PS4 DualShock 4 Smartphone Attachment Clip Released, Letting You Bypass Those Awful Touch Controls

The DualShock 4 is compatible with pretty much everything you attach it to, including smartphones, but holding the controller and your favorite phone together may be a little awkward.

The Japanese manufacturer Spec Computer decided to help that situation, and just released a contraption that securely attaches the smartphone on top of the DualShock 4, letting you use one of the best controllers in the market to bypass those awful touch controls.

[GeofferyPeterson]

Can you connect the Dualshock 4 to an iPad?
@ Abriael: Sweet, I've got a new project!

[Abriael]

You can. It requires a bit of work if I'm not wrong unlike Android. Not sure this thing can hold something as big as a pad, tho.

[miyamoto]

I can't help but wonder why Sony themselves have no official initiative to do something like this to unify all their products with PLayStation.

Like what is Sony doing????

[WildArmed]

@miya

Sony isn't that huge of a company (unlike giants like Google, etc). The videogame portion is doing really well ATM, and it's probably a delicate balance from them to how to invest the money while maintaining profit. If they had spare assets, I'm sure they'd go for it.

[GHOSTxx420]

I'm wondering the same thing, it'd be cool to play iPad games with the ds4

[lemoncake]

If you have a jailbroken device you can use a program called controller 4 all, works great but would love to have a mount like this for the iPad Air if my wrists could support it though that is another question.

[Summons75]

Awful touch controls or not Cellphone games are still awfully designed and generally aren't games are horrible ports of amazing games (poor souls on those games :( )...a controller isn't going to save the mobile market.

[hkgamer]

mobile market doesn't need aaving. =P

though i know what you mean. we will probably never get a game that actually needs a controller.

[JBSleek]

Mobile market certainly doesn't need to be saved. Also I don't think many mobile games are ports as most are games you wouldn't find elsewhere.

Many people down mobile games here but many are good time passers such as 2048, Plants vs Zombies 2, VVVVV, Threes, Clash of Clans.

People enjoy them quite a bit. They aren't for everyone but no need to shit on them if they aren't your cup of tea.

[InTheLab]

Take away the swipe gimmick and these games are terrible. Who would disagree with that?

[magekyou]

I would, and many game designers would.
You still think of games as triple A stuff with conplex 3d movement and multiple actions. The game 2048 proved that you only need a good game mechanic and a good objective, and you have a game.

2048 is a game, so is Solitaire, so is Duet. And they are GREAT games from a game design point of view. Just cuz its not YOUR type of game doesnt make them any less viable. Any game designer learn that.

I remember I went to a presentation by Nicholas Fortugno, in which he handed everyone a piece of paper of a different color. During his presentation, he gave only one objective : Go and hang out with people who have the same colour as you do. We then spent 10 minutes trying to find those who had the same colour as us, and trying to regroup in a spot with everyone else, fusing with other smaller groups. He then told us "I gave you guys one piece of a paper and a sentence. It all it required for you to have fun during 10 minutes".

Don't dismiss what you don't like.

[Mithan]

You have no clue what you are talking about. Action games can suck, but there are plenty of fun games on the mobile stores for people to play.

[raptorjacob]

Mobile games suck. I download for road trips and airplane. I usually delete them shortly after.

[Kavorklestein]

Dude. How Bout Nes, Snes, N64, PS1, Sega Genesis, and Nintendo DS on your smartphone? That's what I do!

There are even working on getting Dolphin emulators on the phones, and I tried a beta for it, and it WORKS! They are still working on getting it to be more stable. etc.. but ALL the Nintendo Gamecube and Nintendo Wii games, Like smash brothers, or Super Mario Galaxy, on your Smartphone?
Only the dumbest fools in the world would dismiss how awesome bluetooth controllers with phones/tables are.

There is even rumor of PS2 coming to android.
Shadow of the Colossus!

As far as Mobile games, Dead Trigger 1&2 work with bluetooth, and shadowgun deadzone does too, and that's Like a portable Gears of War game!

Don't knock it if you haven't found out how to find and play the best games, with OR without a bluetooth controller.

[LamerTamer]

The main issue will be when running emus your phone battery will last you like 15 minutes.

Gamecube? It really doesn't run great on mobile yet, it may work but not that smooth. PS2 is a dream too.

The others run well though. I have all of those emus including Dreamcast Running great on My Nvidia Shield. The Shield has massive batteries which is needed to run emus well and at full speed and run the pretty loud stereo speakers. Phones will throttle down the CPU as to not burn up the battery or fry the CPU, they get hot. The Shield has a mini fan in it as well so it can run full speed without overheating or being throttled down.

There are some decent Android games, Half Life 2 looks pretty good on it.

You need to worry about input lag too. I tried one of these blue tooth controllers and the input lag was like 1/2 second, many Samsung phones have crap BT drivers. There are limits but I guess this thing could be good in some cases.

[GribbleGrunger]

'Controller isn't going to save the mobile market'

Keep up fella, something is releasing this year, it's PS branded and works on many different platforms... It will start out on the Vita/PS3/PS4 and some Bravia TVs but will eventually spread to Blu-ray players, Laptops, pads and (ahem) PHONES. Have you guessed what it is yet?

[joeorc]

Omg, really? With a bluetooth game pad GTA:San Andreas plays like the living room game console on my kyocera torq. So what ever man. I know what im talking about. I doubt if you have even done that.

[s45gr32]

Who knows next year or two gamers might see smartphone games on par to what these next-generation consoles offer.

[hkgamer]

the biggest problem is that android games are not that great. think most people would be thinking about emulation

[Abriael]

I'm actually thinking about trying it for the Vita. The way it attaches seems like it could hold one comfortably.

[hkgamer]

can you play vita with a ps4 controller?

[C-H-E-F]

Why even get a handheld if you're going to play it with a controller? LMFAO

[TheUndertaker85]

@C-H-E-F: Why not? The PSP Go officially supported it via Bluetooth. You could also use your DualShock 3 during Remote Play with other PSPs.

Very handy if you had an output cable for the PSP Go in particular.

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

I personally didn't adapt well to Vita (and portables in general make me very uncomfortable to play), but one of those cheap chinese grips for Vita improved the thing for me A LOT and they are way cheaper (although also mess up with portability) than an actual controller. Mine looks just like this:

http://www.mega-plk.com/sho...

[bjmartynhak]

C-H-E-F,

Because the Vita is not comfortable for everyone. Not for me at least. I got a grip for myself, but it is not enough to be perfect.

[Debaitable]

There is PSX and even PSP emulation. It's nice but I'm at the point where I like to move forward in gaming, not backwords.

[shadowsmoke36]

You and I bot i think everyone would love to go forward but when most of the ideas are already out and when nothing comes or shows people like you complain and you do it alot. Nothing wrong with going back especially in the case of the ps2 where almost half didn't see the day of light on the ps3. Ps2 had the best library and thats no exaggeration either. Many of those games would sell boat loads on the ps4. We as people need something to buy us time until something new comes out or we would hit a dead wall and nothing would release and people would be even angrier so next time think about the whole picture before you speak.

[SteamPowered]

Grand Theft Autos, Half Life 2, Conduit, Final fantasies beg to differ. I Play these games all the time on my Nvidia Shield and they are great. I also use it for some emulators, but check out Google play and you will be surprised at the quality and quantity. They made me a believer...

[hkgamer]

they shield games or google play games?

i maybe wrong but doesnt ios have more console ported games?

[SteamPowered]

HKgamer- They are Google Play games you buy in the store just like any other. The shield simply maps the buttons for you and adds a kick ass touch screen. It makes those crappy cell phone games more than playable. And if you run NVidia GPU at home, you can stream your full pc games to shield for portable perfection.

[lonelyplayer]

such an amazing game

[Guru007]

Yes you can use the Dualshock 4 with the Vita. You have to setup another user account.

Does the attachment work with the VITA?

[Bathyj]

PSNow on a smartphone anyone?

[alexg587]

Nah

[JBSleek]

On cell phone service? Dat ping though.

[emad-E-three]

Its coming and you can go back to the PlayStation Meeting conference when the PS4 announced!

[Kavorklestein]

You don't even need PSNow to enjoy the best classic games on a smartphone.

PsNow is only really good for PS2 and PS3 games, if you want your wallet raped by their pricing.

There is even rumor of PS2 emulator coming to Android.

That ^ would REALLY defeat the purpose of PSNow.

[shadowsmoke36]

Funny you didn't get the memo about it being in beta or do you actually know what a beta is?

[GribbleGrunger]

Yep.

[s45gr32]

That would be sweet but it would affect their psvita gaming division. Next-generation, I strongly see Sony using PlayStation Now on quad core processor smart tvs and seeing this company succeed were Onlive failed.

[rajman]

Copied the guys who made the bracket that attached to the DS3 and to many phones http://i.imgur.com/MqKQ0re....

[Obamanationn]

Playstation Now is coming to cellphones me thinks

[Funantic1]

I have to see it on an iPod or iPhone actually working to believe. I understand Androids since they don't have proprietary issues like the iPhone. Apple wants you to go thru them and have their approval to make any modifications to their products. Also the iphone has a different and proprietary charging plug.

[Yahdaree]

This is just plain sick! Wow.

[Brad13186]

Buy.theGameklip.com has been doing this for awhile folks.

[sinspirit]

Very cool. I think the suction cup only mount can be a problem for tablets and rough backed devices. I hope it comes with extra kinds of mounts, but other than that it can be used for mostly any phone and is well done.

[LamerTamer]

Ok so they made a rigged up an Nvidia Shield. Cool idea I guess but I already have the Shield for emus mostly. The battery life and sound is much better on the clamshell Shield though so that is a better solution if you have the money.

[Haki1112]

Ill keep my Shield.

[iNFAMOUZ1]

i dont think theirs games i wanna play that bad lol

[RyuX19]

This would be awesome for emulators!

[ScottyHoss]

I want goat simulator for Android.

[gazgriff2k12]

what about playing a ps4 game and using a companion app at the same time ie battlefield 4 and battle commander at the same time or watchdogs app?

[CNPalmer]

Nyko already did this months ago... I reviewed the product. Its called the Smart Clip.

[lahariko]

Very exxxxxccccciiiitttiiinnngggg