The novelty of the DualShock 4’s light bar appears to have worn off a touch since we reported on Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition’s ridiculous implementation, but Rockstar Games is a perfectionist, and so it’s decided to implement some extra features specifically for Sony’s next-gen machine. One "bonus" is that your controller’s light bar will flash blue and red when you’re in a police chase. Ahem.
That’s not all, though, as the peripheral’s speaker will also emit radio chatter and phone calls should you opt for a more “immersive” sound setup, and you’ll be able to swipe the touch pad up and down to change weapons, as well as left and right to switch radio stations. From what we understand, you’ll also be able to push it down to switch to the title’s first-person viewpoint.
Alright, they’re hardly the most amazing additions in the world, but seeing as most developers don’t even bother, it’s nice to know that Rockstar Games is using all of the features available to it. Do you long for more flashing light bar effects? Shine like a star in the comments section below.
[source gizmodo.co.uk, via vg247.com]
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please just make it ring the ps app on my phone for phone calls, that would blow my mind
@joemolomo awesome idea.
Brilliant. I won't be in any police chases, though. I obey the law..
The touchpad functions are a very good idea. The light bar... oh, the thing at the front that faces the opposite direction that you never ever ever ever notice unless it causes unnecessary glare or you happen to play in the dark, the light bar is pointless, when I read the title of the article I was assuming there would be some lightbar/cam interaction. Nevermind.
Yay. I loved the controller effects in tomb raider. Gta 5 is gonna awesome.
@Bad-MuthaAdebis I play in the pitch black often and I do quite like the novelty of the light bar, as it adds a bit of ambience to the room. Not for everyone, though...
It would be cool if it flashed when you score a goal in fifa and flash yellow when booked and red when sent off that kinda thing
I don't care about the light bar & I'm not removing my decal I love the touch pad & speaker implementations, but clicking for a shortcut to the map would've been better!
@Bad-MuthaAdebis I play in the dark ,and while the light bar does add an ambient effect I find what it adds a lot more prominently is its reflection in my TV screen. It's not as noticeable since I got the option of dimming the bar it can still be an irritant.
@delukze I agree the use of the speaker and touch pad are fine...I really like the speaker in the controller, it adds a lot to gameplay at times....the light bar is far more of a gimmick. Mine is covered by a Batman decal and it's staying that way.
@get2sammyb @Munkyknuts probably only outlast for me has warranted darkness, when I eventually play alien isolation that'll be played in the dark, silent hill when it turns up, maybe even the swapper. How much the light bar is or will be used in these games I dunno.
It's just gotta be used more! The speaker really wowed me first time i heard a voice come from it. I wish every game did something with the features of the DS4.
i like the implementation, wouldn't call it intuitive aside from the police siren effect, pretty cool! I think the touch pad is just hard to use one for clicking just like the options and share button.
Gonna be really hard to make the touchpads implementation intuitive but I'm sure these devs can do it! Good job rockstar though, probably the best use of it so far.
the lightbar will turn red whenever Trevor swears.
it will be red quite often.
yes even to customise your name on the ps4 controller would be awesome writing almost anything within reason would look boss..
Love it rockstar
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