No off switch for Sony's DualShock 4 lightbar
President of Sony's worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed via Twitter that the lightbar on the DualShock 4 controller cannot be turned off.
The lightbar on the PS4 controller is used with the PlayStation camera to detect motion control in the same way as Move controllers, and can be used by developers to increase the game's experience, such as the way it works as a health bar in Killzone: Shadow Fall.
The lightbar, however, cannot be switched off, as Yoshida confirmed on Twitter. Responding to a question on whether the lightbar can be deactivated in order to conserve the controller's battery, Yoshida simply stated "no."
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Fuzzeh_XPosted:
Wart Notice how Sony finally has the balls to bring out there negatives after letting Microsoft take the fall...
In which way is this a negative they haven't even stated how it will affect battery life plus the PS4 controller has a built in rechargeable battery that can be charged by any usb cable.
TomorrowLandPosted:
Notice how Sony finally has the balls to bring out there negatives after letting Microsoft take the fall...
Fuzzeh_XPosted:
Loverr Welp, I better go stock up on some batteries..
The PS4 does not need batteries people!
MentalistPosted:
Fuzzeh_XJack-Wills I'm almost sure there will be controller mods that will allow you to turn it off.
Not really a biggie.
Agreed. Plus I don't really want it to be turned off.
Probably yes, but does it really annoy you guys that much you'll buy a moddded controller to switch off that lightbar? I think its pretty cool.
MentalistPosted:
That's alright for me, just a light :) Once your PS4 is off it will probably turn off aswell.
Fuzzeh_XPosted:
RATF so basically if i put batteries in it then leave it over night it will stay on and wastye battery life. Well that is a waste of batteries
Oh yeah and it doesn't take batteries so yeaa.
Fuzzeh_XPosted:
RATF so basically if i put batteries in it then leave it over night it will stay on and wastye battery life. Well that is a waste of batteries
I'm sure there will be a sleep mode if it's idle to long.
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