We love the DualSense here at Push Square. The weight feels just right, the buttons are pretty much perfect, and boy do we enjoy those haptics when they kick in. Phwoar!
And it seems as though we're not alone. Earlier this week, we published a poll here on the site, asking our readers what they think of the DualSense controller. Around 2000 of you submitted a vote, with a whopping 80 per cent of fans declaring the PS5 pad the best of the best.
We asked: Is the PS5 DualSense Sony's best ever controller?
You answered:
- Yes, the DualSense is king — 80%
- I don't have a DualSense — 12%
- Hmmm, I'm not sure yet — 6%
- No, it's not the best PlayStation controller — 2%
Impressive stuff. We always thought that the DualSense would come out on top, but we didn't expect such a landslide victory.
We also measured the DualSense against every other official PlayStation controller, and the results were incredibly familiar.
We asked: What's your favourite official PlayStation controller?
You answered:
- DualSense (PS5) — 81%
- DualShock 4 (PS4) — 13%
- DualShock 3 (PS3) — 2%
- DualShock 2 (PS2) — 2%
- DualShock (PS1) — 1%
- Original PlayStation Controller (PS1) — Less than 1%
- Dual Analog Controller (PS1) — Less than 1%
- Sixaxis (PS3) — 0%
That poor Sixaxis...
And so there you have it — the PlayStation players have spoken, and the DualSense is apparently the best controller that Sony has ever produced. Do you agree? If not, then why didn't you vote in our original poll? You've only got yourself to blame in the comments section below.
[source News: Poll: Is the PS5 DualSense Sony's Best Controller Yet?]
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That Sixaxis really was rubbish 😂😂
Picked up my Dualshock 4 last night for the first time since my PS5 arrived and it feels like a cheap toy by comparison. DualSense is PRIMO baby
I love its design and I'm not even a PS gamer anymore.
What was the difference between Sixaxis and DualShock 3 ? I thought it was the same thing.
Easily the best controller they've made, the new triggers in particular are outstanding and the haptic feedback has a lot of potential. I've been playing a bit of PS3 recently and I do quite like that controller, if only the triggers were the tight way round but those analog face buttons were cool.
@Cornaboyzzz Sixaxis didn't have rumble.
It's a superb controller and it will be pretty tragic if the haptics and trigger features don't become a standard from now on. I can't wait to play Gran Turismo 7 and Ratchet and Clank with the Dualsense. Imagine all the different weapons and the potential there!
I like to think that the main reason they've been delayed is because the devs played Astro's Playroom and realised what they could add to the games.
I voted Dual Analog Controller. I'm such a loser
@Old-Red
Only reason it wouldn’t is lazy third party devs who don’t want to create new immersive sensations if they know half their player base or more will be using standard Dead controllers. Hopefully some devs will implement it on PC cross plat versions and the PC market can swell the number of adopters.
Again, how could it not be the best when it's just a new iteration of the same controller since the PS1? This poll is a bit useless
Dual sense is def the best controller. Absolute game changer this gen, cannot wait to see the way more developers start implementing more stuff with it.
Dualsense is great! But screw Ubisoft for doing ***** all with the capable tech so far.
Dual sense is amazing. It has dethroned the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller as my favorite controller of all time.
It’s the adaptive triggers that wow me so much.
@Rhaoulos. If you think ps1 through ps5 is the same thing.then you dont know video games.ps5 dualsence is a game changer.word up son
I'm sure it's great (mines a xmas present from the wife) but I wonder how many that voted has actually played with them all?
I just hope it gets used. We’ve had great controller features before like rumble triggers on Xbox and HD rumble in Switch that died off because third parties don’t bother doing the extra work for it.
DS is part of the next gen experience alright. Sets the standard for all other controllers
Now do a poll on the best UI 😂
@Icey664 That would be the PS5 as the cross media bar got very tired and this one is fresh but familiar! It has issues but will get better!
I love my collection of sixaxis controllers. Have about 25
I have one but no ps5 lol
To be fair, PlayStation controllers were crap until the DS4.
DualSense is pretty great with Demon's Souls. So great that I couldn't imagine playing without it.
The feeling/feedback when you shoot magic in DS just feels right and natural. Makes me curious how they thought and created it at the time. DS is obviously optimised for the DualSense.
When a big monster crashes on the screen and knocks bricks, the feedback isn't sustained; it's actually cut up just like the way bricks fall apart. Impressive stuff.
Anyone who's actually been around for long enough will know there's nothing like your old pal Dualshock 2/3, especially 2. It's hard to forget a multi-decade running design - and I still personally find it synonymous with the PlayStation image.
The daulsense is the best controller ever made period.
Hells yeah it is!!!
They were all amazing controllers at the time regardless of the vote. But Dualsense is the best controller yet.
@AlexSora89 This doesn’t mean that you are not one of us
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