the hands of a 10-year-old. :|

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#15 eboyishere
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[QUOTE="HavocV3"]

[QUOTE="Nengo_Flow"] no...Nengo_Flow

the DS is too small.....

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weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee need an alt controller from sony.

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#16 PSP107
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I think they should fix the design before adding new stuff. That's Sony's biggest problem with controllers, they cram features in there without bothering to test if it's comfortable or not. The Playstation controller was great as a 2D controller, but then they added analog sticks under the controller (in the most awkward place possible), forcing their users to play in ways that destroy the human hand. Willy105
what?
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#17 zarshack
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no, if they want to implement that kind of stuff they should just make the PSV act as the controller for specific games.

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#18 Nengo_Flow
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[QUOTE="Nengo_Flow"]

[QUOTE="HavocV3"]

the DS is too small.....

eboyishere

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weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee need an alt controller from sony.

well yeah thats one thing they should of done. They should of come out with other verions of the DS, not replace the DS but just have another or 2 other versions out for people to buy. Like the regualr DS3, then the Hulk version, and a wierd type of hybrid (all systems should od it too). It sucks that there are people out there that cant really enjoy a system cuz they cant get passed the controller. Its not the guy's fault.

DS3 is fine to me, normal size person with normal size hands....

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#19 AmazonTreeBoa
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I'd rather they didn't.

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#20 D4W1L4H
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I'd rather they put a touchscreen and get with the times

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#21 BPoole96
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Sony will take all the PS Vitas that never sold and turn them into the controllers for PS4

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#22 deactivated-58b6232955e4a
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They should ditch the stupid trigger thing and go back to how it was on the ds2 controller and then add two more face buttons.
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#23 Cherokee_Jack
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Without a screen in front of it, I can imagine few good uses for a rear touchpad.
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#24 TheGrat1
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[QUOTE="Willy105"]I think they should fix the design before adding new stuff. That's Sony's biggest problem with controllers, they cram features in there without bothering to test if it's comfortable or not. The Playstation controller was great as a 2D controller, but then they added analog sticks under the controller (in the most awkward place possible), forcing their users to play in ways that destroy the human hand.

My God, the way people talk you would think DualShock controllers cause carpal tunnel within minutes. I've been gaming on PS pads for 14 years and my hands are fine. To answer the question: I think a rear touch pad on a controller similar in size to the DS3 would not amount to much. It would likely be used as nothing more than 2 extra buttons, which aren't a bad idea...
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#25 SapSacPrime
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I would prefer they drop the six axis and go back to traditional controller completely, I don't see why I should have to pay twice what I do for a 360 controller for the ability to open a valve by tilting the controller :| there have been far too many gimmicks this gen... (ironically it was the lack of gimmicks that drove me to buy a 360 :lol: that turned out well didn't it).

In answer to your question no, also loose those crappy triggers.

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#26 PSP107
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I'd rather they put a touchscreen and get with the times

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#27 PSP107
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I was playing R3 demo and I thought using the rear touch pad to scroll through your weapon wheel could work.