Battery life will take a hit, but everything else seems just as good — if not better — than the original DualSense.
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As someone who plays PlayStation 5 most nights, I've been thinking recently about how much of my time I spend with a DualSense controller in my hands. It's a special bit of kit and with adaptive triggers and haptic feedback, it's unlike any controller that came before it.
It’s a great controller. The only major issue is that the rubber grips will tear off eventually. But, you can get colored replacements from Extremerate. They come in multiple colors and are easy to install. Here’s a link to their site, if curious.
https://extremerate.com/
I would love to see first person shooters allow you to use the VR controllers as motion controllers. I just bought a gunstock for VR but how good would it be if you could use that in any first person or third person shooter?
Probably wouldn't work. It needs the headset for tracking. I can dream but, if you played it on the headset.
I have a giftcard and i want one as I have thumb issues sometimes so this will help a lot but I've been holding off for a discount. I can't believe it's not really had one yet since launch. Expected one on black Friday
It's a great controller but the battery life is absolutely terrible. 3 hours of gameplay and it's already low, it might as well be a wired controller 🤦♂️
A study shows that DualSense Edge users are playing games for over 30 hours, with more sessions and variety compared to the rest on the PS5.
When you spend $200 on a controller you tend to use it pretty often.
Of course, those willing to pay a lot of money for a controller are those that are deeper in addiction and dependence.
I’d imagine someone who spends 200 on a controller plays a lot of games… enough to seek out a 200 controller. This is kinda like saying people who buy cars spend more time driving cars.
Industry analyst Mat Piscatella, Executive Director & Video Game Industry Analyst at Circana, has revealed that the DualSense Edge controller for the PlayStation 5 is the best-selling accessory of 2023 in the US in dollar sales. The DualSense Edge is a pro-level PS5 controller primarily aimed at competitive gamers, and it comes with a bunch of notable features that set it apart from the standard DualSense controller.
“the DualSense Edge controller for the PlayStation 5 is the best-selling accessory of 2023 in the US in dollar sales.“
In dollar sales yes because it’s a whopping $200.
Its not surprising when you look at how many PS5s are being sold.
Waited years for them to make this controller, but they only put 2 buttons on the back. So sticking with my scuf and bfg til they make a second gen. Considering PS5 sales, it's not a crazy surprise the controller has sold well though, because people like myself have wanted it. I think we're finally at a time where pads and input methods on console are catching on to modern game design.
It’s not terribly surprising, to me at least. Especially when you consider PS fans have wanted something like this for awhile that’s made by Sony. At least to my knowledge, neither MS or Nintendo have released any new types of accessories for their consoles anytime recently that scratches a certain itch and is made by them.
Plus when you factor in the more “hardcore” audience on PlayStation, especially with games like CoD it kinda makes sense. At least to me 🤷♂️
Its pretty disappointing that the battery life is even worse for a $200 product and having the same shell size isn’t really an excuse when other controllers in that price range all offer better battery life
It's cool but not 200 cool
Battery life is worse for $200 dollars??? And how long will the sticks last before you have to replace them with a new module? One year maybe?? It's time for manufacturers to stop cheating us with products that are designed to die. Give us products that are designed to last. Give us magnetic sensors.
The price is very high.
I’d rather buy, like what, 3 or 4 games instead of a controller for that price, but more power to ‘em.