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Introducing DualSense, PS5's controller (Audio Jack Confirmed)
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YOOO I love that name! DualSense, sounds really powerful. I don't like the color so an all black option would be appreciated. But as long as it works and doesn't break easily is all that I care for in the end. If I can handle the N64 controller, I can handle this one too.
At first I kinda hated the look of it. Now I'm kinda digging it. I also hated the DS4 at first. And if this thing has what looks like a VITA D-PAD OMG WTF YES!
Should either be all white with blue accents or all black with blue accents. Looks pretty ugly as is.
i dont think there is one either. they didnt show the bottom angle. i wonder if that was on purpose.
Internal mic is cool, headset support is fine.
I really just want to be able to use my Bluetooth headphones though. Please Sony. Fucking please.
I really just want to be able to use my Bluetooth headphones though. Please Sony. Fucking please.
I would have someone custom make this for me if they don't offer a similar one at launch.
added the color buttons back
So I have dont have to trade in my ps5 for a white within a year of release like ps4? Thank you lord!!!!!
Few more colour combos
White bottom layer:
I dig the design of it. The future colors are gonna be slick
Top white, bottom black?
Anyone wants to make a mock of the v shaped system with this design? :P
Looks a little bigger and more comfortable than the DS4. Will definitely want a black version.
It is most definitely a preference, and I prefer the sticks to be placed where our thumbs rest naturally. Sony puts them both where thumbs need to stretch to reach, which was fine when analog sticks weren't the main input method, but now that they are I would love to see them update the design for the sake of ergonomics.
They have to offer a black option at launch. Right? Right?
Seriously, if they put this up to a vote the black console and controller would win by a huge margin.
Yeah, we don't know the 'dynamic range', so to speak, of the tension. Patent filings suggest something very promising - from very loose, all the way up to a dead stop on trigger travel. But we will have to see - I feel they could do a blog post/video on the triggers alone, to explain these details.
I'm ok with this. A few thoughts:
- I'm hoping the white/black color scheme suggests we see a white PS5 at launch.
- I still prefer that controllers include colored face buttons. Especially when base PlayStation and Xbox controllers have always had it. Probably ddoesn't make a big difference for me or anyone on this forum. But for people new to the platform/gaming in general, I could see it being useful.
- Since they released that rear button thing for the PS4, I assumed there would be some form of button/triggers on the back side of the controller. We don't have a rear shot of the PS5 controller, so I guess it could still be revealed closer to launch. Guess we'll see.
- The "PS" button seems kind of weird. Not sure why they went that way instead of a normal circular button like the PS4.
Oval buttons? I'm talking about the Xbox One controller, not the OG Xbox Duke or S. And yeah, I get it, millions will disagree. Millions will agree as well, since offset analog sticks (where one thumb can rest on the left stick and the other on the face buttons) feels more natural to many than having the thumbs rest on the d-pad and face buttons, where so many games now don't even use the d-pad beyond menu navigation. And even then, I never found using the d-pad for an hour or two on the Xbox One to be uncomfortable, while it never felt right on the DS4 due to how the grips differ for both controllers.
Not the same how? It sounds to me like just another buzzword for rumble motors in the triggers. Microsoft called theirs "impulse triggers". Doesn't make either one special; it's just a distracting gimmick for applying force feedback on a per-trigger basis based on specific in-game actions.
I think the words you are looking for is futuristic classy
It isn't a stupid design decision. They're symmetrical sticks. All this bullshit talk about asymmetrical sticks making more sense is fucking asinine. Is your left thumb somehow in a different position than the right? No. Stop trying to argue that symmetrical designs don't make sense. You have a preference for a different style which is fine but that doesn't mean their controller is wrongly positioned.
DS4 already has a ~4 to 8 ms response time depending on version, distance, interference, and if it's plugged in. That's faster than a 120fps equivalent refresh. It could be slightly more latency over bluetooth due to added features if they keep the hardware the same, but I do expect it to be lower on average even though it absolutely doesn't need to be.