INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
When you play games on your PS4, it fair to say that your thumbs and index fingers are generally doing most of the work
Why not put the rest of your lazy digits to work with this accessory that puts two programmable buttons on the rear of the DualShock 4
controller?
Called, imaginatively, the Back Button Attachment, the gadget plugs into the PS4 accessory port and adds three interactive items
to the back end of the controller
There are two paddle-style buttons that seem suited for middle fingers to hit easily, each of which can be programmed to be any of the
ordinary buttons.
There also a little OLED screen that provides &real-time& information on what the buttons are set to
It doesn&t seem like there ever much urgency to find that information out or show others, but hey
The screen also doubles as a button for switching between configurations or changing the settings on the fly.
Great idea from Sony, right?
Wrong! The rear button thing has been done for some time by high-end third-party controller makers like Scuf and Astro, which with their
customizable sticks and buttons have been adopted widely by pro gamers
(Microsoft, for its part, has a patent for a Braille display and input on the back.)
It doesn&t look good to have all the
performance-oriented gamers using third party gear, but with the PS5 around the corner and a new controller coming with it, it doesn&t make
much sense to put out a stopgap &DualShock 4.5& with extra buttons
So this accessory makes a lot of sense
(Don&t worry, it has a 3.5mm headphone jack pass-through, so you can still use a headset.)
And the price is reasonable, too: $30
That makes it a fairly easy impulse buy for anyone who likes the idea of the extra buttons but doesn&t want to drop a bill or more on a Scuf
or Astro controller.
The Back Button Attachment won&t be available in time for the holidays, though — not until January 23
Chances are we&ll see it on display at CES before that, though.
