
It could be argued that Sony's been too passive with the PS5's DualSense controller. Outside of a... reasonable number of single-colour pads, unique or limited edition controllers have been very few and far between over the course of the PS5's near four-year life.
But over the last week, PlayStation has announced two special DualSense designs, coinciding with its upcoming PS5 exclusives, Concord and Astro Bot. Now, we think that Concord controller looks really nice, but it's Astro Bot's tie-in that's got us asking the all-important question: is this the best DualSense yet?
The eyes on the touchpad. The elegant blue and white colours. It's a simple but super effective design. At least, in our opinion!
But maybe you disagree. In the interest of fairness, we've gathered a selection of lovely looking DualSense pictures below, just to refresh everyone's memories...
So, we ask again: is the Astro Bot DualSense the greatest DualSense of all? Have your say in our polls, and then try not to be too controversial in the comments section below.
Is the Astro Bot PS5 controller the best DualSense yet? (2,840 votes)
- Yes, absolutely
- I can't say for sure, but it's up there
- Nah, it's overrated
- No, it's far from the best
What was your favourite DualSense up until now? (2,529 votes)
- Original White
- Midnight Black
- Cosmic Red
- Nova Pink
- Starlight Blue
- Galactic Purple
- Grey Camouflage
- God of War Ragnarok Limited Edition
- Hogwarts Legacy Limited Edition
- Lebron James Limited Edition0.8%
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Limited Edition
- Concord Limited Edition
- Volcanic Red
- Cobalt Blue
- Sterling Silver
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Will probably preorder one of these, I’m a sucker for Astro Bot.
Sony and Asobi Team struck gold with Astro's design. It has the Garfield-like quality where it's instantly recognizable regardless of form factor.
Also, my favorite Dualsense so far has been cobalt blue. Sad to see it wasn't on the poll.
I don't really mind any of them, they're all pretty good, but yeah that Astrobot one is a winner
Now this is gorgeous! Great recovery after that ugly Concord one.
I'll bet it contains a hidden Easter egg.
What about the Final Fantasy XVI controller?
Ummm... Why isn't my awesome FFXVI DualSense on the list??
It's very nice; depending in the price and release date, I may buy as one of my controllers died. Just in the process of buying my own flat/apartment , so money is a bit tight. Not bought any AAA games for a good 6 months
@doctommaso personally think the Concord one looks a thousand times better than the Astro one
Say what you will about the game, but that Concord controller straight *****. I wouldn't even want to use it. I'd want it on my wall.
Honestly? It’s making me wanna get a DualSensw for my steam deck at least. It’s just so beautiful.
Astro controller will be the first controller I buy, aside from the one that came with my launch console. Will probably keep it in the box until my pack-in one truly bites the dust. The touchpad has gotten wonky, but no stick drift yet (despite how many times I’ve dropped it)…
The Concord one is the best looking for me.
Midnight black all day thank you please
Sony drags behind Nintendo and Xbox with special editions. Far behind
I'll get this and I have the spidey one (which was more due to promising my son) - but my biggest regret is not getting the God of war one. I thought that was gorgeous- I loved the blue. So this is probably a close second. I love the design (although less enamoured with the eyes on the touch pad).
That will mean I have the traditional white, Spidey, this, and my daughters pink one. I think after that I will have to stop 😅 I do like the retro vibes of the concord one mind
Cosmic red is the best ps5 dualsense controller word up son
@caiol92 Just looked this up. Incredible! Would love that. It is possible given its the 30th anniversary this year
I have one of the grey camo ones that I quite like but my son has the Spider-Man 2 one and it is absolutely awesome!
Look forward to not being able to get one and them all being scalped on ebay for three times the cost, like the Spider Man console plates >_>
No option for "I really don't care about controller colours"? (Or console for that matter.)
I mean I love the look of the game but are people just getting carried away here thinking anything associated with it is the best?
Personally think many of the other controllers look better.
wow this is such a looker. Didn't even realize they had announced them
@playstation1995 "Cosmic red is the best ps5 dualsense controller"
That was my choice. And it's even sorta almost working after I took it apart and cleaned it out, which is more than I can say for the purple. 😝
Not sure if it is the "best" DualSense but at $80 I do think it is the most expensive. If it drifts within a year will Sony fix it? 🤑
absolutely. about time they actually customize the controller on the level of Xbox.
But the day they release a controller with the classic PS button colors is the day i’ll actually care to buy one . Please bring the colored playstation buttons back already
I think the Concord one is probably the best, visually (aside from classic white or black). Just unfortunate that it's related to a game that will likely be forgotten rather quickly. Astro Bot controller looks fire though.
Will be purchasing 6 of these for the kids and myself!
I personally think it's the best looking pad I've ever seen. Even my wife wants it 😂
@AfroMario Got mine for £87 imported by a seller on eBay.
FF16 Dualsense is the best.
Why do you do this Sony ? So tempted too preorder it 😂🔥
@playstation1995 Team Cosmic Red!
@rjejr. Oh yeah red is the best.im surprised they're is mo gold or silver ps5 controller yet or will they're be some of those colors.previous PlayStation had silver and gold controllers also.word up son
@Max_the_German. Definitely i always buy a red PlayStation controller for all the previous PlayStation console.word up son
No wonder microtransactions make so much money people care more about what something looks like than the functionality
What about the PS One edition?
I prefer the custom one I got there the classic ps1 grey but the astro bot and the Spiderman ones are my favourite official ones. If they just made more classic playstation ones like the ps one white, PS2 see through ones, they used to have so many options
If it isn't the Dualsense Edge then no it isn't the best.
If the lights shine comes from the eyes design on the touch pad that would be really cool
I only own the cosmic red and the white but i must say that up until now the Ltd ed controllers are absolutely sh*te. The spiderman is definately the best of the game related ones and the Hogwarts, Concord and GOW controllers are really uninspiring.
@Nepp67 The Edge is just too much in many aspects, while providing bad battery life. Perfect design is if you can’t remove anything without damaging the core functionality. That minimalistic approach is what makes the standard DualSense so great (mediocre battery life aside).
I‘d argue that the standard DualSense will remain a prime example for great controller design for many years to come!
The Astro Bot controller is probably my favorite now, with the OG white in second and the midnight black in third.
Am I missing something here? The best controller? It's just white with a bit of blue on the sides?
Hogwarts Legacy is my fav. However, the speed at which they sold out made me sad.
I need to get my Spiderman one replaced. Stick drift I noticed when playing exoprimal 😂😂😭
I know it’s part of the idea that the controller is a robot but the eyes just seem really off putting. Shame because I love the rest of the design. Wish the touchpad just had Astro’s face or some symbol.
It's a really great controller, I'll probably get this one.
It's just stickers..not blinking LEDS.. could have been the best..
Missing out the FFXVI one
I demand justice for the Final Fantasy XVI one. That one looks really amazing and I'm still miffed that they made it only available in Japan.
Yorkshire Tea edition is the best so far. Kinda wish this Astrobot one was better.
@Meowmixes98 mmm chocolate
If them eyes on the track pad moved or blinked it would be great but then that battery would last 35 seconds lol
I just have the one that arrived day 1. It is, after all, a controller. Apart from the Yorkshire Tea one, I'd have that.
I like the God of War one the best. But I try not to spend crazy amounts of money for console peripherals.
Yeah this is the best one so far but the Concord one is excellent, if it didn't say Concord on the back I would also grab one of those for sure!
How can you have a poll and one of them is operated when it's only pushsquare saying it's the best hahaha Your in the minority.
Its ok, but it is 2 blue dots and a bit of blue on the side. It's nice and goes well with astro bot, but you couldn't really go wrong. Esp when astro bit is basically part of the console within its games. Haha
I think honestly out of all spiderman 2's controller is the best of the bunch, more because they've actually thought about it and made the entire controller a part of the design rather than just a picture.
I like the array of different colours but I'm not a fan of just changing the background colour and then throwing a picture on the front
All the rest even though nice stickers, aren't anything great. People like the god of war one but I thought same as normal just shove an image on the front and change the colour a little, not the most creative. They could of done so much more with all of them
Astro though for astro it's perfect. But it is simple and the game itself made it an easy transformation
I was rather disappointed by the OG white on both the slim console plates and the controller. I hope this is brighter like the Switch OLED and Logitech GCloud.
My ideal would be cobalt blue slim plates and this controller but only the black plates suit my setup.
I have the a white controller and the Spider man 2 one at the moment.
I still want to get the god of war controller and Hogwarts controller.
You missed the FFXVI controller.
Game looks amazing, besides the controller.
I brought the Duelsense Elite controller on the grounds that I could replace the stick modules. Try getting them without paying through the nose online. Sony don't have any. I won't support this. I know I'm only one person but still. I think this gen Sony have dropped the ball with not enough hardware support. Psvr2 as another example.
I shall be the judge of that. Yes…yes it is it has my official endorsement / seal of approval 👍🏽 verified. ✔️
The best controller so far is.....
The Yorkshire Tea one, surprised it's not in your poll as you wrote an article about it.
I like the original white one, somehow i think they nailed that, so i have 2 of those and the Edge. But this one is by far the best of the limited game controller release. Not sure if i will buy one or not. I might, but i will be getting the game for sure.
@Glorioso but then again, Xbox doesn't sell any consoles, so they need the gimmicks to try and make up for it.
For sure it is. The etching alone makes it the most effort Sony has ever put into a special edition controller. That's one area Xbox has a major advantage. Their special edition controllers and consoles have always been better than PlayStation's.
I'm not normally one to go crazy about controllers so I haven't kept up with many of them, but this one did catch my eye.
It'll probably be one of the first special edition controllers I buy for my PS5.
If they went with hall effect potentiometers then it will be handsdown the best, if not meh.
The best one would be when they bring back my classic coloured buttons!!!!!!!!!!
I want this one.
@caiol92
A couple places do custom Dualsense designs and there are some variations of the classic PS1 controller look. They are expensive as all heck, but they look amazing.
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