Yes, because the Playstation Vita TOTALLY didn't have a touchscreen on it and wasn't revealed at E3 2011 to have such a function at the same time as Nintendo's Wii U was officially revealed.reiem531 said:Shamelessly ripping off Nintendo? Seems like current Sony to me.
Playstation Movecarlh267 said:Yes, because the Playstation Vita TOTALLY didn't have a touchscreen on it and wasn't revealed at E3 2011 to have such a function at the same time as Nintendo's Wii U was officially revealed.reiem531 said:Shamelessly ripping off Nintendo? Seems like current Sony to me.
I'm getting really sick and tired of everybody saying "RIPOFF! RIPOFF!" when it appears that this time, Sony is actually just adapting the Vita's functionality to exist on the new controller. It also doesn't have an actual screen on it like Nintendo's new controller, so how is it shamelessly ripping off the Wii U? Sony has definitely copied on the innovations of other companies in the past, but lets try to keep things in perspective.
OT: I don't feel that the new touchscreen is a good idea, it just looks really small, and you'd pretty much have to grip the controller with one hand in order to use it with any sort of precision. I just don't understand why its there, and I hope that they actually show some decent use from the tech at the announcement.
I also don't see a start or select button seems odd to omit those start at the very least.Treblaine said:What makes me doubt the officialness of this design?
It's clearly a fixed wired controller. It's not attached by mini USB, that's a clear dura-cord and I don't see them going anything other than wireless with the only wired option being connect via USB.
This clearly points to prototype design implementation.
Maybe there is a reprieve for low-position D-pad.
What is that? What have they done to my beloved dualshock! I'm fairly certain my hands grew into the perfect shape for the dualshock after spending my early years gaming on the PS1 and 2, and now they've produced this monstrosity? DAMN YOU SONY! DAAAAAAAAMN YOOUUUU!MikeWehner said:
Or, you know, they kept to primarily the same button layout(just one aspect of what a controllers 'design' is) because that is what a 'playstation controller' is and is recognised as, and the 'redesigned' aspects are all those new features mentioned in the OP that are apparently integrated(and indeed can be quite clearly seen), but haven't been in past designs of the controller.Baresark said:If it's going to have the exact same button layout, it literally makes no sense to actually design a new controller. So, either they are that stupid, or this isn't the new controller.
Sony has done that ever since they entered the gaming business, not just currently.reiem531 said:Shamelessly ripping off Nintendo? Seems like current Sony to me.
Is there one specifically for the Wii U? I own a pro controller for the Wii surprisingly enough (came with monster hunter). But never actually used it OR played monster hunter on it. Got it for a steal of a deal at like 20-30 dollars. Oh well, off to Google to see what it looks like.SkarKrow said:Dude have you seen the Wii U's Pro Controller?
It's one sexy piece of command input technology, every curve is smooth and beautiful, and when I held it the first time it just melted into my hands... It's like a glorious middle comrpomise between the dual shock, gamecube pad and 360 controller...
Except the non-dualshock controllers are essentially exactly the same, except without weights in it. It's just as sturdy. Actually even more durable due to the lack of moving parts. It's also less likely to be damaged when you drop it.TheRightToArmBears said:I don't like superlight controllers. My friend has a PS3 controller without Dualshock, it feels far too light, it's just off. It makes me feel like I'll snap it half if I get a little overexcited, like a crappy third-party job.Lvl 64 Klutz said:Remember when technology was focused on making things smaller and, more importantly, lighter? I miss those days...
This.Programmed_For_Damage said:At least it's bigger than the PS3 controller. That was a big gripe of mine, that it was designer for dainty, small hands.