The pad is your direct interface with the games you play, and bad concept can ruin the entire experience. You'll be glad to know that both DualShock 4 and the Xbox One pad are superb pieces of design.

The feel: Without having the benefit of testing this on a few matches of Street Fighter IV, we can’t say if the DualShock 4’s D-pad is legitimately better or not compared to its predecessor.

Sony’s head of product planning department has revealed that the PlayStation 4’s DualShock 4 pad went through some original designs that resembled the Xbox 360 controller.

USgamer discusses the PlayStation 4's DualShock 4 controller with its creator Tetsu Sumii at TGS.

DualSensible I’m admittedly torn over the DualShock 4: it’s definitely a flawed pad, but, without it, we wouldn’t have the phenomenal DualSense controller for the PS5.

The DualShock 4 still has a great and ergonomic lightweight design, plus it has a durable array of analog sticks, face buttons, and a nice D-pad.

The PlayStation 4 Slim edition launched with a brand new DualShock 4 controller, though you'd be excused for not being able to spot the difference. In the hand, it's practically identical to its ...

But what controller is best to use as a PC? As few as two years ago, the choice was obvious: an Xbox 360 controller. However, with the release of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One systems three years ...

Sony tested Xbox stick layout for DualShock 4 Many shooter players have grown accustomed to the asymmetrical placement of both left and right sticks on Xbox 360's gamepad.

The DualShock controller will finally be retired with the launch of Sony’s next-generation PlayStation console, codenamed Orbis. That’s according to the chaps at CVG, citing a senior games ...