Sony’s colorful PS5 DualSense controllers include a hidden design change
Having a colorful alternative to the PS5’s standard white DualSense controller isn’t the only incentive to buy an extra controller it seems, as Sony appears to have made under the hood improvements to its three new pads.
As discovered in a teardown video by TronicsFix, the new color variants contain slightly different springs for the triggers. Where the original DualSense controller’s springs had a 0.25mm thickness, the springs found in the new Nova Pink, Galactic Purple, and Starlight Blue controllers measured as 0.3mm thick.
While there hasn’t been any extensive testing to indicate whether players will feel the difference during a game, that little extra thickness may make the springs for the controllers’ adaptive triggers more durable.
One of the unique features of the PS5 DualSense controller is its adaptive triggers, which add dynamic resistance when pulled back, such as different weapon functions in Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart or feeling pedal pressure that reflect the real-world cars in Gran Turismo 7.
Unfortunately, all that extra strain on the triggers, and players pushing against them, is also likely to result in more wear and tear. In fact, shortly after the PS5’s launch in 2020, Hot Hardware had reported complaints from PS5 users whose DualSense triggers were either malfunctioning or just outright breaking, although it’s not clear how widespread the problem has been.
The teardown video above also notes that the colored controllers feature a very minor change to the analog stick module. It may be a simple cosmetic change, though, as it looks like Sony has swapped a small black piece of plastic on the bottom for a green piece of plastic that looks identical. It could also be that this change has something to do
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