A new Dualshock 4 that features a lightbar across the top of the touchpad will apparently accompany the PS4 Slim.
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In an announcement late on Tuesday night, Japanese electronics giant Sony brought good news for PC gamers on two accounts.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Sony is planning the release of a brand new PlayStation 4 model that will supposedly replace the current standard model and that it will be released alongside the PS4 Neo – another brand new console from Sony that will support 4k resolutions.
As the name implies, this $25 (P1,163) device will allow users to “connect a DualShock 4 to PC and Mac wirelessly, and will enable every feature of the controller you know and love: buttons, analog sticks, touch pad, light bar, motion sensors, vibration, and stereo headset jack – as long as the gaming application supports these features”.
Not only users can play video games from PlayStation Now, but they can also use it for PS4 Remote Play on PC and Mac.
PlayStation Now, the service that will let you play PS3 games on other devices, has made a big move to Windows PC, meaning you can play games like Uncharted and The Last of Us on your computer.
To make the experience as seamless as possible, Sony is also launching the new DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adapter.
Now, however, the company is looking beyond its own ecosystem to expand the availability of PlayStation Now to PC players, with Europe expected to receive it first, followed by North America shortly after. Rs. 1,680), the same price as an Xbox Wireless Adaptor.
There is no word on when PC owners can expect to enjoy over 400 PlayStation titles, though the price of $19.99 a month should remain the same.
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Sony is due to hold a PlayStation event on September 7 where we will finally see the PlayStation Neo, but it appears we might be getting something else too.
