No off switch for Sony's DualShock 4 lightbar
President of Sony's worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed via Twitter that the lightbar on the DualShock 4 controller cannot be turned off.
The lightbar on the PS4 controller is used with the PlayStation camera to detect motion control in the same way as Move controllers, and can be used by developers to increase the game's experience, such as the way it works as a health bar in Killzone: Shadow Fall.
The lightbar, however, cannot be switched off, as Yoshida confirmed on Twitter. Responding to a question on whether the lightbar can be deactivated in order to conserve the controller's battery, Yoshida simply stated "no."
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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/418025/no-off-switch-for-sonys-dualshock-4-lightbar/
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UG_UnknownPosted:
FoolishWoobie It looks pretty obnoxious and even worse in the dark I would assume.
I would agree. I also want to know if this will affect the battery life of the controller.
Agreed!
FoolishPosted:
Woobie It looks pretty obnoxious and even worse in the dark I would assume.
I would agree. I also want to know if this will affect the battery life of the controller.
RuinsPosted:
Snowfl4k3z So it runs on electricity, or no? When there's a blackout in the house, will the controller still be lit up?
yes it is battery powered so it will not matter
Snowfl4k3zPosted:
So it runs on electricity, or no? When there's a blackout in the house, will the controller still be lit up?
KatsumiPosted:
NinjaWizardRATF it's not that bright
Yeah, it doesn't look like it's going to light up a lot like people are thinking.
Hopefully it will not. If it isn't very bright then it wouldn't really annoy me what so ever
PlusnetPosted:
RATF it's not that bright
Yeah, it doesn't look like it's going to light up a lot like people are thinking.
PlusnetPosted:
TFM It's going to be annoying for people trying to sleep.
They can just turn it the opposite way, it's not like it's that bright.
KatsumiPosted:
TFM It's going to be annoying for people trying to sleep.
I would assume that if someone would be trying to sleep they wouldn't have someone playing PS4 in the same room
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