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PlayStation DualSense Edge Controller Review

With a $200 price tag, the DualSense Edge controller is not a low-cost investment, but the quality and features make it a fantastic choice for gamers that need the customization not found elsewhere.

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MIDGETonSTILTS171203d ago

Hopefully they release a black version 🤞

myfathersbastard1203d ago

Hopefully they release a version with a decent battery. The dualsense is an awesome controller. But even the battery in the regular one is trash, now the edges is 2/3 the size? That’s unacceptable for a $200-$300 pro controller.

b777conehead1200d ago

That’s why you charge it over night so it’s ready. People bitch about the smallest things now.

myfathersbastard1200d ago

@b777conehead

Sony themselves are estimating 4-5 hours of battery life. New. So after 6 months to a year, that’s gonna be down to 1-2 hours. Do you play for 1-2 hours? I’ve had 4 DualSenses, ALL of them last MAX 4 hours after around 6 months. They use a cheap and small battery already. That’s bad. So no, charging it overnight won’t help when my fancy new $300 controller doesn’t last a whole gaming session.
For comparison, I average 20-30 hours of straight gameplay with my series X controllers after buying 2 cheap rechargeable plug and play kit from amazing for $30. You’re telling me Sony cheating out on batteries is okay?

SurgicalMenace1203d ago

I absolutely love this thing. It's crazy that everyone is crying about battery life when it's rechargeable. I'd understand all the complaints more if the battery wasn't rechargeable. What is everyone doing to need so much battery life? Did you even buy it to see for yourself?

KeeseToast1202d ago

"Did you even buy it to see for yourself?"
Don't need to see it for myself when I already don't like the regular dualsenses battery time.
"What is everyone doing to need so much battery life?"
Playing games

SurgicalMenace1202d ago

I mean, I definitely play games as well, but why is 5-8 hours not enough time for your controller to be placed on a charger? I'm not understanding where the inconvenience is. To each their own, it doesn't take away from those who purchased it what those who didn't think.

myfathersbastard1200d ago

I’m from canada yeah so it’s $269.99 here. $300 after tax.
My problem isn’t with charging time, you skipped over the play time and battery degradation. The regular DualSense after about a year, last 3-4 hours on average. One of my launch controllers is dead and the other lasts 2 hours of play. So this battery with more features, and a battery 2/3 the size, I’d estimate after a year will last 1-2 hours. That’s NOT gonna last 1 play session without needing a charge and having to swap controllers. That’s not okay for a “premium” “pro” style controller with a premium price tag. I had one pre ordered assuming they heard the complaints and upgrade to a better quality battery. Canceled that as soon as I heard the battery is worse.

myfathersbastard1200d ago

Also I’ve had the official PS charge dock and swap them over, again not a huge issue. But having worse battery life on a premium controlled is just poor design. They could have easily put in a better quality battery with the same capacity that doesn’t degrade as badly.

myfathersbastard1200d ago (Edited 1200d ago )

I’ve had 4 DualSenses, I have 3 currently. 1 right now is fine lasting around 5-6 hours of gameplay. the other 3, 2 launch and one about a year after, last around 2-4 hours of gameplay. So I’m constantly switching controllers to/from the dock. Shity but not a huge issue, but this is a $300 controller. And Sony are listing it at 4-5 hours of life. So after a year this controller is most likely going to be lasting an hour to 2 hours max. So now I can’t even have a full play session with my fancy new controller? So I have to buy 2 at $600 just so I can keep swapping back and forth?
Yes I know it has a 10ft cable which is good, but for THAT much, it should be the best of the best at least in functionality. Sony cheaping out on the battery is a bad look when my two Series X controllers use a $30 charge and play kit and last between 20-30 hours of straight gameplay. I have 2 I just swap a back and forth on. I’ve never needed to buy another controller or another battery kit. They just work. Is that so much to ask from a $250-$300 controller?

SurgicalMenace1200d ago

Am I to assume that you're from another country? The controller is only $200. Concerning the XB controller, I'd expect 30 hours from a controller that adds absolutely nothing different from the previous generation. 5-6 hours is plenty of time to get it to a charger. I'll never understand why one would need 30-40 hours for a controller that's placed on the charger every night. It just seems like people don't have enough discipline to charge their controllers responsibly.

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New Midnight Black Collection of PS5 accessories launches next month

Playstation writes: "The latest PS5 accessories get a new look with the Midnight Black Collection – bringing the galaxy-inspired Midnight Black colorway to the PlayStation Portal remote player, DualSense Edge wireless controller, Pulse Elite wireless headset, and Pulse Explore wireless earbuds."

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Eonjay496d ago

I mean, you can't deny it defintely looks great.

Name Last Name496d ago

Damn if I didn't have a Portal and Edge already I would be all over these

Stevonidas496d ago

I recently decided to invest in a new DualSense, Pulse headset, and console plates for my PS5. All Midnight Black. Love the blacked out look.

Tsar4ever01495d ago

Does this mean we will soon hear about "ALL BLACK COVER PLATES" for the PS5 & Pro models?

S2Killinit495d ago

If you click on the article, there is a picture that may answer that question.

S2Killinit495d ago

I like it. Looks super sleek.

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DualSense Edge Fully Customisable on PC with New App

Push Square writes: "Sony has published a new PlayStation Accessories app for PC that allows DualSense Edge owners to access the entire suite of features the high-end controller has to offer."

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Pedrof628d ago

Still NOT being able to invert the axises is pretty pathetic, software-wise.

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PS5 gets another steep price increase in Japan

VGC writes: "Both the standard and digital models are going up by around $90."

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Vits629d ago

Even accounting for the weak yen, that seems a bit excessive. It’s even stranger considering the rumors of a PS5 Pro possibly launching by the end of the year, which means that in Japan, it could cost significantly more than $600, probably close to $700 - a high price for a console.

DivineHand125628d ago

The price increase is excessive. If the value of the yen is to blame, then I would expect the console price to be adjusted to match the price of the $500 disc PS5 at which would be ¥71916.58. Instead Sony added an additional $50 USD raising the total to ¥79,000.

I'm not sure if they have to pay extra fees to import the console but the PS5 has had so many revisions that Sony should be able to keep the price inline with the US price at this point. I believe part of this increase is because they can increase the price without worrying about any fallout.

JL2930628d ago

Just to play 3rd party games and remasters.

ocelot07629d ago

Wtf is going on this generation with the price increases years after release?

Workshyskiver629d ago

Global inflation combined with Sony having such a large share of the console market they can do whatever they like and you will damn well accept it.

VersusDMC629d ago

Xbox has a smaller share of the market(miniscule in japan) and still raised the price(twice this year) of the series X in japan...so everyone is doing whatever they like.

Extermin8or3_629d ago

In Japan song is second Nintendo is the leading console maker in Japan.

jwillj2k4629d ago

I’d like to see them try that shit in America. Xboxes will start to sell quiiiick!

rlow1628d ago

Yet inflation fell in the last year in the United States. Though I’m not sure about Japan.

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CobraKai629d ago

It’s crazy. We’d shoulda been hearing about price drops already, not increases.

The_Blue629d ago

Assassin's Creed hype for sure.

Limitedtimestruggle629d ago

Sony just leaving it up to Nintendo at this point. PS5 obviously not gonna be a mainstream product over there. Xbox is not relevant.

ChasterMies629d ago

Folks in the U.S. don’t understand that the U.S. had one of the lowest rates of inflation. It’s worse in almost every other country and the U.S. dollar is a lot stronger which makes imports even cheaper. I would love to see deflation but we’d need a recession and mass layoffs before that would happen,

Extermin8or3_629d ago

Nooooo you do not want to see deflation that spells complete disaster for an economy. What you want is wages and growth to be consistently higher than inflation.

jwillj2k4629d ago

That aint ever happen lol

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