PS4: Sony admits early DualShock 4 designs were closer to Xbox 360

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PlayStation 4′s new DualShock 4 controller went through several revisions, but boss of the company’s product planning department Toshimasa Aoki has revealed that early designs were close to the current Xbox 360 pad layout.

Speaking with GamesBeat, Aoki recalled, “For the analog sticks, we did test having the analog sticks on top, since the Xbox has the left side on top [above the D-pad]. Especially from the shooter teams — we got feedback that that’s what they wanted. They knew that consumers liked the 360 for shooters.”

He added, “The feedback from the user test team said that we needed to test this version, the Xbox version, and this version. [But having the two sticks symmetrical on the left and right sides] is kind of in our DNA. The prototype team, myself, and also the management team really felt that having this look is the PlayStation look, and we had to keep that.”

Have you tried DualShock 4 yet? What do you think? Personally, I prefer the Xbox 360 stick layout, but admit that the DualShock 4 is – in my opinion – the better of the two next-gen devices.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/10/22/ps4-sony-admits-early-dualshock-4-designs-were-close-to-xbox-360-controller/

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-CPPosted:

I knew Sony wanted to copy Microsoft :P

-EffyPosted:

Echleon
HarmfulMushroom
Echleon
Kurumu I am not a biased consumer I own all of the gaming platforms (xbox, PC, PS, and Wii-yes wii is a gaming platform) but I can say that I have decently large hands and I couldn't hold the PS3 controller very long without it feeling uncomfortable. Hopefully they made it better but I will have to see in about a year when I buy the console. Xbox is my pre-order choice sorry Playstation lol.


how old are you? i want to know


...This is quite possibly the most creepy thing I've seen on this site before.


well then why respond? i ask what his age was and you need to type more than 20 characters. if its so creepy then f off


Why are you being an ass? He just said that that post was creepy...

EchleonPosted:

HarmfulMushroom
Echleon
Kurumu I am not a biased consumer I own all of the gaming platforms (xbox, PC, PS, and Wii-yes wii is a gaming platform) but I can say that I have decently large hands and I couldn't hold the PS3 controller very long without it feeling uncomfortable. Hopefully they made it better but I will have to see in about a year when I buy the console. Xbox is my pre-order choice sorry Playstation lol.


how old are you? i want to know


...This is quite possibly the most creepy thing I've seen on this site before.


well then why respond? i ask what his age was and you need to type more than 20 characters. if its so creepy then f off

HarmfulMushroomPosted:

Echleon
Kurumu I am not a biased consumer I own all of the gaming platforms (xbox, PC, PS, and Wii-yes wii is a gaming platform) but I can say that I have decently large hands and I couldn't hold the PS3 controller very long without it feeling uncomfortable. Hopefully they made it better but I will have to see in about a year when I buy the console. Xbox is my pre-order choice sorry Playstation lol.


how old are you? i want to know


...This is quite possibly the most creepy thing I've seen on this site before.

WoobiePosted:

Glad they were honest about it, I think that's good.

OmittingCoderPosted:

While I am mainly a PC gamer I can agree that the Xbox 360 (Not talking about next gen) had the most superior controller. It could fit perfectly in anyones hands. PS3 is too blocky, small, cheap, and was just horrible. I am liking the new design of the PS4 controller though (By design I mean the rounded out handles and them awesome thumbsticks) Next gen controllers are looking pretty sweet even though I don't feel like wasting my money on a console when I have my PC.

EchleonPosted:

Kurumu I am not a biased consumer I own all of the gaming platforms (xbox, PC, PS, and Wii-yes wii is a gaming platform) but I can say that I have decently large hands and I couldn't hold the PS3 controller very long without it feeling uncomfortable. Hopefully they made it better but I will have to see in about a year when I buy the console. Xbox is my pre-order choice sorry Playstation lol.


how old are you? i want to know

EchleonPosted:

Lavish
Falsified
Shen Xbox will always have the better controller.


I think PS4 have the better controller for the next generation...


Yeah, because of them copying Xbox, lol.
They admitted to it and now can't take props for it.
why do you fagbots say this? you copied our blu-ray and GPU so stfu with that copy stuff i played xbox one and ps4 and the ps4 controller feels better and has more grip the xbox one controller is skinny and feel really light compared to the 360 one.

SRG_PuNiSheRPosted:

Lavish
Falsified
Shen Xbox will always have the better controller.


I think PS4 have the better controller for the next generation...


Yeah, because of them copying Xbox, lol.
They admitted to it and now can't take props for it.


You clearly didn't read the article correctly.

TywinPosted:

Falsified
Shen Xbox will always have the better controller.


I think PS4 have the better controller for the next generation...


Yeah, because of them copying Xbox, lol.
They admitted to it and now can't take props for it.


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