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[Digity]

Bit of an in-depth look at the new Ps5 controller. Coverage is limited by embargoes though.

 

[DonJorginho]

The Wii Sports of platformers, I love it.

 

[LordOfChaos]

0:31, the one thing I'm disappointed with in these previews, the rest sounds great, is those panel gaps under the cross and square there, I had hoped such build quality things would have a very fine attention to detail this gen. Seen that in other hands on too.

 

[Vawn]

Piece of art. Looking to be the greatest controller ever made.

 

[KuraiShidosha]

Can't wait to get a black one with colored buttons for PC. Going to be an amazing.

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

I wonder if modders will be able to access anything via exploit in Astro's Playroom one day in the future.

 

[Mr Moose]

0:31, the one thing I'm disappointed with in these previews, the rest sounds great, is those panel gaps under the cross and square there, I had hoped such build quality things would have a very fine attention to detail this gen. Seen that in other hands on too.

I didn't even notice that before lol.
The white parts are raised more than the black?

 

[Pejo]

Can't watch the vid right now, did they mention if it has PC drivers yet, or if the DS4 ones work?

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[MrS]

Looks really cool, surprisingly. Sold me on the game.

 

[LordOfChaos]

I didn't even notice that before lol.
The white parts are raised more than the black?

Yeah, creating that seam.

Same kinda thing we already saw this generation, but I had hoped more attention would be paid to these details. When I got a new DS4 the plastic gaps actually felt sharp in my hand until I wore the edge down with use I guess. It's not like it changed much, but I hoped the Dualsense would just have a lot of attention paid to the tolerances.

 

[iconmaster]

The haptics sound a lot like the way HD rumble was used in Mario Odyseey -- not a bad thing, I think that was an underrated aspect of its immersion.

 

[rofif]

don't care much for steam controller haptic feedback but astrobot looks great !

 

[FrankWza]

0:31, the one thing I'm disappointed with in these previews, the rest sounds great, is those panel gaps under the cross and square there, I had hoped such build quality things would have a very fine attention to detail this gen. Seen that in other hands on too.

I’m seeing it. I think it will have the same feel as the platform the DS4 buttons are on. I was concerned about circle being too far right on the curve of the handle like the xb1 controller. But it appears it isn’t that bad but still not flat like the DS4. Looks like a happy middle.

 

[Digity]

Can't watch the vid right now, did they mention if it has PC drivers yet, or if the DS4 ones work?

Nothing about that yet.

 

[Kuranghi]

0:31, the one thing I'm disappointed with in these previews, the rest sounds great, is those panel gaps under the cross and square there, I had hoped such build quality things would have a very fine attention to detail this gen. Seen that in other hands on too.

I think thats an intentional gap for the light-strip thingie maybe?

 

[RoboFu]

Oh will watch later I hope they talk in depth about adaptive triggers.

 

[LordOfChaos]

I think thats an intentional gap for the light-strip thingie maybe?

I've only seen that around the touchpad? I mean where the black bottom shell meets the white right where your palms will grip

 

[Spukc]

The Wii Sports of platformers, I love it.

Yeah right

this is SO NOT in the realm of wii sports
Holy shit

if only dude

 

[RaySoft]

Can't watch the vid right now, did they mention if it has PC drivers yet, or if the DS4 ones work?

The DS, same as DS4, works as a HID on PC out of the box. (you won't get the adaptive triggers etc tho')

 

[McCheese]

John gets in my good books for his astrobot VR love, guy has taste.

 

[onQ123]

The Wii Sports of platformers, I love it.

I think Sony will also try to fill the void left by Nintendo no longer making a dedicated home console with the PS5

DualSense & Astro Bot seem like a pitch to the devs & studios to make unique games that take advantage of the DualSense controller.

www.neogaf.com

 

[Pejo]

The DS, same as DS4, works as a HID on PC out of the box. (you won't get the adaptive triggers etc tho')

Awesome to hear confirmation on that. I'm sure haptic stuff will come later, but I'm just ecstatic to get off of USB Micro cables on PC. They're pieces of shit that only last like 1-2 months before they need to be replaced. Bring on USB-C.

 

[Digity]

Awesome to hear confirmation on that. I'm sure haptic stuff will come later, but I'm just ecstatic to get off of USB Micro cables on PC. They're pieces of shit that only last like 1-2 months before they need to be replaced. Bring on USB-C.

What are you doing to them?

 

[Okamiden]

Am I the only one who already in love with some of the soundtrack pieces? particularly the one we can hear at the last part of the video?

Somehow feels very nostalgic, haha.

 

[Pejo]

What are you doing to them?

Pictured: Me playing games on PC with a controller

Nothing special, but the connector seems to get loose after a while and then my controller loses connection while I'm playing stuff which is really infuriating.

 

[FrankWza]

The PS throwback items and overall representation of their history is awesome. Pretty cool.

 

[timmyp53]

I personally liked the weight of the DS4 and after my hands on with the DualSense there is decent difference. I like the feel of the controller alot though.
All these impressions on the dualsense features sound promising.

 

[worldwithpyramids]

I didn't order a new console but I did get one of these for PC.

 

[Tschumi]

Looking good.. I'm the kinda guy who would take that beautifully rendered sand and have a good day based off of it lol.. yeah looking good, and controllers sounding like everything Cerny said they would be at the beginning~

 

[HoodWinked]

Ya that's pretty high praise I'm just still perplexed by the adaptive triggers. How can they possibly withstand years of usage. Even trigger stops which are far less complex even fail.

 

[Digity]

Pictured: Me playing games on PC with a controller

Nothing special, but the connector seems to get loose after a while and then my controller loses connection while I'm playing stuff which is really infuriating.

That's weird, I've personally never had one die on me.

 

[Gamerguy84]

"PS quintupple action" lol. Nice video Jon.

People are really loving the DS

 

[Tschumi]

Ya that's pretty high praise I'm just still perplexed by the adaptive triggers. How can they possibly withstand years of usage. Even trigger stops which are far less complex even fail.

Good point, i too can't help thinking of the risk of things going wrong for either console.. just gotta trust they know what they're doing i guess.. i mean those chairs in IKEA get machine pressed a million times without breaking lol~

 

[Sealord of Braavos]

This controller has my attention. Never held a PlayStation controller before and I’m looking forward to doing so.

 

[RPSleon]

I think thats an intentional gap for the light-strip thingie maybe?

 

[alabtrosMyster]

You have to love these true 3D fountains and splash!

 

[Kuranghi]

Awesome to hear confirmation on that. I'm sure haptic stuff will come later, but I'm just ecstatic to get off of USB Micro cables on PC. They're pieces of shit that only last like 1-2 months before they need to be replaced. Bring on USB-C.

It will be better with USB-C for sure but I'd advise just getting a charging station, even if you only have one controller its so much better because it charges through the bottom port which is faster than usb-micro (not sure if faster than usb-c) than ever having to put the cable in again and have those problems. I also lost a controller to the port getting effed.

You won't regret the extra $25 on the charger when you are spending $499 on the console.

 

[Kuranghi]

Yeah I got confused with the top part, thats a bit baws.

edit - hopefully John took it apart and was shit at putting it back to together.

 

[LordOfChaos]

edit - hopefully John took it apart and was shit at putting it back to together.

Unfortunately I see an identical gap on many hands on - it's just not a tight tolerance.

 

[THE DUCK]

Piece of art. Looking to be the greatest controller ever made.

Seriously? Without even trying it?
The elite 2 has something to say about this. (Plus a bunch of other controllers)

That said, I'm excited for a really good playstation controller, not a big fan of the ps4 controller. This one looks big enough to fit in my hands and also looks fantastic.

 

[RoyalLaFlame]

This controller looks pretty good. I loved the Dualshock 4, despite the shitty materials used on it, i think it was pretty comfortable to hold.

 

[master0fdeception]

This controller is hype!

 

[reptilex]

DF has become a parody of disguised advertisement, I blocked them.

 

[iHaunter]

Even DF are singing the praises, literally, every outlet seems to be surprised with the boasting Sony did, and how much of it was true.

Mine arrives this Friday. :O

 

[LordCBH]

I still need to play the Astrobot VR game. I hear nothing but good things about it.

 

[dano1]

Looks really cool, surprisingly. Sold me on the game.

Don’t have to sell you to hard game comes install on all PS5s for free

 

[Piku_Ringo]

Testing out that Haptic Feedbacks.

 

[Tschumi]

DF has become a parody of disguised advertisement, I blocked them.

PlayStation is anything more than garbage = fake news, eh? A multi million dollar development project produces something amazing? Shock, horror, bias! Liiieeees!

 

[Pimpbaa]

Racing games are going to be amazing with the Dualsense, well not as amazing as steering wheels with force feedback but still. The xb1 controller added so much to racing games with it's rumble triggers, but this is so much more.