INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sony has revealed the design of the PlayStation 5‘s controller — a follow-on to its popular DualShock line that takes on a new name
for a new generation: DualSense.
The DualSense controller is kitted out in black and white, and in some ways looks like a futuristic,
plastic armor-plated robot companion more than a gamepad
It still recognizably a product of the DualShock legacy, however, and has the same familiar button layout as previous PlayStation
The DualSense incorporates haptic feedback, however, for what Sony says will be a heightened sense of immersion in gaming.
Haptic feedback
should be an improvement over the relatively general and non-specific rumble vibration of current generation controllers, and Sony has also
added more tactile response thanks to new L2 and R2 &adaptive triggers& that provide different kinds of tension response when performing
in-game actions, like &drawing a bow to shoot an arrow,& the company says.
The resulting physical design is a bit chunkier than the
DualShock 4, with more room needed inside the case for that adaptive trigger tech
Still, Sony said that it has redesigned the component angles to produce a controller that feels a lot lighter in the hand than it
looks.
This controller also does away with the dedicated &Share& button, but replaces it with a &Create& button that sounds like it should
offer similar features and much more, though Sony isn&t yet ready to tip its hand as to exactly what that entails, and promises more details
to follow.
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Meanwhile, there a new built-in mic array for voice chat without any headset required —
though it sounds like this is intended primarily as a &you have it in case you need it& feature than a dedicated input, since Sony is still
advocating use of a headset for longer play sessions.
From a pure looks perspective, Sony clearly decided it wanted to go a bit more bold
than its standard all-black look for the first version of a new controller it ships with a console
The two-tone, Stormtrooper palette is complemented by a new light bar that lines both sides of the central touchpad.
Personally, I love this
look — and the USB-C port that you can spy at the top of the controller for charging
I don&t even know if I&m all that interested in a new generation of console, but the controller alone might convince me to upgrade.
