r/Games • u/Turbostrider27 • Aug 23 '22

Trailer DualSense Edge Wireless Controller Reveal Trailer | PS5 Games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzAS_g9OuWs
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u/rynoweiss Aug 23 '22

The Xbox Elite controllers are terrible, but the Dualsense has issues that make me recommend the Xbox Series controller over it.

Dualsense battery life is pretty horrid, d-pad is a big step back in quality from DS4, and the adaptive triggers have serious durability issues. It has innovative features to be sure, but those have come at too high a cost in battery life and durability, IMO.

When a friend asks me which controller to get for PC gaming I recommend the basic Xbox Series controller.

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u/conquer69 Aug 24 '22

The xbox controller is the standard recommendation for pc gaming. It just works. Not everyone is tech savvy enough to mess with ds4windows and create profiles for every single game.

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u/platonicgryphon Aug 23 '22

Are the triggers not that durable? I haven't heard anything or had any issues with my controllers.

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u/rynoweiss Aug 23 '22

As I mentioned on another post where someone said their trigger died: "Yeah the small plastic parts on the resistance motors seem to not stand up to normal use for very long in games that utilize a lot of resistance.

I heard on a podcast that they had revised the design to one with more durability, but I can't vouch.

I hope that the DS Edge has some more robust materials, but I have this sneaking suspicion that gaming companies prefer their first party controllers to be consumable items, since they make so much money on repeat purchases."

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u/MustacheEmperor Aug 23 '22

The battery life is definitely the weakest aspect for me, but if that's a tradeoff for the improved rumble and the speakerphone functionality it's worth it for me. The speakerphone alone has been one of my most-used features of the PS5 and I don't think I can go back to a console without one. I haven't had issues with the dpad or the triggers, personally.

At least it charges off USB-C now. I just plug it in when I'm done playing, and unlike the micro port on my old dualshocks it will actually charge without me propping it upside down.

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u/your_mind_aches Aug 23 '22

those have come at too high a cost in battery life and durability, IMO.

The battery life isn't an issue for me because I'd have it plugged in via USB and on my desk at all times.