With Sonys recent unveiling of the PS4 and some of the titles thatll be in its catalog, its easy to get caught up in the hype of a successful PR event. After the single most competent press conference Sony has thrown in years, one filled with tech specs, new console features, and games, who wouldnt think that the PS4 is going to be the greatest thing ever (aside from the PC master race)? But as all gamers know, what were promised isnt always what we get, no matter the intentions of the console manufacturers, software developers, and publishers. So here are 4 reasons to be wary about the PS4.
4. The Controller
Now dont get me wrong, I love seeing hardware guys experimenting with new ways of controlling the games we play in fact, I wish Nintendo would sell Wii U gamepads separate from the consoles so I could hook one to my PC to see if its better than my gamepad+chatpad combo. But Sonys DualShock 4 controller, with the touchpad between the D-pad and the main buttons, feels a bit pointless. Sure, its within the thumbs range of motion, but what are you really going to do with it that couldnt be done by using the other buttons? At least the Vitas touchpad was theoretically intended to be used by the fingers that werent going to be doing anything on a controller like this, the thumbs are already doing tons of work. We gamers better start praying that no developer is foolish enough to make a control scheme that needs three thumbs to do something in the middle of the action.