The DualSense PS5 controller has always sounded like a feature-rich bit of tech, what with its haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, and create button, so it's perhaps no real surprise to learn that the pad will receive its own software updates.
Spotted on the controller's official product page, a line near the bottom of the article simply reads: "Always update your PS5 system software and the wireless controller device software to the latest version."
Controller software updates aren't anything new. Nintendo's been known to update its Switch Joy-Cons, for example, while various third party PS4 pads also recommend the odd update every now and then. But this is a first for PlayStation's home console controllers.
Again, given the technical nature of the DualSense, it only makes, er, sense that its settings can be tweaked via updates. It also makes us wonder just how customisable -- in terms of programming -- the next-gen pad will be.
[source playstation.com, via reddit.com]
Comments 8
I want maximum stability for my controller.
Always assumed my DS4 was getting updates silently, since both my Switch and Xbox controllers already get updates too.
I just feel like it maybe a gimmick like SiAxis was for PS3 I only remember Uncharted 1 and Lair using it
3 stability updates in a month - every PS owner dream
As long as I don't have to constantly calibrate it for joystick drift I'll manage life with the updates.
DAY 1 UPDATE: "We were inspired by our pals over at Nintendo to add the revolutionary "drift" mechanic to our analog sticks, because why try to control your drifts in Gran Turismo by tilting your control stick when we can tilt the control stick for you?"
Something I have always wanted to see in a controller, memory. If I bring my controller to my friend's house, I would love to have my controller sign me into PSN, authenticate on my phone app and be done. Even on my home console, sign me in when I use my controller, sign my wife in on hers.
The stablest of controllers
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