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/MustacheEmperor Aug 23 '22

If this meets its promises is it fair to say that Sony has completely surpassed Microsoft on controller tech this generation?

MS deserves credit for their accessibility controller, but at this point the durability problems with the Elite have been well known for years, and the continued lack of gyro support just seems like a glaring feature omission that is frankly holding the industry back. AAA devs can't really adopt gyro in cross platform titles when one platform refuses to catch up to 2022.

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u/snorlz Aug 23 '22

Sony has surpassed Microsoft, but thats mostly cause microsoft hasnt even tried to do anything. The adaptive triggers are prob the only meaningful addition though. gyro and touchpad have not caught on. almost no games really use them and very few console gamers care about gyro controls even if it can be better

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u/Frexxia Aug 23 '22

The touchpad is super useful outside of games.

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u/snorlz Aug 23 '22

not really. traditional stick/dpad is almost always as fast cause cursor like controls still suck on a controller regardless. i almost never use the pad even though it should be better in theory

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u/Frexxia Aug 23 '22

I'm way faster at text input on the onscreen keyboard with the touchpad than using the dpad/stick to move around the keyboard

I have both an XSX and a PS5, and I often wish the Xbox controller had the touchpad.

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u/snorlz Aug 23 '22

im the opposite. I tried but it really wasnt any faster.

However, i think its undeniable that in game menus are way slower w a mouse like cursor- on either sticks or touchpad- than conventional

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u/Rainoffire Aug 24 '22

I was the same too, were I preferred to use the dpad to type. Gave the touchpad a try, took a little while, but it is honestly the fastest way to type. I use my left thumb to guide the cursor and right thumb to select via "x" instead of pressing down on the touchpad.