Remember that break-apart DualShock 3 idea for motion control Sony had five years ago?
Now, the Sixaxis control is being replaced with DualShock 3 in all its rumbling, motion-sensing glory.
Official images of the DualShock 4 reveal more about the new Sony controller for the PS4.
In the below gallery you can see the new DualShock 4 from multiple angles.
Otherwise, it looks an awful lot like a DualShock 3 with some new bells and whistles.
Whatever the PS4 looks like in the end, we know it won't support the DualShock 3.
The controller looks an awful lot like a PlayStation 3 DualShock 3, albeit with an HD screen attached.
Apparently the controller will look and feel rather similar to the DualShock, but will have other changes as well.
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The PlayStation 4's new DualShock 4 controller can be charged even while the PlayStation 4 is turned off.
The only hardware shown on-stage during Sony's PlayStation 4 event was the retooled DualShock controller, the DualShock 4.
These controllers will have all the functions of the Dualshock mapped out on them, including the R1 button linked to the trigger.
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The main controller does have some subtle vibration (not DualShock or Wiimote level, but present), but we're not sure yet about the subcontroller.
Specifically, the new Share button found on upcoming PS4 DualShock controllers?
Meanwhile, Sony has their motion-tech built into the next DualShock controller along with a touch-pad similar to the rear touch-pad on the PS Vita handheld system.
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Hiroshi Kawano has revealed to 4Gamer that even he hasn't seen the finished system, and he only saw the DualShock 4 the day before it went on stage.
The DualShock 3-esque placement of those analog sticks isn't helping either, but sadly that doesn't look like it's changing -- the sticks are where they are for function's sake.
Cerny next unveiled the DualShock 4, which looks an awful lot like the leaks we saw recently -- it features a touchpad, a light bar, and what looks like rubberized grips.
The controller, which is likely not the final product, includes a touchpad in between the d-pad and the traditional buttons, while the thumbsticks remain largely in the same place as the DualShock 3.
Shallow, squishy shoulder buttons akin to those on Sony's DualShock 3 compare poorly to those found on the current Xbox 360 controller as well as competent third-party equivalents (the Razer Onza, for instance).
Sony's expected to show the PlayStation 3's successor at a New York City event next Wednesday, February 20th, wherein a new version of the company's classic DualShock controller is expected to be unveiled.
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In-tandem with the PlayStation 4's new DualShock 4 controller and its "Share" button, users will be able to quickly upload saved gameplay video clips or directly stream their game out to the internet.
While its motion sensing capability was pretty state of the art when it came out, Sony contended that the rumble (vibration) feature from previous console controls would interfere with it, so it was done away with -- until the DualShock 3 was developed.
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