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The DualShock 4's Battery Life Can and Will Kill You in Bloodborne if You're Not Careful

Bloodborne is a deadly and unforgiving game. It's full of horrible critters that will mercilessly kill you as soon as you get even slightly distracted, but there's one, more subtle enemy that might cause your untimely demise, and that's the battery of the DualShock 4.

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drifter863316d ago

This already happened to me. I was so into the game when I got the notice that battery was low. It got intense I completely forgot to plug in the charger and got killed. This was early in game and lost over 18000 echos which at my early stages was for more than a few levels. I was so sad haha.

blitz06233316d ago

Never played a single game for over 6 hours straight and this is no exception so this never happens to me. I've gotten it down to one bar tho. That's when I tell myself to stop

xer03316d ago (Edited 3316d ago )

Bloodborne is tough, but the sense of achievement when you've cleared a level is so damn rewarding! It's crazy how time flies, when you're having fun :)

I've been playing from 8AM to 10PM today, and I've had to swap controllers twice. That's acceptable to me.

But I can see it being annoying for people who play 10hrs or more a day, and don't move out of their seat for the duration.

6 hours on a single charge is more than enough for the majority of gamers.

ps4gamer19833316d ago

My ds4 feels like it needs a new charge every 2 hours. I even keep light dim. I WISH I could get even 6 hours like u said.

thekhurg3316d ago

It's From Software/Sony Japan's fault for not giving this game a f***ing pause option.

Holy crap this is 2015...

GiggMan3316d ago

Honestly people would have raged and called them soft for putting in a pause option lol.

Part of the souls charm is walking into a new area and encountering a bad ass and not being able to prepare.

gamer78043316d ago (Edited 3316d ago )

If you have young children that basically locks you out from playing a game with no pause

Kribwalker3316d ago

@gamer

Agreed 100%. I have a 10 month old and I can't play destiny when she is awake. If I'm in a boss battle or whatever I'm toast.

rainslacker3316d ago

Doesn't the PS4 automatically go to the homepage when the DS4 battery dies? That's like an auto pause, since the game doesn't continue running when you do that.

blitz06233316d ago

lawl you must be one of those who want to pause during a boss fight so you can google how to beat it

averagejoe263316d ago

Ummm... Just hit that little PlayStation button in the middle of your controller. Brings you back to the home screen and pauses your game.

How do you not know that?

Do you even really have a ps4?

Also, complaining about a game that has never had a pause button because they choose to make it more challenging is really lame. Please, stay away from the good games. You clearly don't understand them (or your ps4 for that matter).

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Muzikguy3316d ago (Edited 3316d ago )

This could be said for any game. I'm glad I bought a second controller!

Edit @thekhurg
How do you pause an always online game? Yes I understand there's an "offline mode". I just backtrack to a safe spot if I need to do anything

aragon3316d ago

Lol how'd this get approved???? The ds3 and 360 controllers battery life could kill u in dark souls too... No? If a person is that hardcore they should know to have cable nearby? Geez gaming journalists these days.

Erik73573316d ago (Edited 3316d ago )

At least you can retrieve it back if you can kill what ever has your echos...I am guessing that failed? :|

evenstar3316d ago

Do you not have a second controller?

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bloodybutcher3316d ago

Thaaaat's why you use usb cable when battery indicator shows it needs charging?...

xHeavYx3316d ago

Yeah, some people don't seem to have the common sense...

TitanUp3316d ago

I make sure my controllers stay charged but we do have a toddler and if I decided to play using USB cable I could see him tripping over it.

That will either hurt him or pull the ps4 down or cable out of ps4.

TheTwelve3316d ago

For whatever reason, I didn't get indicated last night and almost messed myself completely up.

bloodybutcher3316d ago

Or you did and didn't register xD happened to me more than once

KwietStorm_BLM3316d ago (Edited 3316d ago )

Sometimes if you're into a game and you don't plug it in immediately when it says to, you can forget. It happens. Has nothing to do with common sense.

evenstar3316d ago

So, you can buy a battery pack... it doubles the life of of your DS4... we have one.. played Driveclub for 10-12 hours with the battery pack.. it cost 15 bucks here... well worth it.. and no tripping of toddlers

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Shineon3316d ago

Nothing says next gen like having your controller plugged in while your gaming. Sony are we in 2002?

Spotie3316d ago (Edited 3316d ago )

I'm not sure. Are we still using AA batteries in our controllers?

Edit: Yes, because having your controller completely dead while you switch batteries is preferable to plugging your controller up to ANY compatible plug- I use the one for my cellphone or Bluetooth- for a while. /s

andibandit3316d ago

at least you could change those and stay wireless

Immorals3316d ago

I can change battery pack, or I could plug it in, choices are better. As it happens, I can swap batteries faster than getting up and plugging it in, and I'm not left with a potentially hazardous wire trailing across the room!

Look at the backlash Samsung got for taking away the removable battery.

Shineon3316d ago (Edited 3316d ago )

What you mean completely dead we can charge our controllers too,what you didn't know we had a play and charge kit with a battery that actually let's you play wireless?!Well how about that we have a choice and you just simply don't.That inferior controller battery will get older and even worse overtime and there's nothing you can do about it.Me on the other hand I can replace my rechargeable or AA batteries because I have choice

maniacmayhem3316d ago

Changing batteries is somehow a nuisance now? How is one more preferable than the other?

Your defense is getting worse and worse Hicken.

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ion6663316d ago

I got three controllers charged at all times. I came prepared with a box of cleanex,.....get it ? no...I'll stop.

kratoz12093316d ago

Seriously you half like 10-15 minutes to find a safe place and swap controllers

VJGenova3316d ago

This is great for those who have 2 controllers. I assume most do, but some may not. The life of the ds4 is pretty awful. The usb cord is pretty short too so it's not like o can play with it plugged in ... still a lame article though.

strickers3315d ago

Buy a longer cable. Go to a little online store called Amazon, buy a long cable, plug it in. I have 4 pads and 2 charge stations. Never an issue for me.....

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The 7 Best Souls-Like Games - Mastering the Challenge

The Souls-like genre remains popular, along with FromSoftware's classics there are many contenders. But which are the best Souls-like games?

toxic-inferno23d ago

Hmm... In my opinion, the 7 best are the 6 made by FromSoftware (DeS, DS1, DS2, DS3, BB and ER), then Lies of P. But each to their own.

kevco3323d ago

Still DS1? You don't feel it's been surpassed yet?

Demon's Souls has the remake of course, but DS1 has surely been outdated?

Smellsforfree23d ago

I think that the DS1 remake is better looking than DS2. The interior lighting matched with the low resolution textures in DS2 is very garish, IMO.

Besides graphics, what do you mean by DS1 being "outdated"? I'm someone who played through Elden Ring and just recently played through the DS series, and as far as gameplay went, there were all very similar.

Cacabunga23d ago

I haven’t played many but Bloodborne and NIOH1 are on top of my list.. had a blast with these 2

toxic-inferno23d ago

For world design and interconnectedness (that's a word, right?) DS1 is yet to be beaten.

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9 Years Later, Does Bloodborne Deserve All The Praise It Gets?

Saad from eXputer: "Almost a decade later, it's time to take the nostalgia goggles off and accept that Bloodborne has long been surpassed by its successors."

jznrpg25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

Yes, yes it does. It’s still a great game. Elden Ring isn’t better just different and a bit easier . I like that you have to be aggressive but smart in Bloodborne

thorstein25d ago

I literally replayed it recently and it's better than I remember. I think it's like going back to a beloved book and noticing things I hadn't before.

raWfodog25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

Yo! I was getting ready to reply with the exact same four words you started with lol. Yes, I think Bloodborne has withstood the test of time and remains a great game. That’s why all the fans are hoping for a sequel someday. Hoping that we can catch that magic again with a new storyline.

Leeroyw25d ago

Yes. Just replayed it a few days ago. My first Platinum. And yes. I rage quitted so many times and called it BS too when I started. It's tight. The combat is amazing and the lore is rich.

GamingSinceForever25d ago

Elden Ring was easier? I don’t know about that at all. I remember leveling up in Bloodborne and breezing through it. In Elden Ring no matter how powerful I got I was still catching a beat down from every boss.

thorstein24d ago

That's due to scaling enemies. I remember not doing Haligtree untill near the end and having enemies withstand almost a full blast from Azur's Glintstone Staff Comet Azure. My level was quite high.

Melee characters are not fun in that game, especially for the Elden Beast.

MeteorPanda25d ago

Considering l did a run 2 months ago? Yes.

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Bloodborne's Potential Remaster Continues To Be Sony's Biggest Missed Opportunity

"Sony is missing out on a hugely profitable opportunity by ignoring fan demands for a Bloodborne remaster and PC port," says Ahmed from eXputer.

thorstein54d ago (Edited 54d ago )

Bloodborne came out on the PS4. It is owned by From Software. What missed opportunity? I am sure the people at From Software know what they are doing. Especially since they are hiring devs instead of laying them off.

Maybe do an article about that instead of writing a hit piece on them acting like they don't know how to run their business.

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-Foxtrot53d ago (Edited 53d ago )

To be fair Hidetaka Miyazaki said in an interview

“Unfortunately, and I’ve said this in other interviews, it’s not in my place to talk about Bloodborne specifically. We simply don’t own the IP at FromSoftware.”

So the ball kind of is in Sonys court, it feels like a missed opportunity because it’s something people really want and Sony just hasn’t really been bothered to get it off the ground. There was rumours it was at one point but it all went silent.

Cacabunga52d ago (Edited 52d ago )

Sony has been missing nothing but opportunities for a few years now.. since GOW release, it’s worrying silence we’ve been getting..

As for Bloodborne, imo it would be too soon to release it because PS4 game still looks phenomenal..

Bloodborne REMAKE I think will be PS6 launch title by Bluepoint. I truly hope so! 2 gens later we can get the same wow effect as Demons Souls.

Eonjay52d ago

He is right because it is Sonys IP but a little further back he also explained that they only work on one game at a time. This means that From must also be available. In other words it could already be in the pipeline. Ecen if that is the case, it's still up to Sony to reveal it when they are ready. As ever, I prefer not to hear about it until it's about 3 to 6 months from releasing.

CrashMania53d ago (Edited 53d ago )

'Bloodborne came out on the PS4. It is owned by From Software'

Actually Sony owns the IP, same with Demon's Souls. I think they'd prefer if From did the work on any future of both of those though, but if Sony wanted to they could have those off to anyone else to work on them, like the DS remake.

thorstein53d ago (Edited 53d ago )

Yeah. Thanks for the info.

But I still think that remasters should wait a generation. And Blue Point did Demon's Souls which was superb.

It can be a huge risk. And I think Hidetaka Miyazaki hinted that it would be a PS6 title. I don't he has no say in what happens, it's a partnership.

--Onilink--52d ago

To be honest, if there is a remake/remaster (not that it needs one) I would prefer someone else to handle it, like they did with Demon Souls

From many perspectives From Soft is an amazing developer, BUT, on a technical level they are far from impressive, both in terms of dated visuals (again, on a technical level, not art/design) and usually poor performance.

And what is the point of a remake/remaster if not to provide a visual and performance enhancement to a game that already nailed the rest?

Michiel198952d ago

@thorstein what huge risk? Part of one of the most well known ip's in gaming nowadays, there's not much risk there when it comes to a remake.

thorstein51d ago

@Michiel

I meant remasters in general are a huge risk, not Bloodborne.

Bloodborne isn't, but I think it's going to be on PS6, like how Demon's Souls went from PS3 to PS5.

Sorry for the confusion.

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thesoftware73052d ago (Edited 52d ago )

Thorstein,

Wow, your post seems angry..relax it's an opinion.

And btw, it is on Sony, they have the exclusive right to the game, on top of that, they could have easily, at bare minimum, offered an official 60fps patch, with a few extras and charged people $10 to upgrade or $30-40 for new buyers.

I believe I saw an interview where , FromSoft said it was all up to Sony on a sequel and other dealing with the game.

A "hit peice", that serious huh?..relax lol.

thorstein52d ago (Edited 52d ago )

Wow you seem angry. I responded to crash 2 days ago about the remaster and who did it.

Why do you care what other people think in a moment about some journalism. Calm down, buddy, it's just my opinion. From 3 days ago.

Edit: I just went back through my comments and found 2 where I call out the author in the past month. Wow, I'm a rageaholic.

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potatoseal53d ago (Edited 53d ago )

It will be a launch title on PS6 just like the remake of Demon's Souls for PS5 launch

OhReginald52d ago

Sony realizes people will flock to buy ps6s for a bloodborne remake. Easy money.

jznrpg52d ago (Edited 52d ago )

Rumored it’s slated for PS6 launch. Some say PS5 Pro. Who knows ?

P_Bomb52d ago

Highly requested, unfortunately neglected.

jznrpg25d ago

Some say we didn’t need TLOU2 remake but that was a PS4 game and now we need a BB remake but that was a PS4 game. We send mixed signals

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