(Pocket Ribbon) – Sony cleverly announced an upgraded version of its PS5 controller, the DualSense Edge, in late August 2022.
The upgraded pad offers some nice benefits over a regular DualSense, so if you’re in the market for a new controller, you’ll probably want to know the difference between the two versions. Here are all the important details.
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DualSense Edge vs DualSense: Price and Availability
The standard DualSense is incredibly widespread, and you can order one online in the blink of an eye. Its face value is £59.99 / $69.99 / €69.99, but you can often find it for modest discounts below that price.
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By comparison, we still don’t have a price or release date for the DualSense Edge, which isn’t on the market yet, despite Sony showing it off in some detail. As soon as we know any of these, we’ll update this section.
You can expect the DualSense Edge to be quite a bit more expensive than the regular controller, but the exact margin is hard to predict at this stage.
DualSense Edge vs DualSense: Design and Buttons
What we can judge is the difference in design between the two controllers. The standard DualSense is now available in a wide variety of colors from low-profile black to neon pink and blue, so you can get it in a variety of finishes.
In most cases, however, this color is uniform across the controller, except for the area around the thumbsticks. In comparison, the DualSense Edge breaks things down by being predominantly white, but with a contrasting black touchpad.
At first glance, the controllers have an identical array of buttons, though, and they both have shoulder buttons and triggers as well.
At the back of the DualSense Edge we see the biggest difference in design. First, there are two paddle buttons (which can be replaced with lever-style buttons instead) so you can map more controls on the back of the pad.
Second, two sets of switches allow you to adjust the trigger stop distance so you don’t have to push the trigger buttons that far to activate them.
These are important additions that are a must for competitive gamers, and are especially useful in shooters, allowing you to press the button without losing control of your target for even a split second.
DualSense Edge vs DualSense: Fixes
A major concern for anyone who has used a DualSense for an extended period of time is its repairability – the exciting new features Sony has plugged into its DualSense controller have anecdotally led to a few more issues with wear and breakage.
But analog stick drift in particular plagues the controller, like so many others on the market.
That’s something that won’t be too much of a problem for the DualSense Edge, which has added a major new feature in the form of removable and replaceable analog stick units. Two small levers on the bottom of the controller allow you to remove any analog stick in its entirety for replacement.
These replacement units are sold separately so you don’t have to send in your entire controller for repair, which is a very welcome change. Of course, we don’t know what Sony will charge for those replacements, but it’s almost guaranteed to be an easier process than a third-party repair.
DualSense Edge vs DualSense: Features
The standard DualSense is a fun box full of tricks, with clever features like digital triggers to give you feedback as you squeeze, and advanced haptics to vibrate the controller in all-new ways.
It has a microphone and speaker built right into your controller, and motion controls to let you play with interesting control options.
All of that is still included in the DualSense Edge – nothing is being skimped on, with Sony just adding more options.
In addition to the new buttons, you can smoothly edit your button layout and save it to different profiles, so you can instantly switch between control schemes.
It also comes with a braided USB-C cable that locks into the controller to ensure it won’t fall out in a hot moment, which is ideal for anyone playing in competitive environments.
Written by Max Freeman Mills.
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