DualShock 4 drops analog buttons, citing lack of interest
Unlike prior controller models, the DualShock 4 features digital buttons. These buttons are only capable of registering two states: on and off. Analog controllers, on the other hand, offer sensitivity for how hard and how quickly a button is depressed. A good example of this functionality can be found in Gran Turismo 5, a racing game that allows players to gradually accelerate by slowly pressing the shoulder buttons of the DualShock 3 controller.
Unfortunately for analog fans, Gran Turismo 5 is one of the very few examples of analog functionality in action on the PlayStation 3. This is why the feature has been stripped from the DualShock 4. "With the DualShock 3, we were able to get analog data, which games didn't really use," said Toshimasa Aoki, manager of Sony's product planning division, in a VentureBeat interview. "For DualShock 4, we deleted that, and now it's all digital. The mechanism inside is a little different, and the data that games get is different."
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/24/dualshock-4-drops-analog-buttons-citing-lack-of-interest/
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PlusnetPosted:
daRealRush Everyone calm down, you can still press the Analog Sticks, meaning you can still run, and knife!
People are freaking out as if it's useless.
OrthoPosted:
I don't really care for the controllers anyway even though I'm getting the ps4 too(Xbox one also)
gmlukensPosted:
daRealRush Everyone calm down, you can still press the Analog Sticks, meaning you can still run, and knife!
And what is more important than that?
ThlackPosted:
SliceFXsir_grecoI've held the PS4 controller and they're just a big no no...ThlackYhCHKN Not the biggest fan of the PlayStation controllers, they just don't fit ergonomically with the human hand as well as the Xbox controllers do.
-YhCHKN
People have been saying that it fits better than the Xbox One controller. I think this time things will be different.
ive only heard the exact opposite. except i heard some ppl complain the xbox one controller is too light? which just seems like nonsense to me
You just enjoy bashing the PS4, I can tell. Jeez man.
SliceFXsir_grecoI've held the PS4 controller and they're just a big no no...ThlackYhCHKN Not the biggest fan of the PlayStation controllers, they just don't fit ergonomically with the human hand as well as the Xbox controllers do.
-YhCHKN
People have been saying that it fits better than the Xbox One controller. I think this time things will be different.
ive only heard the exact opposite. except i heard some ppl complain the xbox one controller is too light? which just seems like nonsense to me
You just enjoy bashing the PS4, I can tell. Jeez man.
TomorrowLandPosted:
sir_grecoI've held the PS4 controller and they're just a big no no...ThlackYhCHKN Not the biggest fan of the PlayStation controllers, they just don't fit ergonomically with the human hand as well as the Xbox controllers do.
-YhCHKN
People have been saying that it fits better than the Xbox One controller. I think this time things will be different.
ive only heard the exact opposite. except i heard some ppl complain the xbox one controller is too light? which just seems like nonsense to me
MaggardoPosted:
Everyone calm down, you can still press the Analog Sticks, meaning you can still run, and knife!
GossipPosted:
Kevvooo I swear to god. TTG is full of Down Syndrome kids who can't read the article. This has nothing to do with the analog sticks. You can still sprint and knife with your thumbsticks. So please, read the god damn article thoroughly next time.
People just trying to boost their comment count my friend.
PashtunPosted:
Kevvooo I swear to god. TTG is full of Down Syndrome kids who can't read the article. This has nothing to do with the analog sticks. You can still sprint and knife with your thumbsticks. So please, read the god damn article thoroughly next time.Finally a smart person! And those down syndrome kids you are talking about are just xbox one fanboys trolling the PS4 news. Also for the topic, yes you can still knife and run and whatever. You can still click the analog buttons. They just removed the pressure part where if you press harder your car will speed up or something. I'm pretty sure I am right.
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