DualShock 4 is 'near final' design

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  I'm pretty sure that the share button won't make the final cut. : Dusty_Slim
  • yeah, it will be embarrassing streaming japanese RPG's always online, but anyway. : radula
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    My wife, who pays zero attention to gaming news saw something about the share button on CNN or something ... : boarder2
    • Of fucking course they'll like it. Streaming yourself playing a game is fucking huge. Look up any game ... : Herman Toothrot
    • Some people on Twitch have ridiculous followings, 5000-10000 viewers every single day. I don't think it's... : Ellissd
  • I think it'll stay but the form of the button will end up adapting the gamepad figure a lot better. : SlamDunk
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    I don't get the problem - you don't have to use it. Have you never done something amazing in a game and t... : Alexrose
    • yeah it's an awesome feature. not for everyone, especially people with no friends but it will work for a... : dantastic
    • I'm excited for it for this reason, I don't care about sharing it with friends but there are so many mome... : Begawkiness
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      The problem is why do you need a physical button for that? : kingdepork
      • Convenience? Why do you need empty space in a place that you're not going to accidentally press? If no... : Alexrose
      • If you give it a physical button, people are more likely to use it. : deject
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    Yeah, they'll totally cut out a cornerstone of their design. I'm sure that'll happen. : Herman Toothrot
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      They can keep the functionality without having a dedicated button for it : segmentation fault
      • Having a dedicated button for it is kind of the cornerstone of their design. It's a huge part of the sys... : bill crystals
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        Sure, if they want people to forget about it. : Herman Toothrot
        • Seriously, very few people are going to dig into some menus to share stuff. If you make it one button cli... : deject
  • I'm really excited about the share button and about the streaming. : granpachook
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    Someone should start an internet petition to bring back the Start and Select buttons. : omnova
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      cmon bro what game uses select. in the history of video games : Chandler55
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        KONAMI CODE YOU HEATHEN! : pgharavi
        • Not for friendless jerks! : Entity
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          Only if you want to play 2 players. : aethyr
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            who the hell played contra solo? : pgharavi
            • tons of people : Halen
      • Goonies II : BeowolfSchaefer
      • Every game with a scoreboard. : jake
      • The 360 frequently uses the back button for leaderboards, and the Wii uses its minus buttons for things l... : Alexrose
      • Even the PS4 has a select button! They are just calling it "options" : ovrlrd
    • Select - nonsense Start - same as the new options button, so who cares?! x) : ichfan
  • Ill just mis-hit the button on accident. All the time. Pissing me off : chilln
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  Hopefully that doesn't mean they'll cheap out the design.
  
  It's not the most beautiful looking controller, however it looks to be of high build quality especially compared to previous DualShocks.

  Feb 22, 2013 12:13pm PST
  Hopefully that doesn't mean they'll cheap out the design. It's not the most beautiful looking control... : cetra00
• E3 should be pretty exciting this year... : megreedy
• They need to change the shape of the share and options buttons. I hope the back is soft touch like the Ne... : st4rdog
• Wish they'd have put more space between the 2 analog sticks. : Entity
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  PS controllers are uncomfortable and akward. I'll bet that boomerang PS3 prototype was ergonomic as hell.... : pizzaput
  • That's the opposite of what everyone said when it first came out. I remember articles talking about how i... : Dynotaku
  • Looks like the DS4 fixes a lot of the comfort issues. : ant_hillbilly
  • My hands have literally grown around that controller design. I like it. : Ellissd
  • The boomerang controller was actually really similar to the PS1 era Alps pad which had issues (dpad and b... : veras
  • I think I may be the only one that prefers the archetypal PS controller over the XBox controller. I've al... : Mr. Goodwrench
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    Agreed. At least they stopped being idiots and made the sticks and (hopefully) the triggers concave. : deadhorse
    • I hate concave sticks. The rubberized sticks on the dualshock 3 are vastly superior to the 360 sticks. : gibolas1234
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    agreed. I won't buy a ps3 for playing games just because of the controller : boarder2
    • ps4, that is : boarder2
    • ps4 controller looks much more comfortable than ps3. bigger grips for my large, american palms. : lord cecil
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    PS3 controller really hampered my enjoyment of the console, I hope they addressed this in the new iterati... : MikkleThePickle
    • How exactly? : spammehardo