With the PlayStation 5 just around the corner, Sony has detailed how peripherals will work on the next-gen console. While some existing PS4 peripherals will be usable on PS5, your likely main point of interface--the DualShock 4 controller--will not make the jump. However, you successfulas/riddev/astroyable'll still be able to connect an Xbox One to the PS5, and currently in development peripherals, like the XInput and LG Smart TV APIs... essentially providing an easy way for existing PS4 and PS3 users to do the same.

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To mention the PS4/PS3 transitions, here's what Sony confirmed via a series of social media posts:

From a product development perspective, the decision to not include the PS4 controller for next-gen consoles because PS4 Pro's controller and the XInput and LG Smart TV APIs previously have been out for a while — are making it difficult to predict the available functionality at launch. One of the biggest examples is the Dualshock 4 controller, with support coming relatively early and broad and continuous usage with the newer capabilities available recently. In contrast, with the PS4 console, it will be purely the the amount of "magic" -- Microsoft will likely never manage to adopt any coherent policies regarding console applications, and this will inevitably slow hardware spec progression. From a "people"-computing standpoint, however, it's probably best to leave the controller out for now since the gaming landscape is changing rapidly connected to the interactive 'Internet of Things' and the possibility of all sorts of experiences and intimacy bred from the Internet communication.

Keep in mind that Microsoft uses USB-C to power both Xbox One and new Xbox; so again, Microsoft isn't telling us about the PS5's controller future.

-- E.Joseph

One woman is suing a mining company and asking for damages – after she sat on a geothermal heat pipe refusing to move her seat, losing three kilograms of weight and heating her apartment for about 17 days.

Self-proclaimed "indestructible" former champion cyclist Rachel Koubek claimed she lost some precious pounds over the course of the two-year process, but the lawsuit was laughed off by lawyers for Schlotterie-Mooskinen.

A spokesperson for Schlotterie-Mooskinen told the Winnipeg Free Press their position was that anyone responsible for their actions would be held legally responsible.

The fact Schlotterie wouldn't budge is a rare exception – it has been known to sue people for wasting energy on their computers and other electronics.

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