PlayStation 5 DualSense vs DualSense Edge: What's the difference between Sony's PS5 controllers?
(Pocket-lint) — Sony smartly announced an upgraded version of its PS5 controller in late August 2022, called the DualSense Edge.
The upgraded pad offers some nice benefits compared to a regular DualSense, so if you're in the market for a new controller you'll likely want to know the difference between the two versions. Here are all the key details.
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The standard DualSense is incredibly widespread, and you can order one at a moment's notice online. Its face value is £59.99 / $69.99 / €69.99, but you can often find it for modest reductions below that price.
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By comparison, we still don't have either a price or indeed a release date for the DualSense Edge, which is not yet on the market despite Sony showing it off in some detail. As soon as we know either of these, we'll update this section.
You can expect the DualSense Edge to be a good chunk more expensive than the normal controller, but the exact margin is hard to predict at this stage.
What we can assess is the difference in design between the two controllers. The standard DualSense is now available in a wide range of colours, from a stealthy black to neon pinks and blues, so you can get it in a range of finishes.
In most cases, though, this colour is uniform across the controller, apart from the section around the thumbsticks. By comparison, the DualSense Edge breaks things up by being predominantly white but with a contrasting black touchpad.
On the face of the controllers, though, the array of buttons is identical, and they also both have shoulder buttons and triggers.
On the back of the DualSense Edge, we see the main difference in design. Firstly, there are two paddle buttons (which can be replaced by lever-style buttons instead), to let you
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