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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EthicsPosted:
the light would really get on my nerves:/ i like to play games with no light/sound distractions. This would be a nightmare for people like me.
CrownsPosted:
LiaBrandownage27IntCraigyy_JrAustraliansScuf_KontrolIntLooped Must get pretty annoying after a while and if it's late and you're playing in the dark it may hurt your eyes...
why are you looking at the controller when playing noob?
Its probably in the corner of his eye so he has no choice.
Well if it's in the corner of their eyes, maybe they could just put tape around it or something?
Why put tape on a good controller though
When i used to have modded controllers i could never see it and i play pc now, and i have light up keyboards/mice and yet that doesn't bother me.
Clearly none of you have a ps4. Lol "It will hurt your eyes."
Dude, its a dim lit light on the back of the controller that you cant even see until you tilt the controller directly up. I cant even notice its even there when my lights are on and when they're off it still doesn't hinder anything. I swear people will complain about anything.
People are just complaining because they have nothing better to do. I don't see how it would hurt a person's eyes when they are on the back of the controller.
I just think it's stupid how you can't turn it off. Blah.
MattRyanPosted:
I don't have any problems with the light bar, I barely even notice while I'm playing.
NahhPosted:
Frighten I like the light bar, people need to stop complaining
Yeah same here. But they should have an option to disable it for the people that don't like it.
DissPosted:
Brandownage27IntCraigyy_JrAustraliansScuf_KontrolIntLooped Must get pretty annoying after a while and if it's late and you're playing in the dark it may hurt your eyes...
why are you looking at the controller when playing noob?
Its probably in the corner of his eye so he has no choice.
Well if it's in the corner of their eyes, maybe they could just put tape around it or something?
Why put tape on a good controller though
When i used to have modded controllers i could never see it and i play pc now, and i have light up keyboards/mice and yet that doesn't bother me.
Clearly none of you have a ps4. Lol "It will hurt your eyes."
Dude, its a dim lit light on the back of the controller that you cant even see until you tilt the controller directly up. I cant even notice its even there when my lights are on and when they're off it still doesn't hinder anything. I swear people will complain about anything.
People are just complaining because they have nothing better to do. I don't see how it would hurt a person's eyes when they are on the back of the controller.
AustraliansPosted:
Craigyy_JrAustraliansScuf_KontrolIntLooped Must get pretty annoying after a while and if it's late and you're playing in the dark it may hurt your eyes...
why are you looking at the controller when playing noob?
Its probably in the corner of his eye so he has no choice.
Well if it's in the corner of their eyes, maybe they could just put tape around it or something?
Why put tape on a good controller though
It saves removing the light if it annoys people.
Brandownage27Posted:
IntCraigyy_JrAustraliansScuf_KontrolIntLooped Must get pretty annoying after a while and if it's late and you're playing in the dark it may hurt your eyes...
why are you looking at the controller when playing noob?
Its probably in the corner of his eye so he has no choice.
Well if it's in the corner of their eyes, maybe they could just put tape around it or something?
Why put tape on a good controller though
When i used to have modded controllers i could never see it and i play pc now, and i have light up keyboards/mice and yet that doesn't bother me.
Clearly none of you have a ps4. Lol "It will hurt your eyes."
Dude, its a dim lit light on the back of the controller that you cant even see until you tilt the controller directly up. I cant even notice its even there when my lights are on and when they're off it still doesn't hinder anything. I swear people will complain about anything.
IntPosted:
Craigyy_JrAustraliansScuf_KontrolIntLooped Must get pretty annoying after a while and if it's late and you're playing in the dark it may hurt your eyes...
why are you looking at the controller when playing noob?
Its probably in the corner of his eye so he has no choice.
Well if it's in the corner of their eyes, maybe they could just put tape around it or something?
Why put tape on a good controller though
When i used to have modded controllers i could never see it and i play pc now, and i have light up keyboards/mice and yet that doesn't bother me.
7O2Posted:
I don't have a PS4 nor any next-gen console for that matter, I just wan't to know if there is another way to tell what player you are/if the controller is on besides the lightbar?
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