By Leif Johnson
Mini gaming devices are becoming all the rage these days, thanks to the success of devices like the SNES Classic Mini. Not to be outdone, Sony has announced a new Mini Wired Gamepad for the PS4 that’s specifically aimed at kids.
Well, kids and people with smaller hands.
Just don’t get the impression that it’s a ‘mini’ version of Sony’s popular DualShock 4 controller. The Mini Wired Gamepad is flat and 40% smaller, which means it lacks some of its bigger cousin’s standout features, like vibrations, motion sensing, the touch pad, the light bar, the speaker and even a headset jack.
It’s even wired, leading some folks on Sony’s announcement page to question the wisdom of releasing a device aimed at kids with a 10-foot-long, permanently-attached cable.
“Conveniently wired so your kids can trip on it and drop your PS4 Pro on the floor,” says a commenter named LeMatster.
AKA the ‘DualShock Essentials’
But, otherwise the Mini Wired Gamepad comes with what Sony calls ‘essential functions,’ including the right and left analog sticks, the two shoulder buttons and two triggers, a directional pad and the four action buttons. If you’re just wanting to play games, …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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