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and today we're going to be talking about Pro controllers for the PS5 we've got the
new DualSense Edge which is PlayStation's official Pro Controller that launched last week and we have
the SCUF Reflex which is probably one of the most popular Pro controllers out there but the question
is which is better now the starting price of both of these are around 200 pounds or 200 which is a
lot of money for a controller but today I'm going to talk about the different features pros and
cons and which one I would recommend picking up now obviously these are my own opinions but let
me know which one you think is better out of the two so the DualSense Edge looks like a beefed up
version of their normal DualSense controller it's got the same Black and White theme going on but
with some differences in the detail so things like the touchpad and buttons are now black instead
of white oh and the bottom part is now glossy instead of matte which I'm not a huge fan of to
be honest but I do like the tiny icons that are now embedded into the touchpad then there's the
SCUF which again looks like a normal DualSense controller in terms of the overall shape but
the key difference here is you can have any color combo that you'd like so I've gone for an all gray
theme but you can customize it however you would like it to look changing the colors of pretty much
every part something that you cannot do with the edge controller well yet anyway but one feature
the SCUF does lack are the PlayStation icons and branding so there's no PS icon in the middle and
no shape icons on the buttons this to me makes it look and feel like a cheap copy by comparison the
SCUF looks modded whereas The Edge looks OEM but I assume this is down to copyright restrictions
which is why we're not seeing those icons then there's the weight and the feel of the two in
my hand The Edge definitely feels more premium in terms of the weight and the build quality
the scarf feels lighter and Cheaper by comparison so if I had to pick one based on the overall look
and feel I would probably pick the edge although I'd really like to swap this glossy part out for
matte instead now one of the biggest features that we've seen added to the DualSense Edge
are the new adjustable triggers these are quite literally a game changer for many games at your
play but how do they compare to the SCUF well by default The Edge triggers work in the same
way as a normal DualSense so they are adaptive and will work on most PS5 optimize games but it also
has this little button on the back that lets you swap between normal and two shorter trigger stops
this means when you want to play an FPS game like Call of Duty or Warzone you can get a really fast
trigger response as the triggers will only travel about 30 percent of the distance but then if you
want to play a racing game like gt7 or something like God of War Ragnarok you can still make most
of the full adaptive triggers by flicking the button back again then there's the SCUF now when
you buy one of these you can choose between two different options either the normal triggers which
are adaptive or FPS triggers which are instant Mouse light triggers but once you've made that
choice there is no change in it from that moment forward so the one that I have here does have
the FPS triggers which is night and day different when comparing it to the edge even on the shortest
setting these are crazy fast with almost no travel at all when pulling it I mean the edge is good but
you just cannot compete with this but the problem is if you are wanting a Pro Controller like this
and wanted to use it for more than just FPS games these instant triggers are not much use for other
games like in racing games as soon as you touch the trigger it's like a full throttle or full-on
break-in there's no gradual curve with these instant triggers so although these SCUF FPS is
definitely better for Call of Duty I still think the edge is the better all-rounder if you're using
it for more than just FPS games right then we have the rear buttons or paddles now both of these
controllers come with these and they both will let you map any other button on the controller
to these instead so things like jumping crouching or marking up enemies can all be mapped here this
makes playing almost any game at all easier as you're not needing to remove your thumb from the
sticks to tap another button so in God of War for example I've mapped the circle button so I
can interact with items as I play now the key differences between these two is the fact that
the edge comes with just two rear buttons while the scarf comes with four paddles now this of
course is a personal preference as I know people that use both two and four paddles on their SCUF
so the limitation of two on the edge won't be an issue for everyone but it's still worth mentioning
and then quality wise are these rear paddles while the edge buttons are metal whereas the SCUF are
plastic and feel kind of cheap by comparison but the positioning of both and how you press them
and how they feel feels natural enough and easy to use you really cannot go wrong with either
of these rear buttons and if you did decide you wanted to play with just two or even no paddles
at all they can all be removed really easily The Edge pull away while the SCUF slide down
and pull out and talking about the overall feel and how comfortable they are where they both have
different grips available so the edge comes with a slightly and I mean slightly improved
grip over the standard DualSense controller it feels more rubbery than plastic but feels nice
to hold on the SCUF though if you choose the 20 pounds grip option you get this high performance
rubbery grip and this thing feels crazy grippy it might not look as nice as the edge but it
feels awesome for those sessions where you might need that extra grip but as mentioned this does
cost an extra 20 pounds another big feature for both of these controllers are the customization
you can make to the thumbsticks so the SCUF comes with a spare set of sticks you can swap out the
height on each side all you need to do is remove the bottom part and pull the thumbsticks out and
they will pull right off from here you can refit another shape or size these feel quite cheap but
they are easy enough to swap over then there's the edge and this is on a whole all different
level when it comes to customizing these sticks so again it does come with different caps that
can be replaced there's the default ones and another two sets of different heights swapping
them out doesn't require the fascia to be removed just pull on each stick and it will pop off then
you line them up and you can push the new ones back on so that's really easy but that's not
the most impressive part is the fact that the entire module can be replaced so we all know
that stick drift is a thing I've not personally suffered from it on my PlayStation 5 but I have
on my switch so I know what it's like well on the edge controller you just need to remove the fascia
lift this little lever and you can now swap the entire module for about 20 pounds this is a huge
Advantage as you don't need to worry about buying a whole new controller for such a small issue plus
both modules can be interchanged whereas on the scarf if you get stick drift well you'll need to
find a way of repairing it all results are buying a whole new control which obviously isn't cheap
now when it comes to customizing the button layouts and other features of the controllers
this is another area that sets the two apart the SCUF will allow you to map any of the rear paddles
to any button on the controller so as mentioned you could have jump Crouch or even the trigger
button mapped to the back then when you tap the paddle it will act like that mapped button to save
these you need to use the physical profile button on the back by tapping through it will show three
different colors we've got red green and blue each of these are a different profile on the controller
to map a new button you just need to press and hold the button until it flashes then you can
press the paddle and a button you wish to remap at the same time then press the profile button
again and it will save it to that profile that's as far as the customization goes but it's pretty
simple to do then swapping the profiles as a case of tapping through the three different colors on
the DualSense Edge though is on a whole different level not only can these two rear buttons be
mapped you can also fully customize the entire controller's Behavior so firstly you will have
noticed these little buttons sticking out at the bottom but these are the function buttons
press this and the options button together and it takes you to the settings area from here you
can edit the rear buttons you can also swap out every other button on the controller so
you could swap the circle and the square or the R1 and the L1 or you could disable the touchpad
and the PlayStation buttons from working entirely all of these changes are then saved to the profile
that you create which can be switched to within a couple of seconds all you do is press the function
button and it will display this little pop-up on the PS5 and this shows you three different
profiles that you have saved you can create up to 30 profiles on the PS5 and then tapping the
icon will swap between the different profiles on screen and it will even show a one two three
or four LEDs on the touchpad so you know which one is currently selected but it's not just the button
layouts that you can customize here you can change the stick sensitivity curvature and dead zones so
you have full control over how each stick behaves you can even adjust the trigger dead zones and
turn the Adaptive triggers off entirely so from a profile switching and customization point of
view the edge controller is without doubt the better choice here the SCUF doesn't even come
close but now it's also worth talking about the battery so my scarf will see around 10 hours of
of use before needing a charge whereas The Edge I'm seeing roughly 8 hours now this will differ
from game to game and what buttons you've got mapped on the options that you're using but the
edge is definitely worse than the normal DualSense controller at least from my experience so far but
charging them is easy enough they both come with a braided USBC cable the SCUF is 1.8 meters while
the edge is 2.8 meters long there's not much in it but I guess if you're playing from the sofa
the longer cable will come in handy and as you would expect the edge controller does work on
the official charging dock so if you're using one of these while it slots in with no issues
now the SCUF does technically fit but it's not quite as smooth it often needs a few Wiggles
back and forth to actually get it to fit but it will eventually slot in if you're patient as for
the packaging of both well they both come with a carry case inside that you can use to store
the controller when it's not in use the scoff is Fabric and pretty small not much space inside to
store anything other than the controller whereas The Edge carry case has enough room for all of the
accessories that are included in the Box plus it feels more premium and it's a hard plastic case
so with everything that we've covered day how much do they both cost well the DualSense Edge is 210
pounds or 200 and it's currently only available on PlayStation's own website while the SCUF is a
little more complicated the starting price is 200 pounds or two hundred dollars so that's the same
as the edge but that doesn't include the instant triggers the performance grip or the different
colors and design if you want the instant triggers for FPS gaming it will cost another 40 pounds and
the grip is 20 pounds if you want to change the colors or remove the rumbles well it'll
cost you a little more again fully specked out with everything ticked it will cost you about
360 pounds but the one that I have here is about 295 pounds with the triggers grip and a few color
changes so out of these two PS5 Pro controllers which is best well if I was exclusively playing
Call of Duty or Warzone I would go for the SCUF reflex with the instant triggers you just cannot
beat that Mouse like click response but for everything else I think the edge is the better
all-rounder controller it's got a more premium fill swappable stick modules a 12 month versus
six month warranty adjustable triggers and a huge range range of on-screen settings this controller
will be suitable for every and any game plus it's technically cheaper than the SCUF so yeah
in my opinion SCUF for FPS games and the edges they better all rounder Pro Controller and if
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