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New DualShock 4 With Possible Different Battery and Wireless Certified by the FCC: Label Discovered

DualShockers recently reported about the new PS4 model CUH-11xxA, and apparently there’s also a revised DualShock 4 controller incoming, as made apparent by a new Federal Communications Commission certification published recently.

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XiSasukeUchiha3608d ago

Sweet a new dualshock controller too, Sony is really bringing their A game this year:)

1nsomniac3608d ago

You seem to be missing the reason why the majority of revisions are produced... Especially in this instance...

crxss3608d ago

If Sony released a DUALSHOCK 4 PRO version sometime with better triggers that'd be nice. Mine are squeaky as sh!t

agame9143608d ago

Why especially in this instance? Because the light bar? What's so,bad about the light bar anyway? I never can understand that. When I am playing a game I am not looking down at the controller I am looking at my tv

1nsomniac3608d ago (Edited 3608d ago )

There's nothing wrong with the light bar in my opinion either. I was hinting at the thumbsticks & shoulder buttons.

I'm on my 3rd replacement in 6 months of owning the console. Luckily this 3rd pad seems pretty solid though & sticks are still looking new.

MRMagoo1233608d ago

Maybe Its because I am in Australia and we got the PS4 a couple weeks later but my 2 controllers that I got at launch are both in mint condition still , I guess the sticks may be slightly smoother but thats to be expected with all the gaming done on it and the fact rubber wears.

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system223608d ago

They didn't bring all of their "a game" if they are already issuing a new controller with a better battery. That means they recognize the battery sucks in the current controller. So we will have to pay an additional $60 to have an "a game" controller 6 months later.

redknight803608d ago

Not like it will be coming out anytime soon, mate...could be years even.

Copen3608d ago

That's exactly NOT what this means. System and spec revisions happen all the time if you wanted a better product you shouldn't have bought a launch console. Since you did you did so knowing that better stuff is on the way so you don't get to complain about it now. You know launch consoles aren't flawless there are hiccups and that's all part of being an early adopter.

Randostar3608d ago

Or you could buy a battery that last 50% longer off Amazon for 6 dollars.

maniacmayhem3608d ago

@Randostar

Don't Sony controllers have internal batteries? How would buying a battery for the controller solve that problem?

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ifistbrowni3608d ago (Edited 3608d ago )

not so happy about this news. I bought a 2nd controller a couple weeks ago and still haven't really used it.

Recently the left analog stick on my primary controller is getting roached from playing Trials Fusion (it's like deteriorating). I'm afraid to use my second one, because it's still pretty much "right out of the box" new and do not want the same thing to happen.

So, im kinda torn. I want Sony to make a controller with a long lasting battery and more durable analog sticks, but i dont wanna pay for another $65 controller.

sic_chops3608d ago

I got some grip-it analog covers. They work good and give more grip.

Copen3608d ago

Then sell your spare for 40 and you only pay 25 for a newer controller. It's really not that big of a deal.

jidery3608d ago

I wasn't aware that as soon as the new one comes out yours would break.

Randostar3608d ago

On Amazon you can buy X1 analog sticks for $10.
A battery that will double the life of you controller is 6-7 dollars.

ifistbrowni3608d ago

@jidery, im confused by your comment. Are you implying that im lying about my left-analog stick?

@Copen, that is an option, but it's kind of annoying that I already spent $65 on a new controller, just for a better one to come out (probably at the same price). I should've had the hindsight.

@Randostar, I have an XB1, and while the analog sticks feel "tougher" they're just not as comfortable as the DS4's (or 360's for that matter). Plus, im not opening my controller and replacing them.

I was just watching a trials stream on Live from Playstation and 3 people were already talking about how Trials ruined their left stick. The one guy said that you can get your DS4 replace under the PS4 warranty and all you have to do is pay for shipping. Maybe i'll wait and send my controller in to be replaced after this "new controller" is confirmed/released.

ratchet4263608d ago (Edited 3608d ago )

All DS4 controllers are still under 1-year Sony warranty. So if your left stick is showing "unusual" wear and tear 6 months in, just send it back to Sony for a replacement.

I'm pretty sure this was a bad batch of launch controllers and that Sony has since (quietly) corrected the problem, but anyone with a controller experiencing this problem can get a free replacement.

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Sloth-Eater3608d ago

I think the controller will just be a change of analogue sticks. Can't see it being anything else.

supes_243608d ago

Why would they change that? I prefer it the way they are over my X1 controller.

IcicleTrepan3608d ago

probably because a lot of people complain that the rubber comes off of them

PrinceOfAllSaiyans3608d ago

I agree. When I first unboxed my XB1 and felt the analog sticks I didn't like them. I love the DS4 analog sticks. They are perfect for me, never had a problem with my DS4.

Sloth-Eater3608d ago

I was meaning they will make them more robust. A lot of people have had replacement controllers because of the rubber wearing away.

Liefx3608d ago

The rubber falls off and they bruise my thumb.

They may be better than X1, but they still aren't as good as the DualShock 3

WilDRangeRrfc3608d ago

Really??? Each to their own my X1 controller is still miles ahead of my DS4,battery life and thumbsticks position and durability,thumbs still slip off them they are not concaved enough and material is slippy,infact I ordered some thumbgrips off Amazon they make the DS4 way better for me but X1 controller is BEAST

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ratchet4263608d ago

I thought I read that the issue with the analog stick's rubber coating coming off was a bad batch of units from the initial launch production run and that Sony has since corrected it. (?) Wasn't it mostly the packed-in controller that comes with the PS4, not individual retail units?

Anyway, I don't see why they wouldn't try to put in a higher mAh rated battery in newer models if it doesn't increase their manufacturing costs. I think the current battery is a 1000mAh 3.7V but 1800mAh parts are readily available. In fact, if you want to get improved battery life from your DS4 right now you can replace the battery with one from a DS3 (same size and voltage, higher mAh)

Copen3608d ago

The stick placement will never change so if you're hoping for that it's not coming. Sony debated and consulted with developers on this very subject and after all the feedback they decided to keep the sticks where they are so that change won't happen.

uth113608d ago

Different colors maybe?
Special editions for certain games?

supes_243608d ago

My goodness, and you'd go along with that? A new controller for different games? Talk about a money grab. I know it wouldn't be required, but seems a bit ridiculous don't you think? Colors maybe but really, whats the point of that?

SuperBlur3608d ago

what is the matter? dont buy if you dont want ? i'm still using the controller that came with my ps4 and im just awaiting for a redesign of the rubber thumbsticks and battery life to come along and if it also come in a special edition for a specific game , why not? they usually cost the same as the normal controllers anyway

Spotie3608d ago

The point is to have different colors genius. It wasn't a problem last gen, or the generation before that. But now it's an issue?

uth113608d ago

No i meant like how Nintendo does special "mario" edition red controllers. They still work the same.

Its not inconceivable that sony could produce special editions.

Personally i dont need that stuff

Tetsujin3608d ago

The DS4 controller to me doesn't feel the same as the DS3 does; and I hope this revised DS4 is more fighter-friendly. I do like how the DS4 is much better in the sticks and triggers, however the DS3 I can play fighters and certain racers way better. I also hope there's some sort of universal patch to allow PS3 arcade sticks on the PS4 so when I start preparing for Evo I don't have to worry about spending $ on something I don't need.

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Bethesda Needs to Reduce the Gaps Between New Fallout and Elder Scrolls Releases

Waiting a decade for new instalments in franchises as massive as Fallout and Elder Scrolls feels like a waste.

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-Foxtrot12h ago

Microsoft have Obsidian but I feel it's Bethesda who just don't want to play ball as they've always said they want to do it themselves.

Once MS bought Zenimax in 2020 they should have put the Outer Worlds 2 on the back burner, allow Bethesda to finish off its own Space RPG with Starfield (despite totally different tone why have two in your first party portfolio with two developers who's gameplay is a tad similar) and got Obsidian for one of their projects to make a spiritual successor to New Vegas.

When the Elder Scrolls VI is finished Bethesda can then onto the main numbered Fallout 5 themselves.

The Outer Worlds 2 started development in 2019 so putting it on the back burner wouldn't have been the end of the world, they'd have always come back to it once Fallout was done and it would have been nicely spaced out from Starfields release once they had most likely stopped supporting it and all the expansions were released.

If they did this back in 2020 when they bought Zenimax and the game had a good, steady 4 - 5 years development, you might have seen it release in 2025.

We are literally going to be waiting until 2030 at the very earliest for Fallout 5 and all they seem bothered about is pushing Fallout 76.

RaidenBlack10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

Its not just only Todd not playing ball.
Obsidian have made a name for themselves in delivering stellar RPGs, but most famous once have always been sequels/spin-offs to borrowed IPs like KOTOR 2, Neverwinter Nights 2, Fallout: New Vegas, Stick of Truth etc.
Obsidian wants to invest more in their own original IPs like Outer Worlds or Pillars of Eternity with Avowed.
Similar to what Bluepoint & inXile wants to do or Kojima is doing (i.e not involving anymore in Konami's IPs).
So yea, even if New Vegas has the most votes from 3D Fallout fans, Obsidian just wants to do their own thing, like any aspiring dev studio and MS is likely currently respecting that.
But a future Fallout game from Obsidian will surely happen. Founder Feargus Urquhart has already stated an year ago that they're eager to make a new Fallout game with Bethesda, New Vegas 2 or otherwise. Urquhart was the director of the very first 1995's Fallout game after all.
And don't forget Brian Fargo and his studio inXile, as Brian Fargo was the director of Fallout's 1988 predecessor: Wasteland

KyRo6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

Obsidian should take over the FO IP. They're do far better with it than Bethesda who hasn't made a great game for almost 15 years

RaidenBlack33m ago(Edited 32m ago)

@KyRo
So, by 15 years, you mean Fallout 3 was the last great game Bethesda made?
You don't consider Skyrim a good game, which came out 13 years ago?
I'd consider Fallout 4 a pretty decent game as well. It's Story & RPG elements were a bit downgrade from New Vegas but the exploration and shooting on the other hand, were upgrades.
FO76 was disappointing and Starfield could've been better at launch I'll agree.

Duke196h ago(Edited 6h ago)

I disagree. Part of these games is the support for the mod community. If they move to releasing a "next game" every 2 or 3 years, the modding support plummets and the franchises turn into just another run of the mill RPG.

Make the games good enough to withstand the test of time, to keep people coming back to them and expanding on them with mod support.

--Onilink--3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

I dont think anyone is saying they need to come out every 2 years (not to mention almost no game is released that quickly anymore)

By the time Fallout 5 comes out, it will be more than 15 years since Fallout 4 came out (same with ES6 coming out 15 years after Skyrim). Even if you want to use F76 as the metric for the most recent release, that one came out in 2018. It will be a miracle if F5 comes out before 2030

The point is that for a studio that doesnt seem to operate with multiple teams doing several projects at once, that their projects normally take 4-5 years as a minimum, and that now they even added Starfield to the rotation, it becomes a 15+ years waiting period between releases for each series, which doesnt make sense. Imagine that Nintendo only released a mainline Mario or Zelda game every 15 years…

They either need to start developing more than 1 project at a time, let someone else take a crack at one of the IPs or significantly reduce their development times

Duke192h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Why should someone else take a crack at one of the IPs? Look at what happened to Final Fantasy as a recent example - there is pretty clear FF fatigue setting in because they are now pumping out titles in the franchise every few years. Pumping out more games faster doesn't always make a series better.

There are plenty of options to make new games, not just create more titles in the same universe at a faster pace.

mandf3h ago

Yeah I’m going to say it, who cares about the modding community when making a game? Half the time developers only tolerate modders because they fix there game for them.

Skuletor5h ago

Yeah, let's all advocate for smaller gaps between series' releases, then we'll probably get headlines about how the series have dropped in quality and they could have benefited from more time in the oven. Let them cook.

SimpleSlave4h ago

"how the series have dropped in quality and they could have benefited from more time in the oven" So every Bethesda game then? Got it.

Listen, I would agree if this was about From Software or something, but Bethesda?

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C'mon now. What timeline are you from?

Skuletor1h ago

Think about it, they're already bug filled messes on their current schedule, can you imagine how much worse it would be if they rushed things?

Duke192h ago

I mean you aren't wrong. People are going to complain about anything

isarai4h ago

Hows about you focus on quality, just a thought 🤷‍♂️

Sciurus_vulgaris3h ago

Bethesda [or Microsoft] would have to reallocate internal and external studios towards fallout and elder scrolls titles. Bethesda has the issue of developing 2 big IPs that are large RPGs on rotation. If you want more Fallout and Elder Scrolls, development will have to be outsourced.

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