PS4: Sony admits early DualShock 4 designs were closer to Xbox 360

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PlayStation 4′s new DualShock 4 controller went through several revisions, but boss of the company’s product planning department Toshimasa Aoki has revealed that early designs were close to the current Xbox 360 pad layout.

Speaking with GamesBeat, Aoki recalled, “For the analog sticks, we did test having the analog sticks on top, since the Xbox has the left side on top [above the D-pad]. Especially from the shooter teams — we got feedback that that’s what they wanted. They knew that consumers liked the 360 for shooters.”

He added, “The feedback from the user test team said that we needed to test this version, the Xbox version, and this version. [But having the two sticks symmetrical on the left and right sides] is kind of in our DNA. The prototype team, myself, and also the management team really felt that having this look is the PlayStation look, and we had to keep that.”

Have you tried DualShock 4 yet? What do you think? Personally, I prefer the Xbox 360 stick layout, but admit that the DualShock 4 is – in my opinion – the better of the two next-gen devices.

Posted: Oct 22, 2013 1:09 pm
Related Forum: PlayStation Forum

Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/10/22/ps4-sony-admits-early-dualshock-4-designs-were-close-to-xbox-360-controller/

Comments

TywinPosted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

Dominating I like PS4 analog sticks better!

That is one of the things they copied from Xbox, lol.

-Pinkie_Pie-Posted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

i dont care what the controller is like or what console it is all i care about is that it plays games and that i can **** play it

ATLatimerPosted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

I like PS4 analog sticks better!

Xbox__LivePosted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

who cares? not a big deal
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TomorrowLandPosted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

I personally like the Xbox One controller. To me the PS4 controller looks like a double ended dealdo...

luigi2777Posted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

SliceFX
luigi2777
Echleon
-Effy
Echleon
HarmfulMushroom
Echleon
Kurumu I am not a biased consumer I own all of the gaming platforms (xbox, PC, PS, and Wii-yes wii is a gaming platform) but I can say that I have decently large hands and I couldn't hold the PS3 controller very long without it feeling uncomfortable. Hopefully they made it better but I will have to see in about a year when I buy the console. Xbox is my pre-order choice sorry Playstation lol.

how old are you? i want to know

...This is quite possibly the most creepy thing I've seen on this site before.

well then why respond? i ask what his age was and you need to type more than 20 characters. if its so creepy then f off

Why are you being an ass? He just said that that post was creepy...

he posted his comment looking for a response and thats what i gave him. if you dont like if F off just like i told him

Lol the real question here is how old are you? 8?
Are you absolute joking? He says he wasn't being bias or whatever and you ask him how old he is?

I was asking the Echleon kid how old he is...so chill out.

TomorrowLandPosted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

Echleon
Lavish
Echleon
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Falsified
Shen Xbox will always have the better controller.

I think PS4 have the better controller for the next generation...

Yeah, because of them copying Xbox, lol.
They admitted to it and now can't take props for it.
why do you fagbots say this? you copied our blu-ray and GPU so stfu with that copy stuff i played xbox one and ps4 and the ps4 controller feels better and has more grip the xbox one controller is skinny and feel really light compared to the 360 one.

Why personally attack me?
You do realize that your defending a company that openly stated they copied and you're acting like i'm making it up.

Sony isn't paying you, so don't act like it.

sony isnt paying but you sound stupid. microsoft copys sony all the time and you guys dont admit that. and you should feel attack after saying something that could spark a argument.

What is that top news article on the PS4 news? Something about party chat coming to PS4. Go home, your drunk.

TomorrowLandPosted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

luigi2777
Echleon
-Effy
Echleon
HarmfulMushroom
Echleon
Kurumu I am not a biased consumer I own all of the gaming platforms (xbox, PC, PS, and Wii-yes wii is a gaming platform) but I can say that I have decently large hands and I couldn't hold the PS3 controller very long without it feeling uncomfortable. Hopefully they made it better but I will have to see in about a year when I buy the console. Xbox is my pre-order choice sorry Playstation lol.

how old are you? i want to know

...This is quite possibly the most creepy thing I've seen on this site before.

well then why respond? i ask what his age was and you need to type more than 20 characters. if its so creepy then f off

Why are you being an ass? He just said that that post was creepy...

he posted his comment looking for a response and thats what i gave him. if you dont like if F off just like i told him

Lol the real question here is how old are you? 8?

Are you absolute joking? He says he wasn't being bias or whatever and you ask him how old he is?

luigi2777Posted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

Echleon
-Effy
Echleon
HarmfulMushroom
Echleon
Kurumu I am not a biased consumer I own all of the gaming platforms (xbox, PC, PS, and Wii-yes wii is a gaming platform) but I can say that I have decently large hands and I couldn't hold the PS3 controller very long without it feeling uncomfortable. Hopefully they made it better but I will have to see in about a year when I buy the console. Xbox is my pre-order choice sorry Playstation lol.

how old are you? i want to know

...This is quite possibly the most creepy thing I've seen on this site before.

well then why respond? i ask what his age was and you need to type more than 20 characters. if its so creepy then f off

Why are you being an ass? He just said that that post was creepy...

he posted his comment looking for a response and thats what i gave him. if you dont like if F off just like i told him

Lol the real question here is how old are you? 8?

VampiricPosted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

So they kept the joysticks next to eachother because of how it looks, and completely forgot that it's f*cking sh*t to use for any longer than an hour before your hands start straining.

Smart move.

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