Spotted In The Wild: The PS4's Dualshock 4 controller, all boxed up and ready to go. (Photo snapped by Sargon Aodisho, h/t Dualshockers/NeoGAF.) » 10/22/13 5:07pm 10/22/13 5:07pm

The PlayStation 4's DualShock 4 controller will be compatible with PCs for "basic functions" without a driver, PlayStation's president of worldwide studios said over Twitter. While "basic functions" weren't further defined, that's still better than the DualShock 3, which needs a whole lot of work to perform any… » 10/06/13 11:30am 10/06/13 11:30am

Black? Boring. Check out these color variations of the DualShock 4 controller; up above we've got red, and below, blue. Or, well, technically, they're Magma Red and Wave Blue. Same thing! » 8/20/13 5:00pm 8/20/13 5:00pm

The DualShock. When you look at the original PlayStation controller, you probably see an iconic game controller. These guys see something they can press into each other's backs. » 12/07/12 7:20am 12/07/12 7:20am

Flagship Android phones might be getting bigger screens, but that's not making game control much easier. Sometimes, you really need a controller. » 11/05/12 11:30am 11/05/12 11:30am

Unless the game has been designed with touch-screen (or tilt) controls in mind, moving around in mobile game is often an exercise in pain and frustration. So much so that I want to find the man/woman who first invented the virtual d-pad and set their hands on fire. » 8/08/12 12:30am 8/08/12 12:30am

You can help design the next version of Sony's PlayStation 3 controller. Head over to the PS Blog to enter the contest. » 8/01/12 3:23pm 8/01/12 3:23pm

For winning the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition PSN event Rockstar Games held on November 18, Florida's Alvin Ogando walked away with a pair of custom PlayStation 3 controllers that look like someone tossed them in a clothes dryer with a black Sharpie. Congratulations? » 11/29/11 1:20pm 11/29/11 1:20pm

On November 2, the same day the game is released, Japan will be getting this fancy, limited edition DualShock 3 bearing the colours and livery of upcoming action game Uncharted 3. » 9/06/11 12:45am 9/06/11 12:45am

Answering the call of Android gamers frustrated by virtual joysticks, Dancing Pixel Studios' Sixaxis Controller can grant your PlayStation 3 controller power over your mobile games, as long as the device is right. » 8/08/11 3:20pm 8/08/11 3:20pm

My dork tendencies run a little...stranger than most. While I enjoy looking at things like mock-ups of new control pads, for example, I prefer looking at a mock-up of the packaging for said controller. » 4/18/11 5:40am 4/18/11 5:40am

To go with its new analog controls, MLB 11 The Show is going on a new controller - this baseball-themed DualShock, timed to release with the game on March 8. » 12/16/10 6:00pm 12/16/10 6:00pm

Or so implies the latest e-mail from the folks at PlayStation, who are clearly aware that pink plastic video game accessories are not cross-gender compatible. As seen in my e-mail inbox. » 9/21/10 8:00pm 9/21/10 8:00pm

What lies beneath the plastic skin of your PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 controllers? If concept artist Mads Peitersen was designing the gamepads we play with, they'd be bony, fleshy living things with teeth. » 8/04/10 6:40pm 8/04/10 6:40pm

Scott Johnson chronicles the long strange trip from Pong paddle to motion-sensed human, leaving the commentary up to you. As seen on ExtraLife. Thanks, Jon! » 6/29/10 11:00pm 6/29/10 11:00pm

A is for Apple. B is for Bastard. C is for Carrot, and D is for...DualShock 2? » 6/04/10 6:30am 6/04/10 6:30am

Designer Stephane Perruchon has always liked the DualShock controller's design, its "excellent ergonomics". » 11/06/09 7:00am 11/06/09 7:00am