Sony’s PS5 DualSense Controller makes you feel the game. Sony’s new DualSense Controller makes you feel the game.
PS5’s new DualSense New Wireless Game Controller for PlayStation 5. Earlier this year Sony introduced their new game controller for the Playstation 5 gaming console.
The features of DualSense, along with PS5’s Tempest 3D AudioTech, delivers a new feeling of immersion to players. When PS4 launched in 2013, the DualShock 4 wireless controller garnered a lot of positive feedback from gamers and developers for being the best PlayStation controller yet, and for introducing forward-looking features like the Share button
When PS4 launched in 2013, the DualShock 4 wireless controller garnered a lot of positive feedback from gamers and developers for being the best PlayStation controller yet, and for introducing forward-looking features like the Share button.
“DualSense marks a radical departure from our previous controller offerings and captures just how strongly we feel about making a generational leap with PS5. The new controller, along with the many innovative features in PS5, will be transformative for games – continuing our mission at PlayStation to push the boundaries of play, now and in the future. To the PlayStation community, I truly want to thank you for sharing this exciting journey with us as we head toward PS5’s launch in Holiday 2020. We look forward to sharing more information about PS5, including the console design, in the coming months.”
– Jim Ryan, President & CEO, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Haptic Feedback
The DualSense wireless controller for PS5 offers immersive haptic feedback, dynamic adaptive triggers. Haptic technology facilitates investigation of how the human sense of touch works by allowing the creation of controlled haptic virtual objects. Haptic devices may incorporate tactile sensors that measure forces exerted by the user on the interface.
The word haptic, from the Greek: ἁπτικός ( haptikos ), means “pertaining to the sense of touch “. Simple haptic devices are common in the form of game controllers, joysticks, and steering wheels . The DualSense haptic feedback vibration tech, which will allow developers to give players a physical sense of traveling over in-game surfaces, like the slick feeling of ice or the sticky feeling of mud. Haptic feedback could also improve the immersion provided by PS5 controller’s adaptive triggers, explained below
Watch the iFixit video on DualSense Teardown below which reveals tech behind adaptive triggers and haptic controller.
Adaptive Triggers
Adaptive triggers allow users to experience varying levels of force and tension as you interact with your in-game gear and environments. From pulling back an increasingly tight bowstring to hitting the brakes on a speeding car, feel physically connected to your on-screen actions. The adaptive triggers can be adopted by games developers to provide varying levels of resistance depending upon the game situation. The DualSense wireless controller retains many DUALSHOCK®4 features, returning for a new generation of play.
Motion sensor:
Bring intuitive motion control to supported games with the built-in accelerometer and gyroscope.
Create button:
The create button will allow gamers to capture and broadcast their gaming moments. Building on the success of the pioneering SHARE button, “create” offers players more ways to produce gaming content and broadcast their adventures live to the world.
The DualSense controller is also compatible with Android phones and PCs.
DualSense™ Charging Station
The DualSense controller can be charged with charging station, which would allow to charge 2 controllers at the same time. The charging dock can be purchased separately for $29.99.