The speaker comes with a handlebar strap and is IPX5-rated, providing a certain amount of protection from water, dust and drops. Rugged and compact at just 3½ inches long, the Buckshot is kinda' like Justin Bieber with a lumberjack-worthy beard, except not as grating on the ears. For folks who want to bike or just be out and about while packing some audio, Outdoor Tech is positioning its Buckshot Bluetooth speaker as a potential option.
Then again, a lot of portable wireless speakers these days can be too delicate to strap on a bicycle.
But on a bicycle? I don't think so, buddy, though I sure would love to see you try. As part of a home theater system, nothing quite blows the roof like a beefy speaker with lots of low end. Take a large honkin' subwoofer, for example. Otherwise, this is a solid offering for a third-party controller. Then there's Battlefield's weird controller layout for the PS3, which defeats the purpose if this controller's triggers. One issue is it's a bit pricey for a wired controller. The controller also adds two programmable function wheels on its back, which essentially serve as six extra control inputs. This includes the trigger style of the L2 and R2 buttons, which PDP further soups up with zinc alloy triggers. Available for both the Xbox 360 and PS3, the latter version is particularly intriguing as it emulates the Xbox 360 controller's design. This brings me to the official Battlefield 4 controller by PDP. And for shooters? Well, I personally like the Xbox 360 controller's nicer-feeling sticks and triggers. Then again, I must admit that I'm partial to certain console controllers depending on the gaming genre.įor fighting games, for example, I prefer the PS3 controller, though it's still not as good as the venerable Sega Saturn pad. If you're a PS3 player who also has a PS4, upgrading to this version is a no-brainer.Īs a console-agnostic player, I always get a kick out of emotional fanboys engaging in system wars across the Interwebs' series of tubes. Vita owners also get a treat via snappy remote play. Extra control options include the DualShock 4 touchpad as well as the ability to plug in a mouse and keyboard for more PC-style controls. The game also renders more characters in the field and tops out at a higher 60 frames per second.
It doesn't quite reach the eye candy levels you get on a souped-up PC, but it still looks darn good in full HD even on my ginormous 83-inch TV. For starters, the game looks much, much better on the PS4. Then again, there's really no reason to go back to the PS3 version once you've tried the game on PS4.
Just note that doing so will disable use of that particular license on your PS3, so you'll need to buy another copy of the game if you want to two-time on both systems.
The good news for folks playing on the PS3 is that they can download the PS4 version and transfer over a character for free quite easily. For this critique, I'll be focusing on how the PS4 version compares to its console brother on the PS3. Yes, that's a lot of "finals" in one sentence.Īs one of my top 10 games in 2013, I already shared my thoughts on the PC and PS3 versions in my Final Fantasy XIV review last year. The not-so-final journey in Square Enix's popular role-playing game series continues yet again as "Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn" finally arrives on the PlayStation 4. Regardless of whether you like playing indoors or outdoors, you'll likely find something that tickles your fancy in this week's game and gadget lineup.