The PS5 might be the console on every PlayStation fans mind, but Sony isnt done developing products for its current console. Just a few weeks after telling the world that the PS5 controller will be much better than the DualShock 4 controller youre using now, Sony quietly launched an unexpected product meant to improve gaming on the PS4. The DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment is a $29.99 device that can be attached to the controller to offer users two additional, fully customizable buttons.<\/p>\n
The relatively tiny contraption attaches to the back of the controller and features two buttons flanking a central OLED touchscreen display, which can be used to customize the buttons. Sony explained in a blog post that the buttons can be mapped to up to 16 different actions and provide amazing tactile feedback.<\/p>\n
The buttons can be reconfigured as you play, and you can save up to three different profiles for different games.<\/p>\n
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Unsurprisingly, the controller also features a 3.5mm headphone jack, so you can still hook your headphones to it. The Back Button Attachment will be available in stores come January 23rd, selling for $29.99 in the US and CAD 39.99 in Canada.<\/p>\n
The announcement makes no mention of PS5 compatibility, although Sony does say that the product is tested and approved for all of your favorite PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR titles and is built with the ergonomics of the DS4 in mind. Does that mean the DualShock 5 controller will ship with built-in back buttons of its own? Its too early to say, but well learn more about the PS5 controller once Sony is ready to unveil the PlayStation 5.<\/p>\n
While we wait, heres a video presentation of the DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment in action:<\/p>\n
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