Skip to main content

Sony reveals customizable PS5 DualSense Edge controller

Sony has revealed a totally brand new controller for the PS5 at Gamescom: DualSense Edge. It’s the very first high-performance, highly customizable controller in PlayStation history.

As Sony wrote in the PlayStation Blog, the DualSense Edge controller allows players to fine-tune the controls that tailor to their unique play style. The ability to customize control maps makes it stand out from the original DualSense controller, and it’s something PlayStation’s art director Daisuke Kurihara is very proud of.

Recommended Videos

“We wanted to build on the legacy of iconic PlayStation controllers by creating a controller that empowers players to experiment and personalize elements based on their own unique playstyle — whether they are a competitive gamer or someone who just enjoys having more options to customize their play,” Kurihara said. “The DualSense Edge wireless controller also features a number of thoughtful design touches that we hope players will enjoy, including a distinct DualSense controller-inspired black-and-white color scheme and a unique PlayStation Shapes pattern on the touchpad and trigger surfaces.”

Get a first look at the DualSense Edge wireless controller: https://t.co/PJEVb216T2

Customizable controls, back buttons, changeable stick caps, on-controller interface and more pic.twitter.com/sAtVdrg6Us

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) August 23, 2022

Players can customize the controls by remapping or deactivating specific button inputs and fine-tuning their aim by adjusting analog stick sensitivity and dead zones, which is the distance you move the stick before the game recognizes it. This level of customization can be useful in competitive first-person shooters like Overwatch and Destiny 2 and racing games like Forza Horizon 5.

The best part is you can save your control profiles for each game and swap between them when you switch games, adjust your game setup with the dedicated Fn button, and for the first time ever, change the stick caps and back buttons. The three types of swappable stick caps (standard, high-dome, and lever) help to maintain grip and stability, while the back buttons (high-dome and lever) can be adjusted to any button input. The stick modules can be replaced at any time, although you may have to spend extra money on them since they’re sold separately.

The color scheme for the DualSense Edge is almost the same. However, Sony made it stand out from the original DualSense even further by painting the touchpad black.

It’s unknown when the DualSense Edge controller will be released. Sony will be giving more details about it in the coming months.

Cristina Alexander
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Cristina Alexander is a gaming and mobile writer at Digital Trends. She blends fair coverage of games industry topics that…
The best Metroidvanias on PS5
A hero looks up in Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist.

The Metroidvania genre takes cues from the two namesakes for which it is called: Matroid and Castlevania. Specifically, one of the best SNES games, Super Metroid, and one of the best PS1 games, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It describes a kind of game where the player explores an open map with multiple paths and areas locked off until they acquire some item or power with which to unlock and further explore. That formula has become so popular that dozens of current and upcoming video games have iterated on that style with new mechanics, perspectives, art styles, and more. Some of the best PS5 games are Metroidvanias, and the platform is home to the best the genre has to offer. If you're searching for your next Metroidvania to get lost in, here are the best ones you can play right now.

Animal Well

Read more
The best split-screen PS5 games
It Takes Two

Some of the best PS1 games, or other games from that era, let you play with one or more friends in split-screen. This form of multiplayer has gotten less and less common as the generations have gone on but it isn't fully abandoned yet. Most of the best PS5 games are single-player experiences or feature cross-platform online multiplayer, with only a handful still allowing you to hand a second controller to a friend and play together on the same console. These are mainly co-op games, but there are a few options for competitive gaming here as well. If you want to relive the old days of spending hours on end gaming with a friend or family member on a single screen, we'll give you the best options currently available on PS5.

After checking out this list, you can also look at the list of upcoming PS5 games to see if more split-screen games are on the way.

Read more
PS5 overheating: common problems and how to fix
Playstation 5 with controller in the foreground,

The PS5 overheating problem has once again become a hot topic amid the release of CPU-hungry games like Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered and Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Gamers have been here before. Four years ago, when Cyberpunk 2077 and Ghosts of Tsushima released, comment threads were full of cynical gamers questioning what next-gen truly means after their consoles had randomly shut down mid-gameplay. Plenty of the best PS5 games have been met with similar feedback over the years.

Fortunately, overheating doesn’t rank among the most common problems with the PS5, but gamers should know what to do to prevent it, especially with such graphically impressive upcoming PS5 games slated for next year and beyond. First, though, you need a proper diagnosis.
How to tell if your PS5 is overheating

Read more