USB C to C PS5 compatible charging cables suggestions

[PLASTICA-MAN]

Greetings. Everyone knows the PS5 has USB C type connectivity for both DS and the console itself. The console comes bundled with a charging cable that is USB C at the end to hook to the DS and normal USB at the other end to hook to the console. Normally I don't use the cables that come with the console lest they get damaged and there is no way to repalce them cus Sony doesn't sell the cables that come with the console neither do they sell charging cables with seperate controllers. So resort to getting spare cables just in case. Also I am not fan of charging stations. And to be honest I want to try USB C to C charging cables from both endings.
I checked and there are infinite numbers of cables some aren't even worth it and many user reviews show that they burnt their devices while the cables melt which is very risky.

Can you suggest me amazing and flawless USB C to C cables that are safe to use and are compatible with PS5?

I knwo there will be deidcated cables for PS5 from third parties liek the one I am using rigth now with even PS logo but they aren't reayd yet and I want one day one. So I am counting on your guidance.

Thanks.

 

[Tbm24]

Generally speaking any USB C cable should work with the PS5 unless there's some USB C voodoo going on with the console I've not heard about. I have a bunch of Anker USB-C I use to power laptops, USB-C end to end. Charging a controller with them should be childs play in comparison so I'd imagine you'd be just fine with them for your use case.

 

[Pein]

I always go with anker cables.

 

[TheAbsolution]

Anything by Anker is usually solid. That's my suggestion to you.

 

[Sheng Long]

Buy Anker cables from Amazon. Good quality at decent prices.

 

[platocplx]

I always go with anker cables.

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yup go with anker

 

[Jedi2016]

As long as you don't buy the cheapest cable you can find at a gas station, you should be fine if all you're doing is charging.

I wanted to leave the USB-C port open for future use, so I bought a A-C cable for charging. But this one's twelve feet long, so I don't have to use that dinky little 3' cable they put in the box.

 

[defaltoption]

Anker, Apple, Aukey, Cable Matters and UGreen have all been excellent in my experience (as someone who has bought many many cables)

Stay away from no name brand stuff.

 

[NeoSabin]

Here you go OP

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[AndyD]

I bought magnetic USB C cables.

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I've had Micro-USB ones for years now for the DS4s and our phones and tablets and Kindles, and already have little plugs for C for the new controllers. They work fantastic and put no stress on the ports as there's no insert/remove. And they do data transfer as well so I use them for PC "wired" controllers.

 

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[Diarrhea Day-Lewis]

Maybe it's too early but do we expect USBC to USBC cables to charge the controller faster?

 

[NewDust]

I'm not to worried about USB C to C cables(or USB C to A, for that matter), but I do wonder if the DualSense battery won't fry when connected to various quickcharge adapters like the DS4 did. I am definitely playing it safe early on and only use 1.5A 5V adapters.

 

[Deleted member 25721]

Another vote for anker.

 

[degauss]

Ikea do one now, LILLHULT USB type C to USB C cord 1.5 m.

It's even got a black&white braid to match the PS5.

 

[Loud Wrong]

Anker is good, but I went with the official charging dock instead. Just seems more convenient.

 

[Anddo]

Anker is good, but I went with the official charging dock instead. Just seems more convenient.

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Anker is my go to as well. Rampow is another good choice.
I'm getting the charging dock. But those would be my brands of choice.

 

[Daxa]

Monoprice have a pretty great rep basically as "the cable company". They have a .eu store, too, apparently. I mainly know them for their video cables, but I assume their other ones are legit as well.

 

[Turbocharge]

So many people have said it already, but: Anker.

Any time I buy a portable charger or spare cables, I always go with these guys. Only had one cable fail and that's because I accidentally knocked the end and bent the connector.

 

[Ashhong]

I dont understand. Why wouldn't you use the cable that it comes with?

 

[Fisty]

I dont understand. Why wouldn't you use the cable that it comes with?

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Thats what I'm wondering. This ain't like a Vita 1000 situation where its a unique cable. Just use the one in the box and replace if needed. Hell there's even a charging station you can buy if you're that concerned with cable health

 

[MrKlaw]

I'm hoping it'll charge using the same cable I use for my switch pro controller - connected to the switch dock

 

[RobotsAnger]

... Normally I don't use the cables that come with the console lest they get damaged and there is no way to repalce them cus Sony doesn't sell the cables that come with the console neither do they sell charging cables with seperate controllers. ...

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So you just never use the original cables?

 

[Bessy67]

I dont understand. Why wouldn't you use the cable that it comes with?

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Pretty sure c to c can charge faster. A to c is 18W I think while c to c can go higher (45W or something). That being said who knows if the console or controller can do power delivery anyways.

 

[Digital Savior]

If it's only to charge the controller, I would guess any cable would work. It probably won't charge beyond USB 2.0 speeds.

If you want to be safe, get something certified for USB Power Delivery, or PD.

 

[OmegaDL50]

Maybe it's too early but do we expect USBC to USBC cables to charge the controller faster?

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3 of the 4 ports on the PS5 are rated SuperSpeed / 10Gbps whether you use Blue 3.0 type USB-A or Type C plug the port is still going to operate at its rated speed. The only exception is the single USB 2.0 port on the front of the console.

It's the port bus speed that matters not the shape of the connector itself.

Even using a Type-A to Type-C connector. There are different cases though like using a USB 2.0 device on a 3.0 port. Because Universal Serial Bus is backwards compatible and will run at the base speed of the connected device.

It's just there is a perception going around that Type-C to Type-C has performance difference over SuperSpeed Type-A to Type-C

10Gbps is still 10Gbps regardless.

 

[Septimus Prime]

3 of the 4 ports on the PS5 are rated SuperSpeed / 10Gbps whether you use Blue 3.0 type USB-A or Type C plug the port is still going to operate at its rated speed. The only exception is the single USB 2.0 port on the front of the console.

It's the port bus speed that matters not the shape of the connector itself.

Even using a Type-A to Type-C connector. There are different cases though like using a USB 2.0 device on a 3.0 port. Because Universal Serial Bus is backwards compatible and will run at the base speed of the connected device.

It's just there is a perception going around that Type-C to Type-C has performance difference over SuperSpeed Type-A to Type-C

10Gbps is still 10Gbps regardless.

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Right, but he's asking specifically about charging the battery, which isn't measured in bits.

 

[OmegaDL50]

Right, but he's asking specifically about charging the battery, which isn't measured in bits.

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I'd normally wouldn't use cables not designed for the devices the system comes with. If the PS5 Dualsense charging cable is a USB-C to USB-A to the console with a specific rated power delivery to the port of the Dualsense for the sake of charging purposes. You aren't given any sort of guarantee, especially not from Sony in regards to warranty that using a different type of cable is going to give you an above optimal results for usage.

Going from Type C to Type C or even Type A to Type C probably won't matter in this case, unless you are using a high wattage output wallplug. Something probably not intended by design.

Sure you can use whatever cable you want but I don't see any reason why you wouldn't use the cable supplied that comes with the hardware given to you outside of some sort of known speed advantage and IF the Dualsense is not designed to be utilized with speed chargers with higher wattage output, that is a risk others may be willing to take and certainly not something I'd personally recommend.

 

[FPX]

OP, the front USB A port is specifically a 2.0 port likely made specifically for charging. There are 3.2 gen 2 ports on the console as well that are faster for data, but won't charge your controller faster. A C-to-C cable won't necessarily charge your controller faster either, depends on what brick you're plugging your controller into. (unless you already have a USB C charge brick sitting by where you're going to play, in which case - you can grab any)


Also, don't be afraid of slower charging. If anything, it is healthier in the long run for batteries. The slower the charge, the less heat is generated. In theory your controller could last months, maybe even years longer than one that's always charged up by a super-fast brick. (and we don't know yet if Sony put any sort of safeguards to protect their controller from degrading faster by fast charge like some phones do)

 

[Septimus Prime]

I'd normally wouldn't use cables not designed for the devices the system comes with. If the PS5 Dualsense charging cable is a USB-C to USB-A to the console with a specific rated power delivery to the port of the Dualsense for the sake of charging purposes. You aren't given any sort of guarantee, especially not from Sony in regards to warranty that using a different type of cable is going to give you an above optimal results for usage.

Going from Type C to Type C or even Type A to Type C probably won't matter in this case, unless you are using a high wattage output wallplug. Something probably not intended by design.

Sure you can use whatever cable you want but I don't see any reason why you wouldn't use the cable supplied that comes with the hardware given to you outside of some sort of known speed advantage and IF the Dualsense is not designed to be utilized with speed chargers with higher wattage output, that is a risk others may be willing to take and certainly not something I'd personally recommend.

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No, I'm totally with you and would also just recommend the stock cables (or the official charging station in my case), but it just seems like you very thoroughly answered a completely different question than what was asked.

 

[Typhon]

OP, the front USB A port is specifically a 2.0 port likely made specifically for charging. There are 3.2 gen 2 ports on the console as well that are faster for data, but won't charge your controller faster. A C-to-C cable won't necessarily charge your controller faster either, depends on what brick you're plugging your controller into. (unless you already have a USB C charge brick sitting by where you're going to play, in which case - you can grab any)

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He might want to use the USB-A port for something else like a wireless headset dongle, that's what I'm using mine for.

 

[Adamska]

I'm hoping the cable that came bundled with my Xperia phone is compatible.
Edit: mine's not C to A, though. I think the Xperia 1 mk II and Xperia 5 mk II have C to C cables, though.

 

[TK-421]

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[RestEerie]

i can see OP is probably an iphone users because any android users that changed phones alot (like myself) will have plenty of usb c to c to usb c to a cables that came with the phones lying around..

 

[Ravage]

3 of the 4 ports on the PS5 are rated SuperSpeed / 10Gbps whether you use Blue 3.0 type USB-A or Type C plug the port is still going to operate at its rated speed. The only exception is the single USB 2.0 port on the front of the console.

It's the port bus speed that matters not the shape of the connector itself.

Even using a Type-A to Type-C connector. There are different cases though like using a USB 2.0 device on a 3.0 port. Because Universal Serial Bus is backwards compatible and will run at the base speed of the connected device.

It's just there is a perception going around that Type-C to Type-C has performance difference over SuperSpeed Type-A to Type-C

10Gbps is still 10Gbps regardless.

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If I'm not mistaken, USB Power Delivery protocol is limited to TypeC-to-TypeC connection. Then again we have no idea if DualSense supports fast charging (unlikely imo) so it's not much of a concern.

 

[panama chief]

Anker is my goto for cables but a second option are the cables from IKEA. They have been great for all use cases and are on par with ankers offerings. I've even grown to like them a bit more cause they're braided.

IKEA USB C to C

 

[Acidote]

Here you go OP

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This man is a hero.

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

Sorry for late response and thank you all for your suggestions.

I forgot to mention on PS4 I sed the Isnigna cables that oifficially support the PS4 DS4 and have even PS Logo, sadly they didn''t make one yet for PS5.

So you just never use the original cables?

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Yes. As far as things that can't be replaced like power, HDMI, pwoer cabels, I don't use anything that comes with the device only the device and it's peripherals (here the PS5 and DS/same for TV and remote). Because I knwo there is now ay to get those exact same cables from the market so i keep them safe and not get used (just in case I want to sell the device in good conditions)

Generally speaking any USB C cable should work with the PS5 unless there's some USB C voodoo going on with the console I've not heard about. I have a bunch of Anker USB-C I use to power laptops, USB-C end to end. Charging a controller with them should be childs play in comparison so I'd imagine you'd be just fine with them for your use case.

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I always go with anker cables.

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Anything by Anker is usually solid. That's my suggestion to you.

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Buy Anker cables from Amazon. Good quality at decent prices.

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yup go with anker

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So I read Anker are praised. I am just hesitating between getting normal USB with the other USB C end (liek the one bundled or USB C to C cable from the or both. Are both types good from them?

 

[platocplx]

Sorry for late response and thank you all for your suggestions.

I forgot to mention on PS4 I sed the Isnigna cables that oifficially support the PS4 DS4 and have even PS Logo, sadly they didn''t make one yet for PS5.



Yes. As far as things that can't be replaced like power, HDMI, pwoer cabels, I don't use anything that comes with the device only the device and it's peripherals (here the PS5 and DS/same for TV and remote). Because I knwo there is now ay to get those exact same cables from the market so i keep them safe and not get used (just in case I want to sell the device in good conditions)











So I read Anker are praised. I am just hesitating between getting normal USB with the other USB C end (liek the one bundled or USB C to C cable from the or both. Are both types good from them?

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Either type should work as long as you have the USB-C side. They make good cables overall

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

Either type should work as long as you have the USB-C side. They make good cables overall

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Nice. thanks.

 

[Sheng Long]

Sorry for late response and thank you all for your suggestions.

I forgot to mention on PS4 I sed the Isnigna cables that oifficially support the PS4 DS4 and have even PS Logo, sadly they didn''t make one yet for PS5.



Yes. As far as things that can't be replaced like power, HDMI, pwoer cabels, I don't use anything that comes with the device only the device and it's peripherals (here the PS5 and DS/same for TV and remote). Because I knwo there is now ay to get those exact same cables from the market so i keep them safe and not get used (just in case I want to sell the device in good conditions)

So I read Anker are praised. I am just hesitating between getting normal USB with the other USB C end (liek the one bundled or USB C to C cable from the or both. Are both types good from them?

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Yeah, all of their cables are great.

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

Sorry to ask this again but I am reading many cables like the Amazon cables and Anker cables whether normal USB C or USB C to C have some issues for some like they melt the phones or the cables melt. This is so risky if it happens. Whats the best cables of that have less risks of getting such issues? Thanks

If only Sony did sell their own official PS5 cables separately.

 

[MrBS]

love me some anker cables

An alternative cable suggestion would be Fasgear cables. I got some PD rated USB C cables that allows samsung super fast charging 2.0 over 3 metres. Very convenient at work and home.

 

[Septimus Prime]

The stock ones that come with it. Those are the only ones that are guaranteed to be designed for the items they came with.

 

[TheMadTitan]

Sorry to ask this again but I am reading many cables like the Amazon cables and Anker cables whether normal USB C or USB C to C have some issues for some like they melt the phones or the cables melt. This is so risky if it happens. Whats the best cables of that have less risks of getting such issues? Thanks

If only Sony did sell their own official PS5 cables separately.

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You're not going to have an issue. If you're that worried about cables, you need to be worried about any cable since the same significantly minor risks you're trying to avoid you can run into charging your phone, laptop, or giving signal to your PS5 itself via an HDMI cable.

Buy this and live your life. Buy Anker and live your life. Buy Sony and live your life. Buy Apple and live your life. Buy Monoprice and live your life. The results are going to be the same either way; your battery will be charged.

 

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