PS4 Accessories
Most gamers don’t realize just how big the accessory business is. It’s a far more lucrative section of the industry than most gamers give it credit for. Accessories encompass anything unrelated to games, be it extra controllers, steering wheels, memory cards, dance pads, and much more. In a broader sense, accessories could also include anything gaming related, such as gaming chairs, etc.

Accessories have been big business for many years. Going back to the Nintendo years, one of the most notable accessories was the Power Glove, still one of the most noteworthy accessories we’ve seen to this day. Joysticks, rapid-fire and programmable controllers, and steering wheels were also quite popular. Another prominent accessory of the time was the light gun, followed by the SNES’s Super Scope.

Sony's Turn to Accessorize

As we came into the Sony era, the multi-tap became one of the most popular accessories, allowing gamers to play multiplayer games with more of their friends than ever before. As TV’s continued to improve, high quality cables like the S-Video cable also became popular. And the PS2 being the first DVD player that many people owned, the DVD remote was also a popular pick up.

It wasn’t until late in the PS2’s life when we really saw accessory/game bundles start to pick up again. With the popular Guitar Hero ushering in a new era of gameplay and accessories, music games attempted to outdo each other with the quality of their bundled and stand alone accessories. We saw Singstar come with a microphone, Rock Band come with guitars and an entire drum set, and DJ Hero come with its own turntable.

Motion Controls Take Flight

The other prominent accessory of the era was the EyeToy camera. The EyeToy came bundled with a collection of short games, all of which were controlled entirely via the player’s body movements. Later games also incorporated EyeToy support into their repertoire, some just to take pictures and add the player’s image into the game, others for actual gameplay or mini-games.

In fact it was the EyeToy accessory that first ushered in the current gaming fascination with motion-based controls, which we’re sure to see carry over to the PS4. We can guess that for the first time, third party developers will be rushing to get their own motion controls out to market to compete directly with Sony. We may also see more and more games come bundled with their own unique accessories. How about a golf game that comes equipped with a motion based golf club or putter (watch where you swing that thing!!)? Or a role playing game that comes equipped with its own sword and shield for you to swing around?

PS4 Accessories Unplugged

This section will be devoted to everything accessory related. We’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest accessory releases, review some of the more prominent PS4 accessories, and make sure you’re playing your PS4 games the way they were meant to be played. In the meantime, we’ll discuss everything PS3-accessory related in this section, most notably the upcoming release of the PlayStation Move motion control accessory.

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