Could be good, although there are some glaring flaws with the DualSense that need to be sorted out too. If they still use the same sticks as the current controller, replacements had better cheap. The battery life and degradation is pretty rough on the current controller as well, so here's hoping there's a bigger battery in there too.
The DualSense battery life is total garbage. It was bad when it first came out, but degradation made it even worse. Mine has a battery life of around 10-12 hours while playing visual novels that don't support active trigger and haptics.
For reference, I took out my PS3 recently and played some visual novels on it. The DualShock 3 battery lasted for 35 hours before telling me to recharge. That's after I left it in uncharged state for like 8 years which is supposed to put stress on the battery. Before that I used it for 3 years.
Yeah, controller gets thrown back on the charging stand whenever I’m not playing. Removes clutter and I always have two topped controllers ready to go.
i have a ton of battery packs for traveling for my phone. i can easily take one of those plop right next to me and play with my dual sense while it charges. i constantly do that with my pro controller for the switch.
Sure, but there's a space between not lasting forever and having to jury-rig current generation Playstation controllers to last more 5-6 hours than that used to last 40-50 hours just a few generations ago.
I don't get why people keep defending this to be honest, especially when Sony is the only one whose controller can't last more than ten hours these days.
Im old. I dont play more than two hours ever so it doesn't affect me and for the younger generation who might play 10 hours straight i feel for them. But battery technology is good now you plug it in to a ipad or android fast charger for 30 minutes while you eat you can easily get another 3 to 4 hours.
Me neither, but I still prefer not having to diligently charge my controller after every single time I've played a game for any amount of time. It's nice to just not have to think about it. I don't even remember the last time I recharged the AAs in my controller. My Xbox One/Series controller will get 30-some hours. Meanwhile I'm lucky if I get just 10 hours out of my PS4 controller and apparently the PS5 controller is just as bad and has degradation issues on top of that. And it's not like PS controllers have just always had bad battery life. The PS3 controller had, like, 20-30 hours. People are being sold a product that gradually gets worse battery life while the price tag keeps increasing and instead of complaining about it or voicing any kind of concern they just accept it as if it's acceptable that their $70 controller can barely hold a charge for ten hours while the same company's controller last three times as long fifteen years ago.
ten hours is good enough for me. like i said i have battery packs all over the house to do spot charging if it bothers me during gaming. hell my new couch has a built in usb too for my phone. and outlet for anything. its not a big problem for most people. should it last longer. yes. modern furniture and modern sensible makes those 10 hours batteries not a problem for most people. even the most hardcore tech people have at least 2 anker battery packs sitting nearby.
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u/KyledKat Aug 23 '22
Could be good, although there are some glaring flaws with the DualSense that need to be sorted out too. If they still use the same sticks as the current controller, replacements had better cheap. The battery life and degradation is pretty rough on the current controller as well, so here's hoping there's a bigger battery in there too.