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DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment Announced

DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment Announced - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 January 2020 / 3,404 Views

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment. It adds two programmable and highly tactile back buttons and "allows you to utilize more of your hand to shorten your response time and gives you more flexibility in competitive gameplay." 

The DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment launches in the US and Canada on January 23, 2020, for $29.99 USD and $39.99 CAD.

View the DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment announcement trailer below:


Here is an overview of the DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment:

  • Responsive Back Buttons and High-fidelity OLED Screen: The two back buttons can map up to 16 different actions such as triangle, circle, R1 and R2 to name a few and provide amazing tactile feedback, so you can jump and slide without missing a beat. The attachment also features an integrated OLED display that provides real time information around button assignments.
  • Highly Configurable: A dedicated button allows you to remap back button inputs on the fly, so you are always prepared no matter what game you’re playing. Furthermore, you can save and choose up to three different profiles for use in various games and there is also a headset pass-through for connecting any 3.5mm wired headset to the controller.
  • Developed by PlayStation: The product is tested and approved for all of your favorite PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR titles, and is built with the ergonomics of the DS4 in mind.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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The Fury (on 17 December 2019)

Guessing the DS5 will have back buttons. :P

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DonFerrari (on 17 December 2019)

That is expensive. And yes if they think it is good they should include on PS5.

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Chazore (on 17 December 2019)

That's...rather expensive for an extra attachment. I'm aware Steam gamepad features extra back buttons to make use of, but I'm not sure why Sony thought to charge that much for something similar.

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JWeinCom Chazore (on 18 December 2019)

I'm guessing it's the fact that they put a screen on it... Which begs the question of why they decided to put a screen on it.

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Chazore Chazore (on 18 December 2019)

Yeah, that's an odd choice to put it on something you slide onto the back panel. Really it would have sufficed to just have haptic feedback put in, replacing the screen entirely.

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JWeinCom (on 17 December 2019)

I guess. Would be more convenient to use that then to use the Dpad when playing an analog game. But 30 bucks is way too much.

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S.Peelman (on 17 December 2019)

So I can map buttons to it, that I already have my fingers on?

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V-r0cK (on 17 December 2019)

Interesting but a bit late in the game as PS5 is coming out next year (tho it's cheap so i'll probably pick it up). I hope DS5 will have integrated back buttons.

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Azzanation (on 18 December 2019)

Isn't it abit late in a gen to announce these highly expensive features? I mean soon to be replaced with DS5s.

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hunter_alien (on 17 December 2019)

Ooookkkk I guess...

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