Sony's DualSense Edge controller costs $200, so does it have a transformative effect on PS5 gaming? digitalfoundry investigates:
More than two years on from the PS5's release, Sony's new DualSense Edge controller offers a premium upgrade over the gamepad bundled with the console - and a rival to Microsoft's Xbox Elite controller. It's a competition-focused pro gamepad with back paddles, fully remappable buttons, adjustable triggers and swappable parts.
Despite this mixed success in using its more advanced features, the DualSense is also an ergonomically superior controller to its predecessors - and that carries over to the DualSense Edge too.Of course, we wouldn't expect anything less for a controller that costs £210, $200 or €240 - that's around 3.5x as expensive as the regular DualSense, so the Edge really has to deliver. Let's take a look at what comes in the box before we get into the highlights - and the lowlights.
As for the Edge controller itself? Well Sony doesn't change what already worked. The fit and feel in the hands is near identical to a regular DualSense in terms of its dimensions. The handles, button placement, stick placement are just the same, down to the millimetre. There are some subtle tweaks elsewhere though - including a higher weight at 335g, compared to the 280g of the regular DualSense.
Point number three is perhaps the most transformative upgrade: the back paddles. Just like the Xbox Elite controller, the DualSense Edge sports magnetically attached, metallic back buttons that are easily swappable. Included in the box are two styles, long and short, and positioning-wise they land perfectly on those spare ring fingers.
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