Sony PlayStation DualShock 4 Wireless Controller - Black

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Either way, I can't rate this thing any worse than a 1 star here, but by god these controllers are truly garbage. My DS2 still works fine aside from age wear, and if it didn't have compatibility issues on PC with an adapter and third party tools (x360ce), I'd still be using it. Thanks for cheaping out over time, Sony. The amount of frustration this has caused is immense. You can't move the controller while using it or else whoops, connection lost. The only fix I found is to BUY A NEW CABLE for it to last a few weeks before the metal becomes loose enough for it to wobble and have the same problem crop up again and again. The controller which has a touch pad on the front in place of the Sony logo, weighs 210 g (7.4 oz) and has dimensions of 162 mm × 52 mm × 98 mm (6.4 in × 2.0 in × 3.9 in. In 2 weeks they both started having loose connections with the gamepad. I'm talking barely any movement and it'll lose connection repeatedly, multiple times a second.

Any sort of light touch on this thing will register, causing the cursor or camera whatever else to move around, inciting frustration. The pad also doubles as buttons if you press down on them; 2 different ones.. basically a gigantic start and select button. EDIT: There's also an 'upper' touch button.It's pointless garbage, and was one of the first thing I had to disable, along with converting the touchpad 'buttons' into start/select. As someone who's been used to buttons being buttons on controllers for 30 years, this is an atrocious design decision. There's not a single game I've played which uses "triggers" for any meaningful purpose, they're just L2 and R2, like they've been since the PS1. USB battery charging. Charge the controller's internal battery from your PS4 USB port, giving you hassle-free charging as you play. The Razer Raiju Ultimate Wireless PS4 Controller is one of the smartest PS4 pads around and is well-suited for seasoned gamers looking for a more involving controller. It allows advanced customization via the Razer mobile app, which includes remapping, adjusting sensitivity, and creating your own bespoke RGB light show. Wireless connectivity is seamless, and the controller syncs effortlessly with the PS4 console. The integrated touchpad is a fantastic feature that adds versatility to gameplay, whether it's for navigating menus, drawing in games, or interacting with various in-game elements.

Light bar. This integrated light bar lets you see more of your games as it glows with different colours depending on in-game action. It is also visible on the touch pad now.In your search for pads, you may have read about chipped or modded controllers. These controllers are, technically, banned devices for PS4. In “pro” play situations it’s an automatic disqualification, and when playing online in shooters like Call of Duty, they carry an automatic ban if you’re caught using them. The trigger sensitivity results in accidental activation with the slightest touch; even just holding the controller with your fingers on the shoulder buttons will result in them triggering. Additionally, because they're resistive triggers, you have to forcefully hold them down when you want to press the button, resulting in fatigue. I actually suffer pain after a while of playing games with this controller solely due to the constant force required to press these triggers. Share button. By simply pushing the share button, you can capture and share your finest gaming moments. You can directly upload these screenshots from your PS4 or even livestream your gameplay without disturbing your game’s progress. It took months to start to get used to it (along with configuration to add a 35% deadzone), and I still hate it as much as the day I first used it.

PS button: Turns your PS4 console on when it’s either turned off or in rest mode. It also display the home screen. You can use the touch pad and the touch pad button for various system functions. Available functions depend on the content in use.

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Yeah, I just mentioned it, but the light bar is bright and always on unless you use a third party tool to disable it. There are zero settings for it in Windows' built in controller settings. Apparently it wasn't even possible to configure on the PS4 either until recently, but you still can't disable it there. Baffling. Built-in speaker. Bring your games to life and hear every detail with sound effects coming directly from your PS4 wireless controller. Oh, and some games see them as an axis with their resting point as -50 and fully pressed as +50 and as a result the DS4 pad is unusable in numerous titles. Even just having it plugged in in certain controller aware games will result in the camera or mouse moving up and to the left at all times unless you hold both triggers at their center point. Utterly unusable. You need the DS4Windows tool to get it working properly, which emulates an XBOX 360 controller. Sony said it had native PC support. Sure, if you consider the 1% of games that properly detect it as 'support'. Touch pad. The built-in touch pad lets you have precise control and features a one of kind light bar which adds an additional dimension to your gaming experience.