PS5 owners - How many of you have turned off the 'Trigger effect' on the Dualsense?

[The Shape]

It actually feels weird to me now when a game doesn't use it.

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This. I use it at standard and I love it. Even when it fucks my fingers.

The other day I was playing Avengers and goddamn black widow almost makes my fingers go numb firing her pistol.

But I like it very much, it feels great to have some force feedback on the triggers.

Games that don't have it are weird now, like the trigger is loose or something.

 

[APizzaPie]

I'll set it to either weak or off. It doesn't increase my immersion. Most times, I find it annoying.

 

[DarrenM]

I like the Haptics and triggers, so always keep them on. I haven't tried a competitive online game on my PS5 yet, that seems like the only time I'd switch the triggers off.

 

[The Riot Inside]

Off because that shit hurts the joints of my fingers after a while. Plus it feels fucking annoying to have the controller fight against what I'm trying to do. I'm happy for people that like it but to me it is the dumbest thing about the dualsense next to it's shit dpad.

 

[Kittenz]

I'd love to know the ages of respondents. My hypothesis is that, like for me, it's harder to adjust to significant changes in any natural way after hundreds of hours annually for 20 years on the dual-stick type modern controllers.

Old dog, new tricks and all that. Maybe if I had 10,000 fewer hours playing one way, it'd be easier for my brain to adapt.

 

[SnipeyMcGee]

I'd love to know the ages of respondents. My hypothesis is that, like for me, it's harder to adjust to significant changes in any natural way after hundreds of hours annually for 20 years on the dual-stick type modern controllers.

Old dog, new tricks and all that. Maybe if I had 10,000 fewer hours playing one way, it'd be easier for my brain to adapt.

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I love the haptics and leave my triggers at strong (standard). I'm 32.

 

[saintjules]

Strong (standard). I understand some people don't like it, but it's literally one of the big features of the PS5.

I don't know. To turn it off means not getting the full experience of what the dualsense stands for.

That being said, I did have to send one of my controllers in for repair. Playing Uncharted 4 (legacy edition), the R2 trigger malfunctioned when first controlling the jeep. So the jeep would continuously move forward. Pulling the trigger upward would fix it until you had to use it again.

 

[dmr87]

Played with it in Astro's then usually everything off, including speaker and vibration.

 

[AndyMc1888]

Anything mp off . I like it in theory but I'm not sure it adds enough , gt will be a good tester but honestly the trigger rumble on Xbox is good feedback as is

 

[alexbull_uk]

I have it off on CoD but on everywhere else.

 

[Kawngi]

Fully off, not a fan

 

[get2sammyb]

I really love it when it's done correctly, unfortunately most third-party devs do a poor job.

 

[FakePlasticTree]

Off. Found it to be terrible and annoying for a lot of the games I play.

 

[TooBusyLookinGud]

Mine is on weak. It was to intense when It first kicked in. Plus, I don't trust the durability of these controller's.

 

[apocat]

I'd love to know the ages of respondents. My hypothesis is that, like for me, it's harder to adjust to significant changes in any natural way after hundreds of hours annually for 20 years on the dual-stick type modern controllers.

Old dog, new tricks and all that. Maybe if I had 10,000 fewer hours playing one way, it'd be easier for my brain to adapt.

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I'm 42 and I love it. I also want gyro aiming to be the standard control method for all shooters.

 

[kolsonk]

Strong. I love the feature - combined with haptics, it is honestly amazing the immersion some games have!

 

[Mazz]

Recently turned it off while playing Uncharted 4, I really hate how they implemented it.

 

[CabooseMSG]

Haven't turned it off, but it does absolutely nothing for me.

 

[The4thJeazy]

It took me some getting used to with FPS games but I always keep it on. Returnal made me fall in love with all the nuances of the dual sense tho

 

[dralla]

Depends on the game. They work great in certain games and not others. On a side note, I wish devs would stop adding resistance when aiming weapons with L2. It doesn't make any sense

 

[abellwillring]

I'm not a fan of it so I disable it where possible.

 

[JonaB1986]

Scored a PS5 just in time for Horizon Forbidden West. Was playing the Astro game that comes with it and holy shit the trigger and the controller in general are absolutely incredible. The trigger pulls are just so satisfying and immersive. The controller feels great in the hands too. Might become my new main controller on PC over my Elite II as well.

 

[Kaiken]

It was annoying as all hell in Miles Morales. I have a feeling I'm not going to like it very far into HFW either but we'll see.

 

[supkid]

I'd love to know the ages of respondents. My hypothesis is that, like for me, it's harder to adjust to significant changes in any natural way after hundreds of hours annually for 20 years on the dual-stick type modern controllers.

Old dog, new tricks and all that. Maybe if I had 10,000 fewer hours playing one way, it'd be easier for my brain to adapt.

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Been gaming 30 odd years, I feel like I'm missing something now when I play on a machine that doesn't use them.

 

[Rizific]

I look at rumble as nothing but a battery wasting gimmick. Heard good things about its implementation in returnal and yeah, it's ok I guess. Left it on for awhile before disabling it.

 

[JuicyPlayer]

I never turn it off since I like the feature but I am always afraid I'll break the triggers with the resistance.

 

[Jamesways]

Off. Dirt 5 immediately turned me off of this.
When do you drive in real life and have the gas pedal actively fight you back?
I get the brake, abs and hot discs and such. But gas pedal? Nah turn that gimmick off.

But thanks for the reminder to turn it on for the kids for Astro Bot.

 

[Sim]

My first two dual sense controllers had their triggers become loose. Not even a year old. So, yeah, I sure a shit turned it off once I got my new ones.

 

[Euler007]

Never crossed my mind, but then I again I'm the kind of guy that doesn't complain much.

 

[Deleted member 20856]

I turned everything gimmicky off after playing through Astro's Playroom.
Turned it on again for Death Stranding and then it wrecked my R2 through peeing feedback. Never again.

 

[Alek]

I generally keep it on, even on shooting games so long as they're not competitive multiplayer titles.

With that said, I turned it off in Dying Light 2. It just feels hard to press the buttons all the time and it gets quite tiring honestly.

 

[theAllseeingEYE]

So far, I tend to turn it off.

I dont mind it in Astro's Playroom, but so far it has made the controller feel kind of Awkward, imbalanced, and kind of tiring in Uncharted and some of the other shooters. It works ok in Returnal though.

 

[MegaSackman]

Default, I'm open to all new experiences!

 

[Kongroo]

Strong/Medium triggered an RSI that took months for me to recover.

I'm sticking to weak/off for now lmao

 

[Armoredgoomba]

Weak to save battery

 

[GalvoAg]

Keep it on, wished it worked on PC as well.

 

[SilverArrow20XX]

So far, I've turned it off for every game that's used it.
Just makes shooting harder for no reason.
Even FFXIV uses it for those little shooting minigames.

It's case by case though, so if I encounter it used well, I'll leave it on.

 

[NightShift]

I love the adaptive triggers but I had to turn it off in what feels like a third of games that use it and they were all shooters. The feedback is cool and all until you're playing worse because it's taking too long to pull the trigger down. Stop having the resistance so high for fucks sake.

BTW, if you're playing the PS5 version of Cyberpunk, turn trigger intensity to its lowest setting. It's perfect there.

 

[secretanchitman]

I don't mind it, left it on whatever the default is (strong I think).

 

[FooF]

Turned it off since I had to buy a new controller due to how weak the trigger springs are

 

[jasius]

People are going to start realizing that there are many repetitive strain syndromes you can get from this kind of activity.

 

[komaruR]

i turn off the bow effect in demon soul remake since i use it often. i worry i might break the motors.
i will turn it off for games that i have to use it very often, for attacking etc

 

[ghostemoji]

I love it. I always feel like I'm missing something when I remote play on my PS4.

 

[Strat]

As with extra graphical fidelity, I tend to stop noticing the effect of it after playing for awhile, so I end up turning it off.

The dualsense already has a shit battery life, I don't trust the trigger build quality, and I work with my hands and already have all kinds of cramping/muscle issues, so I'd rather not make things worse by choosing to put myself through extra repetitive strain.

I also tend to think it's just pretty gimmicky. The novelty wore off before I even finished astrobot. That first hour was pretty magical though.

 

[andresmoros]

It actually feels weird to me now when a game doesn't use it.

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Same. It feels like I am missing something. I have caught myself looking at the controller to see if it's on.

 

[terrible1fi]

It for sure gets turned off for everything but racing games. Why would you want resistance on your trigger in a game like call of duty? Literally fights against you pulling the trigger which contributes to losing gunfights.

 

[Diogo Arez]

Not me, I adore it, the only game that made me close to do it was the excessive Sniper weapon resistance in REVIII because of the SS Ranks in mercenaries, even then I did it,since then no complaints from the feature.

Both Adaptive Triggers and Haptic Feedback greatly improved my gaming experience

 

[JigglesBunny]

I have that set to "strong." It's one of the best parts of the controller, why would I want to get rid of that?

 

[greenhadoken]

Does anyone else feel like they are 'breaking' the triggers when you're pushing against the resistance? When I try and work with the adaptive triggers it always gives me that feeling. The noises they make, the sudden give after the resistance, sometimes it feels like it registers sometimes it doesn't...something is off for me. It's not my controller as both controllers I own have the same feeling and on my friends' PS5s I also have the same experience.

The one that felt really bad to me in particular was web slinging in Miles Morales, the squishy feeling of the buttons mixed with the horrible audio quality coming out of the controller speakers mixed with the triggers and effect only working 80% or so of the time.

Anyways, I'm reading this thread and I'm just like what am I doing wrong? I really want to enjoy this feature, but as it is now I would argue it's the biggest let down with the PS5

 

[Magic Mushroom]

I'm baffled that people are actively choosing not to use it. Games such as Astro Bot and Returnal would be lesser experiences without it. The sense of tactility is really cool.

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Agreed.