Sony made a surprising announcement before the end of 2019 — an official $29 add-on for the DualShock 4, the Back Button Attachment. A somewhat cumbersome addition to the controller that adds ...

When playing video games (on a console, at least), your thumbs are doing most of the grunt work. Most of your fingers are just lazing around on the back, so why not get them to pull their weight? That ...

Sony’s venerable DualShock 4 controller is getting a new peripheral. Called the Back Button Attachment, it adds a pair of programmable paddles to the back of a standard PlayStation 4 controller. The ...

Its sleek design, with two programmable and highly tactile back buttons, allows you to utilize more of your hand to shorten your response time and gives you more flexibility in competitive gameplay.

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Sony’s PlayStation DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment is ideal for gamers that want a pro-style ...

To be clear: an accessory like the DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment won’t magically make you good at video games. When other players are constantly getting the drop on you in Call of Duty or ...

Jonathon Dornbush and Max Scoville discuss the new Back Button Attachment, Sony's latest first-party peripheral that attaches to the DualShock 4. The duo discusses the use of the Back Button ...

After three-month absence, $30 add-on is worth a look for hardcore PS4 players. For all the ways the PlayStation 4 has bested the Xbox One over the past decade, Microsoft has long had the advantage of ...

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It’s telling that the DualShock controller, with its two analog sticks, four shoulder buttons, and quartet of face buttons, has remained effectively unchanged since 1997. Over time there have been ...

Microsoft’s first-party Xbox Elite controller features programmable paddles on its back, allowing players to have even more options in their favorite games without taking their thumbs off the analog ...