hearing someone actually use "Cross" instead of "x" was so wild to me lol

I have a feeling sony just had an idea how to get rid of those 10 year old smartwatch oled displays that collecting dust at a warehouse somewhere. ^^

Spawnwave: Alright works well, time to dismantle it

This thing would be cool for the manual transmission in Gran Turismo.

I’m honestly more interested in that purple dual shock controller.

I'm picking this up because I have a pinched nerve in my neck and its affected the dexterity of my left hand. So this will be great for me with my limited use of my index finger and ability to squeeze the controller like a normal hand would. This is great news!👍👍

I love how u took it apart. It's nice seeing what's inside these things without having to do it on our own equipments thank you

"I pretty much just ripped it off, I can glue it back" I love a professional at work. That cavalier attitude! :D

I'll never accept x as "cross", sorry Sony 😂

Fun fact, the "triangle"is actually called the pyramid button.

I would love to have back buttons built-in on standard gamepads. They are useful in online FPS.

Maybe they could have used the touchpad on the front of the controller to cycle through profiles. Hopefully, it would work like that on the PS5 controller.

I got mine from Walmart today also. A little weird to put on but it kinda feels natural to use. Not bad Sony.

Sony: Gonna make a responsibly priced controller attachment. But also... *O L E D S C R E E N*

Man and here I had it pre-ordered on Amazon for $10 more and not delivered until Feb

As somebody that works at Walmart here's a heads up. Whenever we buy a certain amount of something and we get a discount after hitting a certain item count we drop the price on our item to reflect that. Say a bottle of water cost one dollar and we buy a hundred but the company we buy from gives us a 15% discount for buying that much. We would sell the water at a 10% discount.

The "cross" thing makes sense when you think about it. The rest are shapes, so it would make sense that it's cross, as opposed to X, which is a letter....

Man I don't know why I actually thought the screen would work like the Vita's touch pad at the back.

Imagine getting screen burn in on this lmfao.

It’s been X since PS1. “Cross” sounds.. sacrilegious 😜

Playstation being innovative with this, it's great to see them trying new things and giving fans elite controller options at affordable prices.

As soon as i heard cross i went down thinking "oh, this is what the comments are gonna be about" and... yeah.

Picking this up for my wife. The motor functions in her right hand are affected, so having the chance to have an extra button and one she can squeeze to simulate the button press help out. Now I need something to replace the right analog stick in some way.

This will help a lot of people with accessibility issues, which is a win in itself. The fact that it’s also an affordable option is icing on the cake. There’s a huge market for gamers who have a hard time using a standard controller that remains largely untapped. I hope to see more options like this, Microsoft’s adaptive controller, etc going forward.

Great review. I'll most likely pick this up. Affordable and easy. I actually had no idea this was coming out. Thanks.

I think if i got this, i would set it to R3 and L3, i always have tendency to move the stick a little when i click it

yo it looks really nice imo the round bottom is actually nice and blends with the controller.

This is great for me because goodness knows i'm not paying $100-$200 for a controller just for extra buttons. Mapping L3 + R3 to this helps prolonging the life of the sticks before they start drifting and feeling weird. I hope Nyko makes one of this with integrated battery to expand the battery of the controller, similar to the Nyko PowerGrip they made for the Vita.

I'm just absolutely ecstatic that I can re-map Circle in Soulsbornes now so I can camera and dodge. Game changer...hopefully.

PS4 back button: comes out This man: let's see if we can pull this apart.

I just gone one and I had a bit of a hard time getting it on. It's definitely something you have to get used to because it feels a little intrusive on your lower fingers, but I feel like this can definitely give you an edge once you get used to it. It'll definitely help prolong the life of your joysticks if you move the R3 and L3 there.

The OLED screen might be on the back to give it extra support against the player pushing it. Pushing from the front might put more strain on the connectors and that hinge.

Only took to the end of the life cycle of the Dual Shock 4 for Sony to actually do anything with the EXT port.

I've been wanting paddles for years but there was no affordable option that didn't require modding the controller itself, so I'm very glad Sony made an official attachment. Together with my Kontrol Freeks, my DS4 is going to become the ultimate mutant.

Really caught of guard 2 days before the whole world knew it’s gonna come out

I don’t understand how every review picks on the screen. So nit-picky to me. The higher end custom controllers don’t have that at all. I personally think it’s cool and isn’t offsetting that the screen is on the back.

Walmart is always cheaper. Even new games are $10 cheaper

The OLED screen can’t go on top because that’s where the audio pass through is.

Cross is a plus sign. Not X.

Missed opportunity to make the screen on front could be used by some games as a secondary screen like the Dreamcast VMU.

Just what I needed! To the controller to have a small sack close enough to touch.

Looks like sony had alot of screens for a smartwatch that wasnt successfull

I bought two of these attachments for my two controllers and have found it to be very reliable comfortable and can improve more than first person shooter experiences. Such as gang beasts need for speed any game that has a dpad function

I don’t care what Sony says the x button is not a cross, if theyre gonna say it’s a cross now then they have to call it a 45 degree angled cross or off axis cross, but it’s not a cross. Is an upside down cross still a cross? No it’s a “petrine cross” or an inverted cross, but it’s not a cross.

you didn't actually try the thing!

I have a question. What happens when you attempt to input left and right on the D-pad at the same time? This is an important question because that will depend on if this thing gets banned at fighting game tournaments.

I think the display is not at the top, because they didn't want to make/ order a custom displays, what would increase the price. It seems that this is just a display taken from a watch, so a low-cost item.

Awesome video Jon(SW). Jon bringing back the Cross vs X debate lol. That Flexible Hinge for connecting into the PS4 Headphone Jack is definitely better than a static one cuz that would break easily. This PS4 Back Button Attachment is pretty cool and neat and very interesting too see but I feel it's gonna be more of a novelty tho.

This doesn’t have “macros” it’s just additional buttons. Those two things are very different.

Still waiting for the "order food while playing" button. MS and Sony are lazy AF

To anyone saying that back buttons are pointless/useless: Have you never played an online shooter and you try to jump and aim? You normally have to take your right thumb off of the right stick and press the jump button while shooting. This attachment is super useful for shooters and racing games. Many Halo players play on "Bumper Jumper" control scheme in which you press the left Bumper to jump while your right thumb stays on the right stick aiming while you're shooting someone online. These back buttons are useful.

I don't understand why the Dualshock 4 and Xbox One controllers didn't just have back buttons by default. Scuff controllers were a thing way before those consoles came out. If you played shooter on console during the end of the PS3/360's lifespan and were serious about it, you pretty much had to have one.

Everyone has called it the "X" button since 95 so it's the x button

Should’ve released these ages ago.

I picked this today from Gamestop here in Columbus, Ohio. Out all the GameStops in Columbus, only one had it in stock. Drove there, picked it up and took it back home. Looked at the box and noticed it had double tape seal. Didn’t think anything of it and opened it....no plastic over the LED screen and scratches on the screen. I’m so pissed off. They sold me something used as NEW! If anyone from Gamestop Corporate is reading this post, this is absolutely unacceptable. I will never shop at your store again.

This is useful for when a button on the controller is broken and you don't want to replace it you can just buy the re mappable buttons

No one, absolutely no one. Spawn Wave: So I opened it up. 😂

I wish it were international I think it’s us and japan currently I really wanna get my hands on these

Finally i can remap the option button.

All of us when the trailer came out: they are finally using the EXT plug SpawnWave:Well yes but actually no

A few years ago I was wanting a Scuf for quite a while, mainly for free roam pvp in GTAO (mainly a city boi here and a beach player 2nd.) so it appealed to me. But I heard bad things bout reliability and the warranty of them. Then Astro announced the C40, but it costs even more but was appealing.... and then shit came up and forgot bout it. But this. This I like. Accessible price wise, seems pretty decent and will do what I want. I checked our fred meyers and homeboy didn’t know what I was talking bout, said they may have it in 3-4 months. Gonna check wal mart today and GameStop 2nd if they don’t have it.. For the people asking WHY you would want this. It’s only for competitive shooters you would want it for. Not RPGS, story driven, platformers, puzzle, etc. With this, combined with running “Alternate FPS 2” in my settings, I can hold L1 and instead of taking my left thumb off the left analog stick to press Left on the d-pad to toss a sticky and kill myself to avoid: cops, getting a point on me from someone, avoid this and that, I can just press the left back button. AND instead of pressing L1 and taking either my right index finger off R1 to press X to combat roll to avoid someone’s lock on, I could just press the right back button. The whole point is so your mainly using analog sticks, all the L and R buttons, and the back buttons. Games like that where you have to move your fingers round the D-Pad or the X,O, square or triangle button can cause some pain after a few hours AND requires more time then pressing a back button which can cost you a kill or death. But if you play like Chrono Trigger, or Resident Evil, or Spyro, or SIMS, or Gran Turismo, etc, this isn’t for you, save your money. IF you play GTAO COMPETITIVELY, COD, BF, Fortnite, PUBG, etc, THIS IS FOR YOU.

I love Xbox controllers for their layout but god dualshocks are beautiful.

I've had this for a couple of days, and at the price point. It is amazing imo, i have owned/own multiple custom controllers. My company of choice has been Battle Beaver. And i would of never paid for any of the expensive controllers i have if this attachment was out before. I think some of the things you mentioned you didn't care for were a little nit picky. Especially for the price... Its very easy to use, i find it very quick to switch through profiles during games, and i feel like the buttons are very responsive and in a very comfortable location. I have used it on Smite, Apex, COD, and Rocket League.

I don't know why some people in the comments complaining about the back screen. listen, I'm not trying to make fun of the Xbox family of Elite controllers nor the Scaf or anything like that, but if you wanted to assign the micro buttons on those then you need your PC monitor or your TV to see what's went when or you need to play a short guessing game, some controllers like the third party controllers made for the switch will have a light bleeping when you want to assign the buttons, what this accessory did is adding a cheap screen to tell you what sort of button you have or going to assigned to each micro buttons on the fly! no need for a TV nor need to blindly do it it's just made things much easier to do, you have a screen that you can check on it anytime you want. they didn't ask you to pay hundred of dollars for it it's freaking $30! judging by the reviews it seems it's getting good ratings too, on ps4 this thing will save you the $200 to $300 you paid for those pro controllers. really no need to hate, if you don't like it just don't buy it it's that simple.

I view it as a option I will pass on.

Why do y'all need a back button?? An it's clearly an "X"

I suspect the screen is not at the top because the download pressure would of been taken up by the connectors which won't be good. By putting it at the bottom the pressure would be taken up by the plastic moulding against the thumb-stick towers.

this thing is a fucking life saver for bloodborne because you can actually sprint and not break your hand

I really don't need a screen on my buttons attachment... Just give an onscreen PS4 UI option to configure the buttons, I do NOT need to pay for a screen on the back of my controller I won't look at. I'm already annoyed that the PS4 has the useless light bar I can't turn off draining battery for the PS camera PS move garbage I don't use.

I don't get it.

To be honest, suddenly a little OLED screen in the DS5 controller isn't so far fetched now. I actually didn't think it could be done (because of battery life) when i saw some of the mockups online. But now, i think, yeah, why not. If turns off like this, i think it would be possible.

I definitely want this because I hate clicking the sticks for R and L 3. That’s how I’m gonna use it

I am upset he is calling X "cross". I dont know why but I am lol

Wonder how long until someone ports Doom to play on the OLED screen on the thing. Move over, Switch plebs, Sony's back in the handheld business!

this seems really helpful for fighting games on controller, no lie. you use your index and middle finger on stick but usually only index on pad and these buttons making use of the middle fingers is great. hope to hear good things.

There are some games that use swipes and half of the touch pad with its core gameplay, like Gravity Rush and Shadow Warrior. Touch pad swipes were fine and instant in Gravity Rush but I wished back when I played shadow warrior that the special moves were buttons and not swipe gestures. I don't see it being too useful if a game doesn't have like a function specifically for it, which doesn't seem likely ever due to the fact it's only meant to emulate two buttons that already exists.

This seems kinda whatevers

It's X, not ✝️

I can't wait to pick this up. This works on PS3 and PC? That's Fucking dope I'm excited

Hm maybe they had it in the back to prevent accidental presses? After all, most of your inputs will be on the front and you could accidentally hit the screen. Whereas on the back, you’d only accidentally hit it if you were hitting the back buttons... but that ain’t likely since you don’t have to move your fingers much to hit it. So I think it’s a pretty good decision, especially since once you set it, you won’t change it (usually)

When you say “cross” do you mean “x” 😐

To be honest don't see a purpose for it 🤷‍♂️

$39.99 here in Canada at Bestbuy. In stores January 30th. I can’t wait, this looks amazing! Its a long time that I’ve been waiting for something like this from Sony.

6:55 What you describe as a "cancel" button is a 🚫. That most likely is to indicate you are leaving that blank, and not assigning a button.

Three minutes ago

I'm looking forward to the EXT port finally being demystified so more third party toys can make use of it properly.

I'm actually really happy with this because since I use tactical controls for shooters, I can't play many of them effectively (doom, r6, destiny 2) because the tactical control scheme isn't supported. Definitely gonna pick this up instead of dropping a bunch of money on a scuf controller.

The possible reason they went with OLED is because it is thinner and uses less power than LCD. They probably didnt want to cause too much battery drain on the controller itself.

I guess if you can’t afford custom gaming controller. This helps on playing CoD doing drop shot easier than switching the button settings.

People always attribute these innovations to Sony, but the first non custom/super expensive controller I remember that came with this was actually the Steam Controller (except unlike this one it could have totally unique functions).

I wish if it still had a headphone jack at the bottom of the attachment so you could use your mic while using it

The buttons are awkward if your used to a scuf or dominator strike pack. They should have dropped the buttons down to be more comfortable. They are kind of thick and with the smaller ps4 controller it just feels weird. It does work well. With the exception of it will randomly turn off if you have it wired while playing. Found that out several times while charging and playing at the same time. It don't feel like it's going break. It stays in place just fine.i swapped it on a few different controllers and it works fine. For me I do prefer the strikepack even though it's wired. I had one for a few years and it's really durable and reliable. I dropped it a hundred plus times and it is fine. Mainly I like the paddle location better. Ps4 Version is a good choice if you never used anything like this before.

Yeeess, we love accessory reviews

I have no issue with mine. Like you said I just leave it on cause I use a cable to charge. Just have to get used to the extra bulk in the back.

I like the idea of adding remappable paddles through accessories, though PowerA's Fusion Pro currently has the best design for it, with having a module in the back for the paddles. If a first party implemented this, it'd offer so many more options, while also not obstructing the first party accessory ports at the bottom of the controller, not to mention a first party would be more likely to offer more accessories than PowerA's blank module and 4 paddle module. Something like that on a base model controller would make first party 'pro' controllers more accessible to more people, especially when you consider the Elite controller for XB1 is $180, more than twice that of a standard controller. As for the more accessories comment, one module could have two paddles, while the standard has four, and I'd personally like to see six paddles for dpad/abxy+l3+r3. Hopefully we'll see this within the next generation of consoles, at least from a third party since first party seems to be _extremely_ slow at catching onto controller trends.

The one neat thing from this that I'd like to see on an Xbox Elite controller is that oled screen. Makes it so you can reprogram buttons right in game.

the fact that Cross is the official name for the X button still hurts me internally

I own a $200 c40, but I'd have absolutely never have bought it if they had this when I purchased it. Dualshock 4 is the GOAT

I agree, the screen should have been on the front. With how little information it displays and the fact it isn't on unless you are messing with it, I can't see it being distracting. It would also have been nice if you could bind button combinations to each rear button. Such as pressing Left and Circle at the same time for example. Some games use combinations like this so it would be nice to have a single button shortcut to them. With that said, I appreciate the fact you call the buttons Triangle, Circle, CROSS, and Square.

almost bought that $200 Astro controller last month it was on sale at the pawn shop for $100 needed a new pc controller for Devil May Cry 5 got a regular ps4 controller instead for $40, glad i did cuz i forgot about this glad to hear it should work on pc too!