DualShock 4 light bar can't be switched off, says Yoshida
by
David Hinkle 
(5 hours ago)
Players can't disable the
DualShock 4's top light bar, regardless of
the optional PS4 Eye camera that can track the controller for certain games. The news comes
from Twitter and Sony's president of worldwide studios, Shuhei Yoshida. Twitter users have expressed concern over the light's possible reflection on a TV in a dark environment.
The light bar on the PS4 was originally pitched as a way to communicate things like player health, back when the PS4 was first announced in February. More tangible ideas were conveyed at E3, however, in a demonstration for
The Playroom, a series of tech demos
included with every PS4 system. In
The Playroom, players use the light bar on the DualShock 4 in conjunction with the PS4 Eye to play Air Hockey and interact with little robot men.
We've got some questions into Sony for more clarification on the light's effect on battery life and will update this post when we hear back.
