DualShock 5 Controller
Console controllers have never been cheap, but the price has continued to rise as manufacturers cram more and more functionality into them. Right now, we know that the DualShock 5 will make use of haptic feedback in the, allowing you to feel the changes in different environments or the terrain underfoot.
Similarly, the trigger buttons have been renamed ‘adaptive triggers’ on the PS5 thanks to the new tech bundled into them. This will allow players to feel the different between different weapon types on their trigger fingers, or to feel varying resistance when pulling and arrow back on a bow, as Cerny explained.
The Wired story also refers to what author Peter Rubin thought might have been a microphone built-in to the controller for use with the PS5’s possible virtual assistant that showed up in a patent.
That’s a whole lot of interesting tech crammed into the controller, but I can’t see Sony pushing the price that much higher than where we’re at with the DualShock 4 right now. We’ll say $60 as a launch price with it dropping over time.
