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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platyuiPosted:
MedionJane SO how will I crouch or knife in cod?
The same way it is on the 360...
No because if you play on default it's the left analog stick that knifes or on tactical it's to crouch but the PS4 controller doesn't have those buttons like the PS3 and 360 have so it's not the same as the 360.
SeikoPosted:
Axe The controller actually looks pretty good. I like how Sony is actually changing some things up unlike microsoft.
Are you mentally challenged? It looks the exact same besides having a screen in the middle. Microsoft may not have changed how the X1 controller LOOKS but they added some neaw features. Like the Impulse Triggers.
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/accessories/controllers/wireless-controller-and-play-and-charge-kit
Tyler-the-CreatorPosted:
Axe The controller actually looks pretty good. I like how Sony is actually changing some things up unlike microsoft.
Are u serious?!? Xbox tried to change the whole idea of console gaming and tried to make gaming like steam but all the ignorant people who don't like change wanted everything to be the same as last gen so Xbox had to cancel DRM
TywinPosted:
This is a deal breaker for me.
If I cannot use the analog buttons to crouch, I won't be getting this console.
If I cannot use the analog buttons to crouch, I won't be getting this console.
AxePosted:
The controller actually looks pretty good. I like how Sony is actually changing some things up unlike microsoft.
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