The PS4 Controller Is Better Than The PS4 Itself

Consider buying one even if you don't own the console.

[DarkOcelet]

Its a great controller but the PS4 is a beast too.

[Relientk77]

The PS4 has more battery life/doesn't need to be charged

[BitbyDeath]

Doesn't work as well being wireless though.

[mikeslemonade]

Not a huge fan of it. When I first got it on launch day I was impressed, but I quickly found out that I was impressed simply because it is an improvement over the DualShock 3.

X1 controller is easily the more superior controller. I will go as far say it is a fact that the X1 controller is simply better. If somehow you prefer the DS4, then you simply prefer an inferior controller.

[Genuine-User]

Here are some facts for you mike:

-Controller preference is subjective
-Inbuilt 3.5mm headjack
-Rechargeable battery
-Touchpad
-Speaker
-Share button
-Superior bumper buttons
-Analog sticks are precise with almost no deadzone.

[Gazondaily]

Guys stop comparing the console to the controller lol. That's not the point of the article.

But its pretty cool that you can use bluetooth with other devices.

My biggest problem is the cack battery life and the rubbish triggers (which can be swapped I guess). Also, the trackpad hasn't been put to good use yet imo.

But the aux headphone jack is wicked. The d-pad almost perfect and the comfort is great (although interestingly, I tried the early models before the reveal and omg, they had this amazing contour at the back that was amazing).

I bought a Xperia Z3 just to use it to dock this controller in (funnily enough I haven't done it yet).

Great controller but far from perfect.

@Genuine

Just to reply:

"-Rechargeable battery " Yeah I'd much rather have what the X1 has and have DECENT battery life. Seriously. I play for about a week. I don't have to worry about the charge running out. I cant say the same about the DS4.

"-Speaker " A bit gimmicky. I turn this off at night

"-Share button " Yes- actually a big plus for me which I forgot to mention.

"-Superior bumper buttons" I tentatively agree although they are a bit too soft imo.

"-Analog sticks are precise with almost no deadzone." The analog sticks are generally much worse than the X1 for me. Aside from the rubbish build quality, the X1 are far more tighter and the orientation suits me much better.

Each to their own though. Both great controllers.

[miyamoto]

The DualShock 4 work great on my PS3 and PS Vita TV too and my Mackbook Pro.
I just got a Nyko Modular Charging Station for my two darlings controllers.
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[Genuine-User]

@ Septic

I do not understand the contention some you have with the DS4's battery life. It lasts about 4-6 hours and you can charge it with almost any Micro USB Cable. Connect it to your Samsung, HTC, Windows phone charger once you're done playing. It's that simple.

Speakers are part of the package. You should play Alien Isolation with the them turned on, so damn good.

I was specifically talking about the lack of dead zone, not the quality of material used for the analogue sticks. This is a design flaw with the controller, no amount of software update can fix the issue unfortunately.

DS4 has rubbish triggers? You might have a defective piece.

[Takwin]

I use my PS4 controller (wired) with my PC and so does my wife. We both love it. You have to know the on-screen buttons in a PC game will show XBOX values, but most gamers won't have an issue with that because it's not like you look at your controller.

Personally, I like the XBOX 360 controller better than the PS3, but the PS4 controller is my favorite controller ever, despite the battery life not being as good as the PS3 one.

[Allsystemgamer]

@mikeslemonade

Nope you're wrong. It's already been hailed by the majority of media outlets as the best controller ever made. You're just a fanboy who eats anything Xbox.

My Xbox one sits gathering dust waiting for halo 5

[Gazondaily]

@Genuine

"DS4 has rubbish triggers? You might have a defective piece."

Sorry. Meant to say analog sticks

"I do not understand the contention some you have with the DS4's battery life. It lasts about 4-6 hours"

I have it tethered to my console the whole time now which sucks. It really only lasts 4 hours and whilst on paper that sounds like its sufficient, it really isn't. It's not good enough.

[98xpresent]

Been kickin a$$ with it on mkX

[lovestospoodge]

I actually had a DS4 for about a year before buying a PS4. Used it all the time! I had dstools running so games would think a 360 controller was being used. I still use it sometimes like for Ori and the blind forest

[Clown_Syndr0me]

I really dislike the DS4. It's comfortable, and I'm on my PS4 everyday so it's not a big deal. Just a few things bug me.
The first being them terrible sticks. Never had any rip as always used protectors, but still.
The second is the triggers. Snapped R2 on my original controller 3 times. Recently got a white controller and it hasnt had any problems with triggers so maybe they improved them.
The last is that battery life...It is very very short!

[Maxor]

Replace the sticks with metal or taller after market ones. I'm not sure why Sony thought it was a good idea to go with rubber sticks.

[TKCMuzzer]

So, even though you use protectors and have had no problems with the sticks you complain without reason. Are you going by what others say.

I replaced both by batteries with better ones of eBay and have had no problems with the triggers and they are launch controllers.

User error maybe......

[Clown_Syndr0me]

I go hard on them triggers, always have but never have any consoles controllers snapped on me before the DS4.
& Yes as a paying customer I have the right to dissapprove of a design flaw that forced me to buy a third party accessory.
You do know your allowed to enjoy things and still acknowledge the flaws right? Blind fanboyism will only make them think it's okay to provide half-assed efforts at high costs.

Also, go into your local game store, toys r us, GAME, whatever and look at their demo setup of the PS4. I'd be surprised if their thumbs ticks were still intact. That's pretty embarrassing as it's meant to advertise the product.

[playstation4epic]

Swap the sticks with the xbone's

[timlot]

Its an ok controller. The basic design goes back to the 1998 dual shock on the the PS1 so its not ground breaking. The disintegrating rubber thumbs stick on the DS4 should have been grounds for a recall.

[MasterCornholio]

"The disintegrating rubber thumbs stick on the DS4 should have been grounds for a recall."

They fixed that though.

[Spotie]

Yeah, I remember using the touchpad and speaker on my Dualshock 2.

Oh, wait...

[ultralow]

most people use computer controllers? most people have been using an xbox360 controller for almost 10yrs..

[MasterCornholio]

I really love the DS4 and in my opinion its the best controller out there. The DS3 was terrible though.

[Shineon]

It's a wonder how we enjoyed and never complained about our ds1,and ds2 controllers which are the same design as ds3

[MasterCornholio]

Yeah but then the DS4 came. I guess i never saw the faults of the DS3 until i put the DS4 in my hands.

[kraenk12]

I always preferred my DS3 to my 360 one. Much better materials, feel and build quality. It wasn't great for shooters but that's it.

[Spotie]

" I guess i never saw the faults of the DS3 until i put the DS4 in my hands."

How does that make it terrible?

[Maxor]

The only thing I don't like about the controller are the thumbsticks which get torn up easily after bouts with Bloodborne and BF 4. Thankfully I was able to replace them with some after market metal ones and now the controller is great. That touchpad and speaker combination should be standard from on.

[fitfox]

can't compare the two lol, that like saying my gas pedal is better than my car.

[NarooN]

You can easily buy one of these and use them as a gamepad on PC for use with games and/or emulators. They work great for such uses.

[kraenk12]

I love the thing on my PC..can even use the touchpad to control the mouse and the LED shows the charging status. Works great over Bluetooth as well. Best controller on the market by far and best I ever used in 30 years of gaming.

[rawrock]

Definitely prefer the X1 controller. Its more comfortable and the d-pad is greatly improved. The analog stick placement is so much better than the side by side dualshock placement as well.

[gamertk421]

Church

[Fishy Fingers]

Often use the DS4 on my PC even though I have the 'more compatible' 360 wired controller. Quite the change from the PS3 days when it was actually a nice break to use the 360 pad. Those DS3 triggers.... Ugh...

[EazyC]

It would be cool if Sony updated controller lightbar settings on the PS4 menu for changing colour etc. On PC you can make it do all sorts of funny tricks, like rainbow colours and strobe effects! A good idea would be to have a setting where the light tells you how much battery is left in the controller, rather than having to hit the PS button (which is still pretty vague, it just tells you either 1,2 or 3 bars are remaining).

I love the design elements but the battery level for wireless use is a pretty harsh caveat, even with all the light settings turned down to minimum. I seriously recommend getting a 3m cable to keep you from getting your eyeballs fried every time you want to charge 'n' play with that tiny ass cable they supply with the console.

[Ristul]

I love the DS4, just changed the thumb sticks to aluminium, very nice feel.

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[obz]

The battery life sucks though. They should revise it with better batteries.

[Shineon]

It's probally the most comfortable controller I've ever held,if it wasn't for its battery life I would have purchased it for my PC. Yes I game from the comfort of my couch using an Xbox 360 controller!

[curtis92]

Best controller I've ever used overall, hands down.

[jmac53]

I like the controller but the quality on the DS4 is trash. I have gone through two controllers already because of the triggers breaking and sticking. I opened one of them up and there is a tiny weak plastic peg holding the triggers in place. The buttons that are going to have the most use have the weakest parts. Can't say anything about the DS3 but at least the 360 controllers lasted me the entire generation.

[WizzroSupreme]

The PS4 controller really is great, but that it's better than the PS3's is not an incredibly high bar to surpass. It's just pretty good overall – I sure wish that the sticks were sturdier and the touchpad was used more.

[Skankinruby]

I would agree other than the fact that the damn rubber grips on the joysticks rub off so easily. Love the setup but i definitely miss the ds3 joysticks