PlayStation DualSense Wireless Controller – Midnight Black
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Ive been gaming since 1988. Combines the best of a PS4 & Xbox One controller, good hand feels. Why do people need to post their failures on here about their inability to preorder a product? Grow up.\nUpdate, if you’re playing Cold War there’s a really cool trigger effect ( you can shut this off) the right trigger collapses like a real trigger. I’m also finding battery life isn’t as bad as they’re saying, but I bough my an extra anyway.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The controller feels much nicer than the DualShock 4. It’s bigger, so it will also be a nice change for people with bigger hands.\n\nThe textured back of the controller has nice implemented details for Sony fans. If you look close enough, it is composed of the face buttons. The shoulder buttons also protrude more than the DualShock 4. The triggers at stock have a very nice smooth pull with some resistance. It will be nice to see how some games utilize the adaptive triggers. The PS button is now the logo from PlayStation 1 instead of a circle which also works as a nice translation to P5 if you really want to get poetically crazy. The touchpad has a little more resistance because the way the surface is treated. Instead of a silky smooth matte surface like the DS4, this one seems like it’s just a matte surface without the silk. The face buttons all have a super nice soft, but tactile press.\n\nDesign wise, the controller is creatively constructed. I think a lot of thought has been put into the design than people would like to think and it deserves critique. The white portions of the controller protrude about 1/32” higher than the black striping. At first, I thought I would be able to feel what seems like annoying transitions between the two colors, but surprisingly, the white acts as a literal translation of where your hands will be when you hold the controller. It’s very diagrammatic; kind of like architecture that is designed in a way that when looked at, you can already understand the purpose of what the architect intended with material choices and geometric decisions.\n\nCurrently using it on my PC, but so far, it exceeds the Xbox 1 controller I have been at nearly all faucets. Only problem is that some companies like Ubisoft and Epic games seem to think no controller exists besides Xbox, so I sadly have to run Steam as an overlay to even use the dang controller. All in all, this controller is a shout-out to the PlayStation 1 with little Easter eggs and it really is a supremely constructed controller.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I find the controller to be really comfortable. Although bigger the controller still fits well in my hands. However, please note, I primarily play on PC and there is a little bit of setup required since steam does not support the Dualsense right away. Here are a copy and paste of the same PSA I made on Reddit on how to get the controller to work on steam.\n\nJust wanted to make you all aware, currently, DS4 does not work with the dual sense and steam does not work either out of the box.\n\nTo get your Dualsense to work with your games through steam:\n\n1. Make sure the controller is connected via Bluetooth\n\n2. Open Steam Settings\n\n3. Click "Controller"\n\n4. Click "General Controller Settings"\n\n5. At the very bottom, you will see "Wireless Controller" in detected controllers\n\n6. Click it and follow the prompts to map each button of the controller to the action it\'s supposed to do.\n\nEnjoy your games!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "The ps5 dual sense controller is comfortable its a mix between an Xbox elite series 2 controller and a ps4 dualshock controller i got it to work on pc but sadly can't test out rumble features"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "The PS5 controller is awesome, although I don’t have a PS5 and don’t plan on getting one. I am a pc gamer and only use PlayStation controllers because I am used to it from ps2-ps4 days. Let me start off with this. The controller is really nice in the hands. A bit bigger than first gen PS4 controller(the comparison controller in the photos). The controller is a bit heavier and the triggers I can’t test yet. The biggest pro I see is that the big light on top of the PS4 controller that is blue for player one even on the dim setting was crazy bright. PS5 controller fixed that. The controller feels like a PlayStation controller but has the size of an xbone controller. The only thing that seems like a step down is the one butting no one uses. The touch pad button. It feels a bit mushy compared to the previous gen. Altogether I’d give it a 4/5 stars. Durability with the triggers is a concern but for now I’m satisfied. Will update to see if it can be used on pc without software later.\nUpdate 11/9/2020. Using steam, you can use the controller for now as a generic controller. Make sure that is selected. You will not have rumble until there is official support. The ps4 pairing method is identical as the ps5 which is good because I am used to it. Would also like to note I played through the entire bio shock infinite without needing a charge and zero connectivity issues. On the ps4 I sometimes have drop outs for a split second and don’t even get me started with the xbone one controller. Overall very solid and feels great in the hand. Good luck gamers\nUpdate 6/22/2022. The controller is great still. Anyone still using a PS5 controller for PC only can now download firmware updates straight from Sony's website. This is awesome. You can also use it wirelessly with DS4Windows program. With this program, you can play PlayStation plus games wirelessly with the PS5 controller. Since DS4 program converts the input as Xbox, it registers it as unknown in the PS+ app. This is fine as long as you don't need touchpad for any game. Although you can use it wired and get the full functionality but wireless is so much better. This controller is still awesome. No complaints."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Not sure why this arrived already but it feels really nice (I have large hands), bit heavier then PS4 controllers. Seems like they built it to last. My one issue is it didn't come with a charing cable."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Controller came in today. It does not come with any USB-C cable, which is a bummer, but not unexpected. I could not get it to work on my PS4 via wired connection, but it does work for some reason on the PS3. Was able to play some PS3 games with the controller (not all games work), only thing that fails to function on the PS3 is the home button and the vibration. Feels comfortable to play on and fits right in the palms of my hands. Looking forward to using it on an actual PS5 :)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Great feeling controller. Just had drift on the left stick'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Well, there\'s honestly not much to say. Steam has native support for Xbox One, DualShock 4, and Switch Pro Controllers, so they will most likely, eventually, also develop for the DualSense. I\'m not sure when that will be, but I trust Steam with that, since they had done an absolutely PERFECT job for the previous three.\n\nConnecting it to PC was insanely easy, just hold SELECT and PS buttons for 3 seconds until the lights flash rapidly, intermittently, and select the controller as a Bluetooth Device on Windows.\n\nIt did not work immediately on Steam, I had to go into Big Picture (obviously) and configure it from there. What I did was register it as a generic controller by inputting each key for each action. It was honestly pretty simple, since Steam also shows you a picture of a controller and a green light for the current key you need to map.\n\nAfter mapping the keys, I played some Dead Cells, and the experience was pretty flawless. The controller feels GREAT in my hand. It feels like an Xbox One controller... but with the DS4 layout. It has some satisfying heaviness to it. Not that much, but you can definitely feel a good "fullness" in your hand when you compare it to a DS4. The shoulder, and especially trigger buttons feel better, too, since they are a bit larger now.\n\nI do have a problem with the SELECT and START keys... they are really stiff. If you have a DS4 with those keys being stiff... oh yeah, these are even stiffer. Still clickable, but very stuff. Perhaps they will become less stiff over the time the more I use the controller, but we\'ll see.\n\nHowever, some things are not customizable yet, like the DS4 is, such as changing the little light, or its color, and the touchpad. and its clicks. There\'s also a new button on the DualSense, which is the Mute Mic button as far as I know, and that\'s not mappable, either.\n\nAgain, Steam will most likely develop native support for the DualSense also, but for now, it works just like an Xbox Controller, and that\'s enough for me for now.\n\nI have not tested the battery life yet, and I have no charged it yet, it already came with some charge (not sure if 50% or 100%).\n\nSo far I\'d say I\'m satisfied, and I\'ll update my review if anything happens (whether good or bad).\n\nOriginal Review November 3rd - EDIT 5/30/2021:\n\nYup, this controller now has full native Steam Support, and dare I say much better than the DS4 even. Literally everything, EVERYTHING about it is customizable. The touch pad, the lighting, the mic button, anything you would want. It even shows the DualSense button shapes in Steam Big Picture. Connecting takes literally ONE SECOND only. Turn on, and connected, insanely simple.\n\n100% recommend, at least for Steam, idk about PlayStation, but I hate PlayStation anyway, so yeah, for PC players, this is THE controller to get in my opinion, as much as I dislike Sony'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I didn't see any pictures of the purple version on here from customers so thought I'd upload this. The purple you see is definitely darker than the one you see in the pictures (even this one) idk what it is but something about it makes it appear brighter in photos. I still love it though, I really like the color, and I love how this controller feels. Previous gen I prefithe Xbox controller but I think the Dualsense controller takes the cake. Additionally, the haptic feedback is the best I've experienced in anything, it's so detailed and accurate. For instance, in Ghost of Tsushima, when you ride your horse you can feel the hooves touching the ground while its galloping, and each point of contact feels like it's coming from a different place. Legit feels like theres a little horse galloping inside your controller. It makes for a very immersive and enjoyable experience, so this is an easy 5/5 for me."}]