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We had a hint or two about its imminent arrival, but Sony’s now made its next-generation DualShock 4 controller official at tonight’s PlayStation 4 event in NYC. The company’s Mark Cerny took to the stage to reveal the all-new companion, which has been redesigned and now features a more rounded form factor as well as what appears to be a slightly rubberized grip with “enhanced rumble capabilities.” There’s also a touchpad now (clearly taking a cue from the Vita), a headphone jack, the long-rumored share button, a light bar that, according to Cerny, will be utilized as a “more friendly way to identify players” and a stereo camera which is used to track the 3D position of the Move-compatible controller.

Not surprisingly, Sony’s touting the addition of the “Share” button as one of the biggest features of the DualShock 4, allowing players to easily send tidbits like video clips and screenshots to social sites such as Ustream, Facebook and, naturally, friends on the PlayStation Network. That’s all we know so far, but we‘re sure to hear more about the DualShock 4 as the night progresses — in the meantime, enjoy the gallery bellow and stay tuned to this post as we’ll be adding more details as they come in.

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If you think Sony’s DualShock and Move controllers are two halves of a well-rounded gaming experience, you might be pleased to know that the firm has dreamt up a hybrid. A patent application filed last year by Kaz and Co. for a “Hybrid Separable Motion Controller” has just surfaced, and it describes a controller that can function as two independent parts or locked together as one. The application also suggests that the location of the controller’s halves could be independently tracked when separated and that video games played with the Franken-hardware could switch to configuration-appropriate control schemes. A similar concept has popped up before, but that’s no guarantee the contraption will ever see the light of day. In any case, you can hit the bordering source link to dig into the filing and fantasize what such a piece of kit could mean for gaming.

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Via: Joystiq

Source: USPTO

So you have been a huge fan of the Sony PlayStation right from the get go, and love the PlayStation controller to bits all these years. Even when the Sony PS3 was released with the DualShock 3 controller, the basic form factor looked the same from all of those years ago. Well, Sony treasures the feedback of its customers, and this time around they do want to hear from you – fans of the PlayStation platform, to come up with your idea for what could possibly be a new DualShock 3 controller. From today until August 15th, you are able to head on to PlayStation.Blog.Share to submit your idea for what you think should the next generation DualShock 3 controller look like.

It does not matter just how your design looks like, but make sure it will be able to live up to expectations by being practical in its design. Imagine the kind of ribbing you would get from your mates if you submitted something that was off the books, and on the other hand, there is the sheer amount of respect attached to your brief if your design happened to be picked.

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