Sony’s new DualSense PS5 controller promises more realistic tactile feedback

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 15:30 in Physics & Chemistry

It's like a PlayStation controller from the future. (Sony/)The new PlayStation is coming this year. We’ve known about it since 2019, but the rollout—like almost everything else in the world—has felt the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. We have some tech specs about the console itself, but now Sony has fully revealed the redesigned DualSense controller that will go with it. The buttons haven’t moved all that much, but some internal updates could make it feel much different during gameplay.Its overall layout remains similar. There are four triggers on top, the familiar PlayStation buttons under your right thumb, a D-pad under your left thumb, and a pair of joysticks for moving around. The touch-sensitive gesture pad at the top now takes up even more real estate than before. So, the controls are where you’d expect them, but the device itself has gotten a total refresh.There’s now a microphone built directly...

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