The player’s experience of the PlayStation 5 lives not only of strong graphics and massive computational power. The peculiarities of the dualSense controller characterize the experience crucial. In particular, the trigger keys with haptic feedback ensure even more and more densis dais. All right here also lurks one of two large vulnerabilities of the gamepad. Numerous users in the network repeatedly report broken or pierced springs into the trigger keys. The growth of this defect allows for poor processing.
This also applies to the second big drawback of the dualSense controller, the so-called drift. This phenomenon enters many gamepads, owners and owners of a Nintendo Switch can sing a song. Sony already brought it a collective action. Wear of wear on the mechanics of analog sticks ensure that the input device performs independently control commands. For example, a game character is suddenly in one direction, without touching the controller. Both problems are due to wear, which in turn suggests inferior components inside the dualSense controller. Sony also seems to have seen and now improves.
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1.7
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Microsoft
Xbox Series X
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- Runs quietly and will not be too hot
- Comprehensive multimedia program
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- Controller is in comparison to innovation
- Menu guide partly Frickelig
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562, 95 €
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1.8
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Sony
PlayStation 5 (PS5) Standard Edition
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- Super fast ssd…
- Finally quiet fan
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- … with too low capacity
- Huge device
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929, 99 €
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2.1
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Microsoft
Xbox Series S
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- Good value for money
- Comprehensive multimedia program
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- No 4K playback of games
- Controller is in comparison to innovation
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255, 56 €
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2.2
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Nintendo
Switch (OLED model)
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- Great OLED display
- Meaningful changes to the design
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- Few innovations for a costly upgrade
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358, 79 €
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New color variants with more stable components
The manufacturer has recently released three new color variants of the PS5 controller: “Starlight Blue”, “Nova Pink” and “Galactic Purple”. Officially, the devices are technically identical to the previously available dualSense Gamepads. However, the Youtube channel Tronicsfix did not rag and disassembled the new models in front of a camera – with promising result! In fact, all three fresh color versions had a thicker spring in the trigger buttons by 0.05 millimeters. That does not sound like much, the improved robustness compared to the model set up so far can already be recognized with the naked eye. The new wire is likely to be much more durable.
Somewhat less clearly the findings are about the analog sticks. Again, Sony has clearly changed something. The YouTube Tüftler have discovered a new plastic element on the base of the control lever. Why that is good and whether it actually restricts wear and drift problems, can not be said. However, it seems to be sure that Sony takes note of the criticism of the fans and rests in the background still and secretly rework. Whether the manufacturer also optimizes the controllers in white, black and red remains unclear. Who wants to go safe in number, grabs the colorful new models. However, how much the hardware revision brings in practice can not be judged yet.