4. Controllers
The Xbox 360 set a new industry standard with their wonderfully ergonomic button layout. For many it was simply the go-to controller of last generation and is held in high regard as one of the best controllers of all time. Personally, I was one of those rare individually that actually preferred the PS3 controller, but I absolutely understood the praise for what Microsoft created. Its a new generation though which means both Sony and Microsoft have taken some gamer feedback and refined their design. Both controllers have made drastic modifications to their triggers; Sony tweaked theirs into actual triggers over the pedals that plagued the Dualshock 3. Seriously, who hasnt gently put that thing down only to accidentally activate the triggers, which resulted in rewinding or fast-forwarding a substantial chunk of whatever it was you were watching? That assuredly wont ever happen again. Meanwhile, Microsoft took their already comfortable triggers and went one step further by improving upon their feedback. The real changes, aside from Sony playing catch up, come from the touch pad that replaces the traditional Start and Select buttons. After using the touch pad in Killzone: Shadow Fall to switch function modes on your drone companion, I am impressed and feel that more development studios will make stronger use for it than Microsofts Kinect voice commands gimmick. Guerilla Games actually made damn good use of the Dualshock 4 with Killzone all around, using the controllers speaker to output audio logs and the traditional light to indicate your health status. Both are exceptional controllers though no matter how you slice it.