Here's What the Sony PlayStation 5's Controller Will Look Like

We withal don't know what the PlayStation v will look similar, but Sony today showed off the upcoming video game console'due south controller.

The company gave the public its first await at the "DualSense" wireless gamepad, which Sony has started shipping to developers so they tin can begin customizing their games around it.

The new look features 2 colors instead of a single color scheme. The controller as well retains the same layout as the DualShock four model, simply it'due south been outfitted with a curvier shell example. (Some might even say information technology looks a flake like the controller for the rival Xbox Series 10.)

Side by side of DualSense controller with Xbox Series X controller Side past side of DualSense controller with Xbox Series X controller

"After thoughtful consideration, we decided to keep much of what gamers dear about DualShock iv intact, while too calculation new functionality and refining the design," Sony VP Hideaki Nishino wrote in today'south announcement.

1 notable change y'all can't really meet on the controller is the add-on of a built-in microphone. So yous'll be able to play multiplayer games without wearing a headset.

DualSense side view

Sony is calling the gamepad DualSense due to the improved haptic feedback, which tin milk shake the controller at varying degrees of intensity to make you experience similar you're experiencing the gameplay in existent life. To immerse you even more, the visitor has at present placed "adaptive triggers" into the L2 and R2 buttons, "then you tin truly feel the tension of your deportment, like when drawing a bow to shoot an pointer," Nishino said.

"Based on our discussions with developers, nosotros ended that the sense of bear upon within gameplay, much similar audio, hasn't been a big focus for many games," he added.

The potential downside of adding more haptic feedback is how information technology tin drain the controller's battery. All the same, Sony is indicating it was able to add the new features to the DualSense gamepad without diminishing the rechargeable bombardment life or loading too much added weight on to the device.

Closer view of the controller.

The company concluded upwardly refining the new DualSense controller by going through hundreds of mockup models over the concluding few years before settling on the final design. Other minor changes including replacing the "Share" button for a new "Create" knob, and splitting the calorie-free bar at the elevation into two divide bars that now flank the cardinal touchpad.

"DualSense has been tested past a broad range of gamers with a multifariousness of hand sizes, in order for us to attain the condolement level we wanted, with peachy ergonomics," Nishino added. "Our goal with DualSense is to give gamers the feeling of existence transported into the game world as soon as they open up the box."

Look for more than details about the PS5's final look in the coming months. Look the system to go on sale some time this holiday flavor, where it'll compete with Microsoft's Xbox Series X.