Just how similar is the new PlayStation 4 controller to the one that PlayStation 3 gamers have been using for nearly seven years? At a PlayStation event in New York City yesterday, You must login or register to view this content. was able to put a model of the DualShock 4 up against a DualShock 3.
The biggest difference between the controllers is the DualShock 4's addition of the clickable two-point touch pad.
Beyond that, the changes are more subtle. Hand-model Jason Schreier and Stephen Totilo zip through them in this video, without a script. They've seen the controller before. Jason and Stephen Totilo have used it. But they'd not had a chance to put the old and the new in the same frame. They hope the comparison is illuminating or, at least, amusing.