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PS5 DualSense Controller refers to a kind of video game controller developed by Sony for the upcoming PlayStation 5. Upon its reveal, the controller's design, which is a fairly substantial departure from the standard controllers for the Playstation 2, 3 and 4, sparked jokes and critique.

Origin

On April 7th, 2020, Sony made a surprise reveal of the PlayStation 5 "DualSense" controller by posting a picture of it on the PlayStation Twitter account.^[1] The tweet gained over 84,000 retweets and 290,000 likes (shown below). They also made a blog post^[2] outlining the differences between the DualSense controller and the PlayStation 4 DualShock controller. These include a built-in microphone, a "create" button rather than a "share" button, "haptic feedback" and adaptive triggers, which allow for theoretically more engrossing immersion.

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The new controller sparked critique and jokes from Twitter users. The controller's white and rounded design particularly sparked jokes about it looking like an Xbox controller. for example, user @wolfdb12^[3] made a Spider-man Pointing At Spider-man joke about the similarity, gaining over 1,000 retweets and 4,700 likes (shown below, left). User @MikeRyan^[4] compared its design to a helmet in Star Wars, gaining over 640 retweets and 2,600 likes (shown below, right).

Others offered critiques about the controller. User @Michael_French^[5] noticed the controller's design appeared not to take into consideration those with disabilities, citing the lack of color differentiation on the buttons and the face they were sunken (shown below, left). User @DMCRyan^[6] argued the haptic feedback feature could be one of the coolest things about the product if Sony commits to it unlike its competitors (shown below, right).

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