Concerning the performance of the game, it was great. It looked great, played great, and definitely showcases the new hardware.
As for the controller, it is quite comfortable to hold, especially compared to the DS3. I thought that perhaps the face buttons could use just slightly more resistance, but again, a good improvement over its predecessor.
The touch pad functions as both a clickable button, as well as a multitouch pad. In AC4, depressing the pad brings up the map, and you can pinch to zoom in/out and move the map around by using touch. It's quite intuitive, given how much I use those functions on my iPhone. You can also use the thumbsticks to navigate the map as well.
The pad itself does not feel like glass, but is smooth and not sticky. It worked absolutely perfectly, and actually makes me kind of wish I pre-ordered a PS4 as well just for the controller.
I don't know how other games will take advantage of the touch pad, but I hope it is used in intelligent and seamless ways like how AC4 implements it.
As for the controller, it is quite comfortable to hold, especially compared to the DS3. I thought that perhaps the face buttons could use just slightly more resistance, but again, a good improvement over its predecessor.
The touch pad functions as both a clickable button, as well as a multitouch pad. In AC4, depressing the pad brings up the map, and you can pinch to zoom in/out and move the map around by using touch. It's quite intuitive, given how much I use those functions on my iPhone. You can also use the thumbsticks to navigate the map as well.
The pad itself does not feel like glass, but is smooth and not sticky. It worked absolutely perfectly, and actually makes me kind of wish I pre-ordered a PS4 as well just for the controller.
I don't know how other games will take advantage of the touch pad, but I hope it is used in intelligent and seamless ways like how AC4 implements it.