PC elitists love to remind us how they're superior gamers, spending their days updating drivers and replacing their thermal paste. Unfortunately for them, playing on the ol' desktop precludes them from enjoying some of the PlayStation 4's exclusive titles – but they should feel right at home with this licensed Hori controller which replicates the computer experience on console.
Also compatible with the PlayStation 3, this elaborate setup comes with a reprogrammable keyboard and mouse – but instead of your usual WASD nonsense, PlayStation's iconic, er, icons are present instead. The device is due out on 9th October in the UK, where it can be pre-ordered from Amazon for £86.35 (~$134). Steep it may be, but the master race doesn't care about cost – just look at the price of a top-of-the-range graphics card these days.
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[source dualshockers.com, via amazon.co.uk]
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Of course it's wired. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE LAG
Lmfao
Pretty cool, but for that price? I'd rather connect a simple bluetooth keyboard and mouse and have the same experience
Shame that almost no PS3 or PS4 games have control systems that support keyboard and/or mouse. Unreal Tournament on the PS3 supports K+M but that's the last FPS that I've seen on either PS3/4 which does.
Odd really as both the PS3 and PS4 recognise and support most USB K+M devices and I'm sure many people (myself included) would appreciate support.
I rarely buy FPS games on PS3/4 due to the lack of mouse support.
Mustard Race
@Pipr think you're missing the point here - this isn't for regular kb/m input, all of the buttons on here replicate the function of an actual button on the DS4. So I would imagine it is usable for all games.
@SteveButler2210
I assumed it would use DS4 emulation rather than be just a USB keyb/mouse but I imagine the results would be pretty horrible.
I'm really just venting my frustration at a feature that's obviously lacking in all but a very small handfull of FPS games on PS3 (and missing from ALL PS4 games in spite of Sony providing support for USB K+M hardware).
Would be great for CS:Go and elements of FF14 no doubt
Nice ! Now I might actually want to play some destiny on ps4 again with that lol
@mitcHELLspawn if only it could increase the look speed in destiny... Oh well.
On another note I miss my old split fish and tuact controller those where awesome , best mouse /controller thing ever. Way better than mouse n keyboard.
@BladeRider ahh ugh I didn't think of that. 30 fps with a mouse is not a good scene lol. Ya move the mouse and what feels like 3 seconds later you turn. So much for that idea. Isn't as noticeable with a controller for sure.
Pc Gamers aren’t Elitist,We're just better then everybody else.
Thats one expensive combo for a mouse that looks super cheap and a keyboard that doesnt function as one...
we may not care about price, but we do care about not being robbed lol
I've only had to replace thermal paste on a PS3 fatty, never any PCs which speaks for itself. But a mouse and (half? quarter?) keyboard does not a PC make. Does it include a Task Manager, graphics options, etc.? Does it let you upgrade your hardware or firm/software at your discretion? Does it let you downgrade if an update sucks? Does it work for PC?
@Pipr ... you know you can completely pick your own button configs for EVERYTHING, right? Settings - Accessibility - Button Assignments... so what's to stop this from working with all the games?
Click bait
People who prefer to play with this should get shot. jk
@WARDIE Where?
I noticed some PC gamers stating the KOTOR games would never come to PS4 because the Dualshock cannot handle the different instructions needed from a keyboard.
A work-around?
You have been warned enough times now. You are going to have to take the emulation talk elswhere now. -Tasuki-
@john_c wut ? Kotor 1 and 2 were on Xbox, and Kotor 2 was updated by obsidian this last week to support widescreen and add controller support to the game (PS3, PS4, XB360 and XB1 controllers, all of them work on it)
Dat intro :3
This is neat and all, but every time I hear the phrase "PC gamer" it makes me think of someone who is so devoted to defending their purchase that they refuse to entertain the thought of ever playing on any console at all, shutting themselves off from dozens of amazing games every generation :/ I'm glad I'm not that kind of PC gamer.
We've heard and seen these gimmicks before, it only "emulates" the functions of the dualshock controller especially the mouse which would presumably emulate the right analogue stick. If the game doesn't natively support kb/m then the results are not going to be satisfactory and won't feel like playing an FPS with kb/m.
Bwahahahaha!!!! Thermal paste! I recently started playing on my shiny new MacBook Pro and I am not a huge fan of the keyboard mouse setup, I even bought a razer death adder mouse to make sure it wasn't the hardware that made me not like it. Give me a dualshock any day (luckily most of the Mac games are compatible with my DS4).
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