PS4’s DualShock 4 Early Design Was Similar to Steam Controller – Naughty Dog Lead Designer

Kurt Margenau also talks about how the controller makes the DualShock 3 feel like "a cheap toy".


Naughty Dog lead game designer Kurt Margenau shared some interesting thoughts on Twitter regarding the PlayStation 4’s DualShock 4 controller. We already know that the button layout for early DualShock 4 designs was similar to the Xbox 360’s controller. However, Margenau has just revealed that Sony also had something similar to Valve’s Steam Controller without buttons or a D-pad. He also reveals how well that idea went.

The PlayStation 4 will be launching on November 15th in North America and November 29th in Europe.

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