Although they have already shown it to the public, they are still launching news about the features of new generation consoles, this time it was the PS4, in which it was confirmed that the light panel at the top of the DualShock 4 is Always On, ie it can not be switched off.
Who confirmed this information is nothing more nothing less than the president of WorldWide Studios owned by Sony, Shuhei Yoshida which confirmed by Twitter.
The light panel is used with the PlayStation camera to detect movements, and it can change color depending on the game developer. A practical example is the Killzone game that uses the light panel to have life status. It is unclear if developers will be able to turn off this panel. It would be interesting to see him react with a goal scored in PES or FIFA.
This functionality may be interesting for developers who may increase ways to entertain players but can also be very bad because it may contribute to the rapid discharge of the DualShock 4 battery depending on the usage time.
