Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and today we're getting hands on with the PlayStation 5's brand
new DualSense Edge controller it's got adjustable triggers and mapable back buttons swappable
thumbsticks and some awesome software features that I will cover today now this is the first
ever official high performance controller from PlayStation and it's instantly become my favorite
controller to use and I just wanted to say a massive thank you to PlayStation for sending
this out to me so I could make today's video although all opinions are of course my own so
firstly everything comes neatly packed inside this hard shell carry case which immediately
feels premium there's the PlayStation logo on the top which is a nice touch along with the
little icons on the bottom and the Zips as well inside as you can see we have the new controller
along with all the accessories these include two additional pairs of thumbstick caps that's two
high Dome and two low Dome along with the standard caps that are on the controller already there are
also two sets of back buttons including the Half Dome and the two levers which I will demonstrate
in a minute then there's a 2.8 meter braided USB cable which feels great it's got a USBC on one end
to connect the of the controller and a USB a on the other we also have a connector housing which
is used for locking the cable into the controller also if you want to you can actually charge your
controller while it's in the case all you need to do is remove the little velcro padding on the back
feed the USBC cable through and you're good to go and here are all the accessories that we get with
the DualSense Edge controller which I think looks pretty impressive there are loads of options here
and replacement parts if you need them okay so first impressions on the design and the overall
look of this controller it looks and feels great it obviously looks very similar to what we've seen
already for the PlayStation 5 but it does feel heavier than I was expecting not by much but
it is certainly not lighter overall it's white with some nice black details like the buttons
these are all black now which contrast nicely against the white controller and the touchpad
across the top is now black rather than white and if you look really closely you'll notice it has
these tiny little PlayStation symbols embedded into it and these look awesome now you will have
noticed this already but the bottom part here is now glossy rather than matte so I can see this
picking up fingerprints and scratches quite easily although I do like how the shape has changed very
slightly then underneath this we now have two FN or function keys and these are used to customize
your buttons and profiles which I will cover more later but around the back is where we see even
more changes so the rear now has an enhanced slip resistant grip which feels more grippy and rubbery
than before which means it's less likely to slip out of your hand while gaming and holding it it
definitely feels more comfortable in the hand it also has these tiny PlayStation icons printed into
the grip then we have two big features on the back here we've got the two holes for the RB
and LB mappable buttons and the trigger stops across the top so for me these are one of the
biggest advantages of owning a Pro Controller like this being able to change the trigger lengths of
each trigger can completely change the way that you play certain games so by default the triggers
across the top act in the same way as you would expect there's a full range of travel here and
they are adaptive oh I also really like this little PlayStation icons that are now on the
grip these look and feel great but when you're playing games like Call of Duty Warzone 2 having
an even faster response for pulling the trigger or aiming down sight could be the difference between
winning or losing that one-on-one so if you flip the controller around and flick the trigger stops
on the back it will change the length of travel in turn meaning the triggers will fire a lot
quicker it's not a mouse like click it's maybe a third of the normal distance but it makes a
noticeable difference when you're playing and you can fill the shorter clicks it's near instant and
the fact that there are three different lengths here to choose from means that you can find find
a perfect balance between instant and adaptive for each trigger so you're not locked into just having
one type of controller you can flick it back to normal and use it for racing in Gran Turismo 7 and
take advantage of the full range now these do have adaptive triggers built in so you're not losing
that feature however once you flick them down it will automatically disable that feature which
makes sense as you're not really going to feed it anyway and then we have the mappable back buttons
and these are a game changer for almost any game that you play so on the back there are these two
holes labeled RB and lb which are designed to be used as extra buttons for the controller now it
comes with two sets of buttons we have the Half Dome and the lever style and both of these are
metal and they feel quite nice and all you need to do is push them into the holes as labeled and
you've now got yourself some extra buttons at your fingertips so for me while playing Call of Duty
Warzone 2 instead of moving my thumb away from the thumbstick to press jump I've mapped one of
the rear buttons to act as the cross button that means I can keep aiming or running while I jump
and it makes a massive difference when playing online but the fact there are two buttons back
here it will let you map any of the other buttons you would typically need at your fingertips this
could include crouching marking up enemies or even reloading and the same goes for other games too
like Gran Turismo 7 where one of the rear buttons could be your handbrake and the same goes for any
game that you play include in The Last of Us Part 1 or God of War Ragnarok so as mentioned it comes
with two different styles of buttons I've tried using both but personally I prefer the feel of the
lever back buttons over the Dome they feel more natural to hold but the fact that you have a
choice of both is great the Dome ones feel less likely to be not by mistake though so some might
prefer those instead and as for the placement of the buttons and comfort well these are the best
I've used it feels low profile and the position of where the actual buttons are feel ideal for
my fingers oh and mapping the buttons is really easy it can all be done via the ps5's on-screen
settings But first you need to create and save a profile to edit them to get set up for the
first time just plug the controller into your PS5 using the provided USB cable and the first
time you plug it in you will see a quick start guide that goes through the controller settings
and features you can tab through the screens or you can come back to it later now you might
have noticed these already but there are two little buttons sticking out the bottom of the
controller and these are called FN or function buttons by pressing these and tapping another
button on the controller it gives those buttons a multi-purpose so if we press and hold the function
key you'll see that these four icons can be mapped to four different profiles then the up and down
buttons will also control the headphone volume while the left and right controls the game or
the chat audio balance now if you press and hold the function key and the option buttons together
you'll see the custom profile screen from here you can create three custom profiles which can
be saved onto the controller for me I've got one for Warzone and Modern Warfare 2 and God of War
Ragnarok and what's great is you can rename them to whatever you need and once you've created a new
profile you can go ahead and customize the button assignments stick sensitivity trigger Dead Zone
vibration and Trigger effect intensities all of these will then be saved onto that custom profile
that you've created so if we look at the back buttons first you can assign almost any button to
each site that includes the icons arrows and even the triggers across the top so for me I would use
cross and circle for Call of Duty war zone 2 but not only that you can change any default button to
another so if you wanted the R1 and R1 buttons to be flipped well you can do that or the circle and
the square to be different again you can swap that within this area you can also disable buttons from
working entirely this for me is an awesome feature being able to map a button to another or switching
it off entirely now there only buttons that you cannot remap are the touchpad PlayStation options
and create buttons you can disable them but not remap them then once your profiles are set up
and saved where you can assign them to the three remaining icon buttons on the controller swap into
the profiles is ridiculously easy as well just press the function key along with the icon that
you've mapped it to and voila You're Now using a totally different profile with those map buttons
to return to the default non-customized profile just let the function key and triangle now as
mentioned you can save up to three custom profiles on the controller but you can create up to 30
profiles on the PS5 itself per user then when you're ready to you can transfer them back onto
the controller when you need them and these will show up under the unassigned profiles right so
these thumbsticks look normal right well the good news is they feel normal but the great news is is
they are fully customizable so firstly the stick caps themselves are changeable in total there
are three pairs included we have these standard ones that we're all used to as well as two high
Dome and two low Dome to swap them out you just need to pull them off and away from the control
then grab one of the new ones line it up and push it back on and it'll click once it's in place now
personally I like to play with the right stick slightly higher than the left which helps with ads
joint FPS games but what's great is you can choose a combination of any of these caps that best fit
your needs then in the settings you can change the sensitivity of the sticks you'll have full control
over the dead zone sensitivity curve and the curve adjustment this again is all accessed by pressing
the function key in the option key then you select the profile you wish to edit and as you're
adjusting it you can move the sticks to fill the changes that you're making so it's instant
feedbacks you can fine tune it as you go there are a handful of default profiles here to choose from
but of course you can choose that and then add it to your own style then you can tweak the trigger
Dead Zone which essentially reduces the input range and you can reduce and even switch off the
vibration intensity and the trigger intensity to get back into this settings error you can either
press the function and the options buttons together or you can go into the PlayStation's
5 settings area and then under accessories you will see the DualSense Edge controller is listed
on the side now another new feature that we've seen added is the fact that the stick modules
are now replaceable so if you flick this little release button on the back of the controller that
glossy front plate now pops off then underneath it it reveals the two modules all you need to do
is lift this lever up on each side and you can remove the entire module and then when you're
ready to you just slide the new module back in and pull the lever down to lock it into place pop
the front cover back on and you've just replaced the thumbstick module and Playstation are selling
these for about 20 or 20 pounds so should you ever need to replace it well you can do it yourself so
I mentioned at the start that it comes with a braided USB cable and it measures 2.8 meters in
length now not only does it feel nice and premium it also comes with a lockable connector for the
controller so this is designed for those that are using their controller wide instead of wireless
and although the USBC Port is probably tight enough for most of it won't fall out while gaming
this little lockable connector will keep it locked onto the controller I mean it's pretty extreme for
most but the fact is you can charge and play while making sure the controller won't disconnect it's
probably more suited towards anyone who's playing competitively okay and the battery is something
else worth covering now although PlayStation haven't mentioned how long the battery should
last at least I couldn't find this information on their website I have managed to get around
8 to 10 hours out of it before needing to charge this will depend on how you play in the various
options and settings that you use but it's not great for a new controller ideally I would like
to have seen a better or improved battery over the previous so maybe 15 to 20 hours but saying that
with this super long USB cable that we get I can charge it from almost anywhere in my house or at
least sitting on the sofa on top of that it does fit in the original DualSense charging station if
you've got one of these already it will work no problem now even with all these awesome features
included we still got all of the usual features that we've been using over the last two years
that includes haptic feedback adaptive triggers a built-in mic headphone jack and motion controls
so we're not losing any of these features while still gaining the new ones but what are my overall
thoughts on the new DualSense Edge controller well I like it it feels like a nice step up from what
I've used before it feels weighty premium and includes loads of game changing features the
glossy panel on the short battery could be the only real concern here but this has legitimately
become my favorite controller for FPS games and as for the price well it launches on the 26th of
January on PlayStation's website and it comes in at 209 pounds 99 or 199.99 and then it will be
available at participating retailers from the 23rd of Feb so it's not cheap by any means but you are
getting all of these awesome features that can literally change the way that you play certain
games plus don't forget you will get a 12 month warranty so if you want to grab one of these today
you'll need to head over to PlayStation's website which I have linked to below now
let me know if you'll be picking up one of these controllers and drop a "PS5 Pro" in the comments
and I'll give you a thumbs up for staying right till the end and if you did enjoy today's video
check out my best PS5 games to play video next as it covers my top 10 games that you can play
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