Before settling on the DualShock 4 controller, Sony says it considered moving the left analog stick above the directional pad to mimic the design of the Xbox 360 controller. CNET contributor Don ...

Before settling on the largely-familiar design of the DualShock 4, Sony had experimented with a number of new controller ideas for PS4. One facet the company was mindful of was the placement of the ...

The PlayStation 4 joypad was originally going to be a much stranger and more innovative controller, as Sony describes the design process that lead to the DualShock 4. Sony has admitted it originally ...

Early versions of the DualShock 4 had the d-pad and left analogue stick reversed. They say imitation is the best form of flattery, so Microsoft must be pretty flattered to hear that the early versions ...

Sony has spoken out about early designs for the DualShock 4, revealing it considered adopting the Xbox 360 controller's stick placement. In an interview with GamesBeat, Sony head of product planning ...

During development of the PlayStation 4 hardware, Sony experimented with a DualShock 4 controller design that was similar to Xbox 360, manager of the product planning department Toshimasa Aoki told ...

Virtual reality company Oculus VR announced the acquisition of Carbon Design team this week. Carbon Design is best known as the designer of Microsoft's Xbox 360 controller, and will continue working ...