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hey everyone and welcome to another review by Jim's review room today we'll be looking at the DualShock 4 controller and I'll try to go in-depth as much as I can for those PlayStation enthusiasts out there now if you guys have been keeping up I'm still testing the ps4 right now and writing a review on that so definitely subscribe or go to facebook.com slash Jim's review room so you can see more photos and be alerted at that time and again this will be an in-depth review so if you need to skip around read the video description below and the timestamps are listed there and without further ado we'll get started so the controller is a complete redesign from what it has been in the past decade or so the dimensions are as follows below now showing the new controller it's slightly bigger for the most part and weighing in a little bit heavier at 7 point 4 ounces now overall every aspect of this controller has been scrutinized for ergonomics and I'm certain competitive play as well during my unboxing and the first time you lay your hands on this controller you'll feel the difference in length of the handles now this controller makes the old generation feel like a small plastic toy or so the DualShock 4 extend a little bit further so now your ring and pinky fingers grips comfortably now this is one of the most notable and probably one of the most favorable changes to control it for me personally now the top part of the controller is plastic with the entire bottom with a slightly textured dark grey plastic the texture is very subtle but from closely paying attention the texture does provide more grip during extended play when your palms do perspire a little bit there so overall the layout is very familiar with such subtle refinements that goes a long way now starting with the dual joysticks here now being dimpled in my thumbs no question feels more securely in place and has reduced slippage compared to last year's model now the range of motion is still the same it feels and looks like it clicks and moves like it should for the L 3 and R 3 buttons and it still has the same feedback basically now the d-pad also had some notable changes as well the d-pad now feels deeper and I'll say it again it just feels deeper because of the beveled edges right in the middle of the buttons sigh buttons looks about the same however like the joysticks the indentation of the beveled edges creates a physical and mental note and where to keep your thumbs at all times no similar to the keyboard with the F and J keys typically having some kind of raised bump to remind you where you are on the keyboard again another design improvement now moving over to the main buttons square triangle circle and X there really hasn't been any changes that I've noticed now when looking at it from a side view the buttons don't look as raised as the previous generation however as a user I didn't notice a difference when playing though now on to the next part here which is personally my favorite all these shoulder and trigger buttons now completely redesigned l1 and r1 shoulder buttons are slightly bigger actually in height in which it didn't affect my gameplay and it was as effective as they DualShock predecessor with minimalistic effort and tactile feedback now the most notable changes are the trigger buttons now Sony did acknowledge they no longer skip a video when you place your controller down and accidentally fast-forward a scene or so so this next generation has finger contouring and concave trigger buttons it really feels like a beefy trigger that's very effortless depress now because of this concave design the finger trigger rests on there nicely and with every trigger pull for games like you know called duty ghosts' or battlefield 4 there's a slight increase in immersion when you're lighting someone up with an assault rifle basically now the only issue I had though and trust me I love this trigger that I love this new design the concave design basically tells your mind or basically tells your fingers to rest it right on that spot though so my fingers are reached down further than what I have been previously with with the Dual Shock controller again this could just be me or my muscle memory and placement but I have accidentally pressed r1 and l1 at times trying to aim and shoot it's absolute something that I have to get used to and it's not a design flaw per se but it just a heads up for those who might run into that one you receive your PlayStation 4 so the next and biggest feature is this new touchpad right in the middle of the controller not only is it a touchpad but it's also a button as well you can press that in the clip there's really no texture on this and it's smooth all across what PlayStation has done to showcase this touchpad are games like Killzone where you can use swipe commands to control a drone in the battlefield now from the free game warframe you can perform your special move by swiping it in corresponding directions it's a nice feature I would assume the possibilities are endless but we do have to wait to see you know more titles come out and see how this button and this touchpad is actually utilized I've also tested the touchpad on messages you can't use it to select your letters or wording either so unfortunately can't use it in that aspect now moving on instead of the traditional Select and start buttons now share and options are presented on the top of the controller options is basically the start button back in the day when you access your menu during gameplay or out of game play the share button is truly the unique new feature on PlayStation now the ps4 automatically records your last 15 minutes of gameplay in any game and you can immediately upload that to Facebook now you can also save and share your screenshots as well either on the PlayStation messaging system or on Facebook and Twitter and lastly with this button you can access and livestream your gameplay and either twitch or you stream with live comments streaming in to you now the only downfall that I saw from here was that the video that you record can only be uploaded to Facebook to share you can't upload it directly to your YouTube channel so overall the share button alone is a convenient way to show off content like never before now the last few items on the controller are a bit minor but nonetheless PlayStation has put much effort and thought into this now the six axis gyroscopes in the controller from you know new sources say it's much more precise than its predecessor it's much more fluid and accurate readings that are taken now now I haven't yet found a game that I've played to really utilize this feature but just know it's there though and for news in the future now for messaging this helps a bit in typing your words out instead of using the directional pad to click over now demonstrating here I tilt the controller to the corresponding letter left right up and down etc and it's very responsive and spot-on and since an controller is lit up here the ambient glow from the troller is very similar to the place they should move if you eventually will get the PlayStation camera the camera uses these colors to identify your controller now in addition it does help when you have several of your friends over in the room and having color-coded controllers it does help out a bit with identifying you know which one belongs to who then Leslie regarding those colors it's a nice feature that indicates when your controller is charging as indicated by an orange glow and even it changes color so while in use actually when you are using the PlayStation 4 you know it has an ambient blue glow and again it's ambient so it's not glaring and you can't even see it actually in the corner of your eye when you're actually playing the last item here is the integrated speaker I can understand from Sony it may elicit deeper immersion such as when you know a game is playing no dialogue or an ad or might play right from the controller instead of the TV and you might have to place the controller next to your ear etc but overall it's a nice feature to offer but I don't see majority of mainstream consumers eventually utilizing this heavily the sound from the controller itself is somewhat hard to hear if I'm playing with surround sound on and I typically play with a full head set on so at times I would miss the dialogue from a small speaker I mean just you know me putting it out there lastly is the new port besides the microUSB charging port is the three-and-a-half millimeter headset connection now PlayStation does offer a single inline mic and earbud to connect with your controller just like the Xbox has but the wire does seem very flimsy they land thin but using it so far the audio quality is very good I can hear my friends and they say that they can hear me very well the mic however is very sensitive though so if you're moving the microphones in-game your friends will definitely hear the mic rustle around a little bit there but if you are somewhat into games I mean nowadays people are purchasing a cheap headset in ways even up to the very high end you know like those MLG headsets you would even use this thing but again it's all we convened to have and I guess having it offered just in case is always a plus so on regarding the USB charging port yes you can connect this to your computer or laptop and it will charge it for you actually charged on my desktop so overall it's a very very good controller compared to all the previous generation dual Shack controllers you'll definitely feel a huge difference in the trigger as soon as you grab the controller you feel the extension of the handles again the control is a little bit bigger so overall your hands are not you know bunched up or squish together you can say like I said you won't notice it until you actually hold on to the ps4 controller and then compare it with the PlayStation 3 so overall it is a upgrade it's definitely a difference I'm pretty sure down the road for the coming years on the PlayStation 4 this will be a no questions a very very good controller to have so that's about it if you haven't definitely subscribe to the channel as I'm still testing out the ps4 at the moment new videos of the PlayStation 4 should be coming out later this week and if you can please click that like button on this video as well that helps me tremendously and I'll see you guys next time this is Jimmy from Jim's review room take care everyone bye you