Sony introduced a brand new mannequin for its in style PlayStation 5 DualSense controller at Gamescom at this time. Referred to as the DualSense Edge, Gamescom host Geoff Keighley described it as a “high-performance, ultra-customizable” gamepad.
Of all of the issues that marked the launch of the PS5, few impressed greater than the DualSense. Not solely does it have a heft not current in its predecessor, the PlayStation 4’s DualShock 4, but it surely additionally has spectacular haptics all through the entire thing—together with pressure-sensitive triggers.
In video games like Housemarque’s motion roguelike Returnal, you could possibly actually really feel the controller rumble with the cadence of a drizzle throughout wet segments. For Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, if you went to swing down the avenues of New York Metropolis, you could possibly really feel the triggers tense up as you reached the apex. And a few of us beneficial getting Cyberpunk 2077 on PS5 over Xbox Collection X/S solely on the energy of its incorporation of the DualSense’s haptic capabilities.
However the DualSense wasn’t excellent. Shortly after the PS5’s launch, gamers reported points with drift—principally, the thumbsticks performing of their very own accordance with none participant enter—and mentioned repairs have been a ache. As we speak’s temporary trailer for the DualSense Edge confirmed a crosscut of the controller’s thumbsticks.
The brand new DualSense Edge will characteristic “customized management profiles, custom-made to your playstyle,” Keighley mentioned. In a weblog put up, Sony expounded on that: You’ll be able to remap button inputs and deadzones, and save a number of profiles for various customers. You’ll additionally be capable of completely substitute the stick modules, which ought to tackle any lingering problems with controller drift, and might swap out stick caps and rear buttons.
Additionally, it incorporates a snazzy jet black contact pad. (A couple of 12 months after the discharge of the PS5, Sony unveiled official jet black console covers, alongside a handful in different colours.) In some methods, the DualSense Edge seems like Sony’s reply to the Xbox’s extremely customizable Elite controller. Considered among the best gamepads available on the market, the Elite Collection 2 sells for $179.
Sony didn’t announce a launch date, or a value, for the DualSense Edge.
Replace, 2:50 p.m. ET: This put up has been up to date to replicate extra particulars that have been made obtainable after the reveal.