Sony won't offer option to disable PS4 DualShock 4 light bar
PlayStation's president of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida has ruled out the possibility of offering PS4 owners the option to disable the DualShock 4's light bar.
Yoshida addressed fans via Twitter after the exec was quizzed on the likelihood of a "future update" that may offer the ability to turn off the illuminated panel on the upper surface of the controller for games that make no use of it.
"No," replied Yoshida, in response to the question.
Common complaints from players and critics include the light bar reflecting in the TV screen and the controller's relatively short battery life (around 7 hours) compared with the DualShock 3.
When it was later implied such a feature would help extend the controller's battery life, Yoshida added, "The LEDs do not use much battery".
The light bar's primary function is to serve as a trackable beacon for the PlayStation Camera, which provides motion controls similarly to the glowing orb of the PlayStation Move controller for PS3.
Without the camera and a game that supports it the light bar rendered largely unused, with few titles putting it to use in other ways (Killzone Shadow Fall changes the LED's color in correspondence with player health).
PS4 sales topped 4.2 million units in 2013, Sony claimed last week. Having debuted in North America on November 15 and in Europe two weeks later, PS4 is now available in 53 countries and territories worldwide. Combined retail and digital PS4 software sales have surpassed 9.7 million, said the firm.
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YeoPosted:
I don't find it too annoying when I play, but if it doesn't use much battery then why want it off?
GR33NV3N0MPosted:
TCWODSTIlIuminati Obvi ps camera is not as advanced as Kinect so it needs lights to track players when Kinect remembers faces etc. GG Sony.
As a person who got the Playstation camera for christmas, it does detect faces in the room like the Kinect. Your argument is invalid due to your stupidity taking up too much of other peoples time with your flame bait.
Lmfao. This has made my day.
No your argument is invalid, I have both ps camera is no where near as advanced as the kinect, the kinect has thermal imaging and ir it is sensative enough to track hand gestures like opening and closing your hands, the kinect can detect different people simultaneously and differentiate who is who and sign them into the console.
Tge fact that the ps needs a light to track its user is a huge as to the superior camera, im not degrading the quality of the console but the camera IS sub par. Fact.
AustraliansPosted:
GibbityTreecoDyDaTallGuy The fanboys have come out to play. You should all stop bickering on which is better because neither of them are that impressive.
They really aren't. None of the games are even worth getting for both next-gen consoles.
Most launch games were amazing.
AustraliansPosted:
Ice-Coolz This must get annoying having that light on all the time.
It's not facing you tho, I dont see how it would be an issue to people.
-Excite-Posted:
Everyone was moaning at Microsoft for having to have the kinect.and now sony are. But they are not doing anything about It.
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