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DualSense may usher in a wave of controller evolution
I was never a big fan of the Dual Shock controller. It wasn’t until I first got my hands on the Dual Shock 4, that I felt that Sony had finally figured out how to make a great gamepad. I instantly gravitated to the Dual Shock 4 and right now it remains one of my favorite controls of all time.
The PlayStation 5’s DualSense looks like a total evolution of what the Dual Shock 4 brought to the table. This thing is feature-packed, looks comfortable, and it just might change the way competitors make their controllers in the near future.
The basic features are all there. 3.5mm headphone jack, create button, wireless, all things you find in a modern console controller. The innovations from the Dual Shock 4 such as built-in speakers, a less obtrusive light bar, and the touchpad are present as well.
The new, fancier additions offer up a built-in microphone you can use for chatting. Haptic feedback, that provides new levels of depth and nuance when it comes to the classic controller rumble features and adaptive triggers.
These new additions are significant evolutions on familiar controller technology and they show Sony’s desire to push the medium of gaming forward in big and small ways.
Haptic feedback allows for deeper vibrations that can help immerse players by emulating the feeling of what they see on screen. In games where developers utilize haptic feedback, you may feel the differences between your character walking on gravel or through grass.
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When your character takes damage, haptic feedback may be used to better inform you on the severity and area of those hits, it sounds like a small addition but the subtle way it can enhance gameplay could be staggering.
The adaptive triggers can also provide interesting new feedback. They can vary degrees of resistance to simulate the tug of a bowstring or the feeling of slinging webs when you play as Spider-man.
In Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, every gun has been tailored with its own feeling thanks to the adaptive trigger and haptic feedback. Veteran players may be able to feel which gun they are using simply off of the way the controller feels in their hands; that is some incredible detail.
As always, how big these new controller innovations become is up to developers to determine. If only Sony first-party studios implement these features down the line, they may go underutilized like many of the Dual Shock 4’s tricks special tricks.
If these features are received very positively and developers continue to find new interesting ways to enhance games with them, I can see them changing video game controllers forever.
Everyone might have to step their gamepad abilities up thanks to the DualSense and if that happens, it will be the ultimate proof of its evolutionary impact.
Have you tried the DualSense controller yet? Is it the best controller you have ever used? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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