Sony Might Be Planning a New PS5 DualSense Controller With 12-Hour Battery

Sony could be launching an up to date model of its PS5 DualSense controller. A now-deleted itemizing on the Canadian Best Buy retailer revealed a V2 PlayStation gamepad, which does seem regular on the floor however comes with an ‘distinctive 12-hour battery life’ at most cost (through The Verge). This can be a huge improve from the present DualSense controller, which comes with roughly 7-8 hours of juice, relying on the sport. Priced at CAD 89.99 (about Rs. 5,580), the publish additionally talked about a click-in charging station that might be included inside the field, making it handy to play for longer hours and tuck it away neatly.

Besides that, the DualSense V2 controller looks like an actual mirror picture of the unique, sporting a 3.5mm headphone jack and an in-built microphone, alongside motors for haptic suggestions and adaptive triggers for higher immersion. Even the load is similar, coming in at 280 grams. Being a easy up to date model, do not anticipate any customisable again buttons or swappable thumbsticks from the dearer DualSense Edge vary of hybrid controllers. It can be price noting that the Best Buy itemizing won’t have included all of the specs, and at present, it is unclear when or whether or not Sony plans on releasing it.

The firm by no means introduced up the brand new DualSense V2 controller throughout its CES 2024 presentation both, as an alternative displaying off three colourways — blue, silver, and crimson — for the PS5, which seem to have a metallic shimmer. While not explicitly talked about, the facet plates must be accessible for purchase individually sooner or later. Elsewhere on the occasion, Sony demonstrated one other cool factor the PS5 DualSense controller can be utilized for — to remotely drive the Afeela, the corporate’s collaboration with Honda to create a brand-new electrical automobile bearing a big panoramic display screen overlaying the whole entrance console.

Back in November, Sony reportedly filed a patent for an up to date DualSense controller design, that might leverage AI help to study participant behaviour and light-weight up its buttons, triggers, and analogue sticks to help when caught at a puzzle. Another thought to ahead accessibility was to make use of the PS5 controller’s touchpad as a further show that might spell out recreation hints visually. Bear in thoughts that simply because an thought is filed does not imply it’ll ever come to fruition, nevertheless it goes to indicate the lengths Sony PlayStation goes to face out from the gang.

Earlier this week, PlayStation revealed the brand new lineup of free video games coming to its higher-tier PS Plus Extra and Deluxe/ Premium subscriptions. The assortment consists of the acclaimed Resident Evil 2 remake, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Just Cause 3, and extra. The firm raised the costs of its annual PS Plus memberships final yr, as effectively.