(Pocket Ribbon) – During the Opening Night Live of Gamescom 2022, Sony took the opportunity to announce a very exciting new accessory for its most avid gamers: the DualSense Edge.
This is like a super powerful version of its already impressive DualSense controllers, and includes extra buttons, interchangeable parts and more. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming controller.
DualSense Edge: Price and Release Date
We’ll get the bad news out of the way right away – we don’t know when the DualSense Edge will be released yet, nor do we have a price for it. Sony unveiled the controller, but didn’t specify either of these two key factors.
However, based on our extensive experience with third-party controllers, we can make some estimates. Considering the standard DualSense retails for £59.99 or $69.00, we’d expect a decent improvement for the features the Edge offers, so don’t be surprised if it’s around £150 or $160 (even that can be wishful). being thinking).
If that was the price, it would undermine many third-party options from Scuf or AimControllers, so we think it would be smart, but there’s no guarantee it will be the approach.
As for the release date, we’re not equipped to estimate when the controller will arrive, but if it were to arrive in 2022, we suspect PlayStation would have said the same, so brace yourself for a launch sometime in 2023.
DualSense Edge: Design and Features
When you look at the DualSense Edge from the front, it doesn’t look very different from a normal DualSense, although it does have a black touchpad instead of a white one like the normal model.
Obviously that controller will be very similar in hand, which is a good thing given the excellent ergonomics of the standard DualSense.
However, there are two hints of a big difference, when you look under each thumbstick, where you can see a small switch. This is a level that allows you to completely remove any thumbstick unit from the controller, a huge change when it comes to recoverability.
Since stick drift has devastated DualSense (and most modern controllers), this means you can only buy a replacement stick unit from PlayStation to replace it, without the need for an expert to take your controller apart.
That’s nice for longevity, but when it comes to gameplay, the really big changes are on the back of the controller.
First, and most obviously, there are two extra buttons on the back, shaped like small diamond-shaped paddles by default, although you can swap them out for lever-shaped versions if you prefer. These can be reassigned just like any button on the controller, giving you a better control scheme for games where you want quick access to certain buttons.
You can also switch between different button profiles in an instant, so you can easily set different modes for different games.
Even more impressive (after testing other controllers) are those little switches to change travel distance on the pad’s triggers – with variable stops to make it easier to shoot, while still retaining the DualSense’s haptic feedback and trigger voltage. is a great combination that not many third-party offerings have succeeded.
The DualSense Edge comes with a braided USB-C cable that locks into the controller to prevent accidental disconnection, which is great for competitive play in live scenarios. It also has three sets of thumbstick toppers for those who like to have different grips on their sticks.
DualSense Edge vs Scuf Reflex
The biggest competitor currently on the market for the DualSense Edge is the Scuf Reflex, which we have already fully tested and reviewed.
It’s also a professional option, and while we haven’t put the Edge into practice yet, there are some differences from a design standpoint to summarize.
First off, Scuf allows you to greatly customize the look of your controller, as you can see in our colorful version. At this point, Sony has not said it will offer such a thing.
Another difference is that Scuf’s controller has four back buttons instead of two that you can remap. However, you can’t remap every button on the controller – just these back buttons.
Scuf offers clicky zero-travel triggers for the Reflex, but they’re a perk and you can’t have both normal and clicky triggers to switch between, making it a one-time choice between the two. That’s a huge advantage for the DualSense Edge, in our books.
We’ll be able to give a fuller picture of whether the Edge comes out on top overall once we’ve tested it, but for now that’s a rundown of some major differences between the controllers.
Written by Max Freeman Mills.
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