PlayStation unveils the new DualSense controller: tech specs, first look, release date

While we wait for PlayStation to give us a peek at the PlayStation 5, which is slated for a winter 2020 release, the Sony-owned gaming tech company has kept our collective anticipation going by unveiling the DualSense, their new wireless controller. According to an April 7 blog post by Hideaki Nishino Playstation’s Senior Vice President of Platform Planning & Management, “ reached an exciting milestone with PlayStation 5, as we’re starting to ship our new controller in its final design to developers who are implementing its unique features into their games. But first, we wanted everyone in the PlayStation community to get a first look at the DualSense wireless controller, and hear our vision for how the new controller will captivate more of your senses as you interact with the virtual worlds in PS5 games. The features of DualSense, along with PS5’s Tempest 3D AudioTech, will deliver a new feeling of immersion to players.” In a separate statement, Jim Ryan, President & CEO at Sony Interactive Entertainment, says, “ DualSense marks a radical departure from our previous controller offerings and captures just how strongly we feel about making a generational leap with PS5. “We had a great opportunity with PS5 to innovate by offering game creators the ability to explore how they can heighten that feeling of immersion through our new controller,” he writes, “This is why we adopted haptic feedback, which adds a variety of powerful sensations you’ll feel when you play, such as the slow grittiness of driving a car through mud.