Gaming on a PlayStation is more than just turning on some technology in a box. The kind of immersion we get from our favorite digital worlds goes beyond staring at something. It’s in how we interface, and whether it’s the PS4’s DualShock 4, or others throughout PlayStation’s long history, controllers have given us permission to reach beyond the image on the screen and play. It’s in the name, after all.

The DualShock 4 might be old hat now, but when the PlayStation 4 launched it was radical. The core shape that had existed since PS1 was altered.