Sony loves a good alternative DualSense controller colour, and it’s always safe to assume more are on the way. Fans think they may have discovered what to expect next, however, as the pad’s official warranty page makes reference to two unreleased hues: Metallic Gray and Metallic Red. Presumably, these will form some kind of metallic promotional line, which could extend to face plates as well.
The Japanese giant has been making a big deal of its colour selections, recently also adding them as theme options in the PS App. It’s probably safe to assume this kind of functionality will eventually be expanded to the PS5’s operating system as well, so you can pair your console’s physical colour scheme with what you see on the screen.
These new colours could, of course, be a mistake from an over-eager web developer – but this would be a very specific error if that was the case. Our guess is that the hinted hues will be announced at some point later this year – and, to be honest, we’re expecting them to look pretty tasty. Who doesn’t want a metallic controller, after all?
[source reddit.com]
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That gray sounds really nice, have to see it of course. I just ordered an Edge, so no more controllers for me for a while.
@neonpizza i agree, that the colored PlayStation buttons would look so good on the white, i would buy that hands down, only difference i would make is i would make the black part a dark gray against the white. I wish they had a custom store like Xbox so we could go build them online and see if we like it or not 😀
anything that brings colored buttons back is automatically better than the rest
Would love a controller with the gray colour scheme and coloured buttons like they did with the 20th anniversary Dualshock 4!
Dang, I just bought a spare black DualSense on Black Friday but when the Metallic Gray drops I won't be able to resist it. I still have a brand new in box Steel Black Dualshock 4 that I bought and never used.
I'm content with the white controller that came with my PS5, but may eventually buy a 2nd controller during future sales.
It's going to be difficult to get me to come off the Galactic Purple lol. I may get the metallic Grey as a backup controller if it looks as good as it sounds.
I love my Nova Pink controller but a metallic one sounds pretty cool
"Would like like that in red, purple, gray, pink, or God of War?"......
@Green-Bandit and if you don't like your Edge I deny all responsibility for convincing you to get it
Gray & Red are two of my favorite colors. I'll have to see them first, of course, but if they look nice, I'll probably pick them up. My next Dualsense purchase will be the Edge first, though.
I’d settle for a Sony Blue controller. Not a fan of the pastels. Right now I’m rocking black factory plates and a black Dualsense.
I'm a sucker for different controller options. I have all current ones except for white (which I sold).
I'd love to see green, yellow and orange varieties. I also think that the pink and red are too similar and that the blue should have been a much darker blue to match the PlayStation branding. That and matching faceplates would be awesome.
need a metallic blue to match my xbox aqua shift controller. but first please update the system to make each person's controller linked to their user
I'd happily purchase a silver version.
Anyone else hoping that Metallic Grey will be similar to the DS4 in Steel Black?
Any yes, BRING BACK THE COLOURED BUTTONS!
Current favourite controllers, both in terms of colour and ergonomics, are the Steel Black and Midnight Blue DS4s.
I know that pink is not red, but the color variations of the controls always seem to stay in the red, blue or gray spectrum. And now fans discovered 2 new colors, Metallic Gray and Metallic Red. It must be a conceptual choice by Sony, but they could use a green or yellow color.
What will be next? Fashion Bordeaux? Arctic Cyan? Where´s my Forest Green?
@Gbarsotini Sony have done some more outlandish colours in the past - thinking of Sunset Orange, Alpine(?) Green and I'm fairly sure there was a yellow one at some point (might have been limited edition with Death Stranding?)
Really like that gun metallic grey on the R32 GT-R (unicorn dream lottery car unmodified) and can see it being a really nice choice of color on the DualSense
@NEStalgia HAHAHA, no i ain’t going to put that on you friend. I wanted your review and said we are so similar on controllers that you would help me make my decision, so thats on me and plus at $200, i will send it back and return it. Not keeping a high priced controller around for looks. It comes in tomorrow it say’s, so we should be talking soon.
@sanderson72 Yes, they were more fun in the previous generation. It's in this generation that they're kind of boring, we can't even change the background of the home screen (that I know). But I'm sure it's a design decision and in the future they`ll be slowly introducing more options.
And this is coming from someone who owns a white controller, a Midnight Black and a Starlight Blue, and close to buying a Gray Camouflage.
I think I'm actually part of the problem.. haha
@Green-Bandit Haha, I'm sure you'll like it though. Definitely really liking mine. It's still a PS controller with the "wrong" stick position and tension, and it's still overpriced and under-featured (2 paddles, bad battery), but it's still regardless a pleasure to use compared to....every other PS controller Still prefer xb elite2 a reasonable amount. If I compare to Switch Pro, then it gets difficult. It feels more premium no doubt. Yet Switch Pro really copies most of Xbox's ergonomics and sticks.... I'd say Switch Pro is more ergonomic than Edge, but Edge has more premium feel (and paddles)
@NEStalgia Switch Pro isn’t a bad controller at all and get’s outstanding battery life. Could use a more premium feel, i would agree with that. But overall a joy to hold and use for any amount of play time. I just want the Edge to get rid of some of the pain i get in my left hand while holding and using the DS original for around the 45 min to hour mark. I have heard from many that it feels better in hand, so i am excited to see what that all entails. DS was already the best Sony controller for me at the present time, so i would have to think this sit’s there or slightly better. Like i said if not for some reason, i am keeping all the paper work, boxes and sending it back. I won’t keep a $200 controller that i can’t see myself wanting to play with. I will just use my DS and keep my Series X as my 100% main, if i like this then Xbox might lose a few 3rd party games to the PS5. I will for sure tomorrow after unboxing being chatting with you.
I’ve got a Galactic Purple one as my primary controller now.
I absolutely love that color.
@NEStalgia OK, today my edge came in the mail from PlayStation Direct, however today was also the day my wife choose to do errands, lawn work and household touch up jobs, color me thrilled for that, but i digress. So i didn’t get much play time on it per this writing. But my thoughts of hands on is mainly what i am writing first. Before i start, thank you for taking the time away from your controller to give me detailed pinpoint review pro sites didn’t come close to doing. I largely agree with everything you said or it is right but doesn’t move the needle for me. First in hand the rounded corners are simply better and they matter even if others don’t see my complaint with the squared off ones. Weight, i like some heft to my controllers, but this would be my max weight, and i haven’t gamed on it for hours yet, so that is a to be continued. Triggers and triggers stops are the win for me, that alone is my favorite part. Hate the gloss black plate, Sony just doesn’t seem to learn the dislike consumers have for gloss plastic that show finger prints and scratches easily. Not sure i love any of the stick caps included but they aren’t the worst either. Back buttons, this is a major i don’t know yet, i am not the biggest fan of back buttons, so why am i buying a pro controller? The trigger stops. The half moon shape rest the fingers well, but not sure i like the way my hands feel on the sticks and the buttons. Hope that makes sense. The paddles feel really nice and more my fit and feel. Not going to go in on Xbox has 4, sony has 2, cause i think we agree that is a miss here, and not so much for us, but pro style gamers that this controller targets. The buttons feels like you said and i for the most part think i like them. Again i will play some GOWR tonight and learn some more. This is a small sample size of what’s sure to be more as i learn it more. I do not think it’s a $200 dollar controller, i think the Xbox still feels better, and not even the elite, but even the standard layout. Battery life is kind of embarrassing, and you told me all this already and you were right. Did i really buy a $200 dollar controller to get better grip, trigger stops and rounded edges?
@Green-Bandit I started replying and totally forgot to finish the other day!
I forgot you're in TX, I was going to say "lawn work in Feb? That's like 3 months away!!" lol. "Lawn work" is like late April, Early May here in the Savage East.
They sure took their sweet time shipping that Edge. They overnighted it for release day for preorders, yours took a week. Dreading how long VR2 takes to arrive after launch day, they don't have release day for that. And the signature mess...ugh.
Anyway, I do like a heftier controller. Technically it's barely heavier than the DS5, and IDK that the Elite 2 is much lighter, but I do see what you mean, and I think that comes down to the balance of the stick positions.
I've also been thinking a lot about that left hand strain with the stick positions, and while the stick position is definitely part of it, it's the tension that's the real killer. PS just has such high stick tension, and the Edge completely missed the trick of making that adjustable. I really would preorder if they were to sell a low tension stick. They didn't include adjustability, they do have modular sticks so they could still do it, though I'd still be livid that we'd be talking $240 to deliver what MS delivers for $170 and STILL be missing 2 paddles, a charging cradle, and a usable battery. HOW could they miss adjustable tension? Or at least selling alternate stick sets/optional versions at launch?
Trigger stops and paddles are still a big deal. Only 2 paddles is just.....HOW do they miss on that? EVERY other controller is an example of what to do? The paddles aren't as comfy as the Elite, but they're still better than clicking in the sticks to me. I really REALLY hate L3/R3. Always have. ALways will. Always will believe that ALL controllers should ditch that and replace with back buttons. It's 2023, the extra two buttons can't be that difficult to make standard.
And yeah, Sony has a gloss fetish. It's not so bad on Edge, you don't really put your fingers on t he plate much, and when I do it's less smeary than I thought, but...just...why?
I'm still using left half moon and right paddle lever. Seems to work best for the way I hold it. The paddle lever on the left caused hand strain. The half moon on the right caused hand strain. One and one seems to work ok. I don't have those issues with Elite 2, "it just works."
Basically, yes, you bought a $200 controller for better grip, trigger stops, rounded edges (and back buttons.) And a worse battery....
I personally do really like mine. It's not worth $200, but it's a better DS5 still. And when I go back to DS5, I do find it hard to adjust to the grip, mushy buttons, and having to click L3R3 sticks. I still hate the high tension and wish it had low tension. It hurts my hand after a while. Wish it had a real battery. For $200 it's a rip-off and compares in value to the Elite 2 HORRIBLY. It's not a $200, full stop. But it IS an upgrade to the DS5 in most ways. The question is then, is that bit of upgrade worth the price? Technically no. Is it worth having if you really wannit? ....I like me. I do like it a lot. I still like my XB controllers more. I do hate clicking R3L3 a lot though....
@NEStalgia Yeah it was 72 degrees here the day my Edge came in the mail, so the wife was like we need to do yard work. After waiting 6 days to get the edge, i wasn’t thrilled with it, but after I finished the work, i put some work in on the edge, and yeah i agree with your reviews, some of my own takes on it, is, it has a odd grip on the handles that i like the feel, but i am not sure they grip all that much. I’d give the grip a B, Elite 2 an A. The paddles a B, elite an A. I did really like the texture on the triggers, much like the Xbox has even on the standard and feel like for how cheap that is, it should be on the DS. Not in love with the stick that come in the box, Sony just don’t get the sticks like other companies do. My hands are either slipping off or it just never feels right and that been since PS1. I do like the feel and press on the buttons. Little more premium to me. The share and start buttons feel largely the same to me and they are just fine. The one thing you hyped me for and i must say i am not feeling that same love, tho i see what you meant cause you are right and thats L1 and R1 being less mushy. I still feel like those should be tighter and more premium. They are a step up, but not in the way i was hoping. I know that is subjective and personal, but Xbox Bumpers destroy these. Touch pad is cooler i suppose, but i still view it as a waste and mostly forget it’s there. Trigger stops at full are still no where near a mouse click like Scuf and even the elite has less travel. They are good and still my most used and wanted pro feature. But not $200 good, and that is largely the main issue with this controller, Sony priced it as the next big thing and the Elite 2 smashes it outside of not having replaceable sticks. I like the case it comes in, would have been nice to have the charger, and as for the weight, i think that was a shock at first, but now it is feeling normal every time i pick it up, i think i had that same reaction with the Elite 2 as well, difference is the Elite 2 is built to perfection for my hands. It fit’s better than a glove, so the weight isn’t as much of a shock, as to wear my hands struggle with the DS to begin with. I do not share the same hate for clicking R3 and L3, but i don’t love it and i find that funny cause we are so much alike with our controllers, cause we didn’t even discuss that part and for GOWR i used the back buttons as L3 and R3 HAHA
@Green-Bandit The grips are only on that back inner part rather than the whole handle on the Elite2. Elite 2 is a softer rubber or soft silicone material with that diamond knurling pattern in it. Gets kinda yucky with hand oils over time, but it grips nice and feels great. Edge is a much smaller area, and the material is either a much harder silicone or actually a "soft" textured plastic. It's definitely not as grippy, but feels good, and technically probably holds up longer before wear, so that's at least good. It's a miss not putting it on the whole grip, but it does its job well enough.
Totally agree the texture on triggers should be on all stock DS5. It's just a new plastic mold. It costs next to nothing to add it. Not like elite with metal formed triggers.
There's a lot of people that seem to love, love, love the sticks in the PS formation so I can't quite complain about the sticks. It's not for me. And it seems like Nintendo agrees it's bad ergonomics now, too...and so did Sega...basically everyone but PS...but PS built a following that loves that stick orientation and will fight to the death it's the "right" one BUT....I still say it's actually the TENSION, not the orientation that makes it as bad as it is. If the tension were reduced along that thumb tendon I don't think we'd notice the "wrong" orientation much. And conversely I think if we cranked our Elite2's up to max tension which is roughly similar to PS tension, we'd find it starting to bother our hands even with the "right" orientation. Switch Pro also has LOW tension. Again, obviously some people love the PS high tension, enough so they set their Elites to high tension too, but this is a Pro controller...even if they felt DS5 should have high tension for "most PS fans", why not give the option on the Edge to make it low? They CAN still fix this if they just sell sticks with different tensions. Will they though? I'm doubtful.
Agree, the bumpers aren't up there with the XB bumpers, but they're snappy enough compared to the mushy stock, that I'm cool with it.
At the end of the day, the Elite 2 is more premium with better run time, more features, and lower price and better ergnomics. Though MS is soaking us for SSDs so I suppose cost-wise we're about par
Share and Start are definitely raised higher and clickier to press at least on my samples.
I do have to say this version of the touch pad is the only version of the touch pad that I think actually could be a useful touch pad if I ever actually used the touch pad. If I'd taken up FFXIV I'd have loved it, but I crash out of that game hard any time I try it...it just needs a mouse and there's no way around it.
Haha, yeah, for me I just...I really really hate clicking sticks, it's the most terrible design ever added to a controller. The ergonomics are horrendous on the whole idea. It's so hard to do that again after having back buttons for the job... I mean I play Splatoon, I manage, no back buttons for that....but....I still hate stick clicking.
@NEStalgia PlayStation controllers will just never be my favorite and i have to live with that no matter what the cost is. Tho i feel like the edge is close and while not worth its price, still a good not great first showing for Sony in the Pro market. The Tension is high on sony sticks, i much prefer the Xbox and Switch pro controllers. Seems so easy to give us the tool to customize that. A big miss not being in the box at launch. Over 3/4th of the industry uses off set sticks, yet Sony’s is right… ok, but to each their own. I can use them on most single player games, but shooters, it feels awful to me and not nearly as accurate.Edge’s touchpad is better all the way around, but i still count it as 95% useless, at least for the games i play, which is just Sony exclusives. The edge didn’t do enough to turn it into my 3rd party machine and you told me you didn’t think it would. My question now will be how well does PSVR2 do without PC support. That would be an early 2024 purchase for me if i get one. After spending 200 on the Edge, i will take a break on Sony hardware for a while.
@Green-Bandit The more I think about it the more the stick tension is THE issue. Yesterday I compared, twiddled my sticks (yeah, okay, that is something I do now.) Xbox has great, low tension. Switch has even less tension. PS is like pulling a bow string. Why? It's a recipe for RSI, and I don't know why they still have such high tension. Some like, it, ok. Elite allows you to set that if you're a masochist, ok. But why is that the default.
I swear if someone else makes 3rd party low tension stick modules for Edge, I'm buying them aftermarket. That's really THE cause of hand strain in PS controllers. Placement is an issue, too ,but tension is the actual potential medical problem on these things.
Yeah, you see it on every PS user group that Sony has the "right" placement of the sticks. It's one thing for the obsessive fans to just go with "my brand is always right" but for this it spills over into the competitive scene, where if that's the stick you're used to, nothing else will work. Nevermind that the arrangement is so bad the "claw grip" was invented much to the dismay of every neurologist ever. If that's how you win...that's what you want if you're making money by winning.
But yeah, I knew it wouldn't make it my 3rd party machine, and I figured it wouldn't for you either. But it does make me enjoy the exclusives a bit more, so there's that. I'm still going to spend hundreds of hours with it in hand, so it's not without value. I'll just spend hundreds more with the XB controller.
VR2, I'm definitely all into for sure. I'm hoping it does well, but I definitely fear it's getting the Vita treatment from Sony already. The official VR2 page for games on the PS store is missing half the actual games available for it. It seems like they already just don't care and are putting no effort into it, which is sad because it looks like a phenomenal piece of hardware (like Vita), and I fear this goes back to the internal power struggle between Sony Japan with the hardware R&D that wants to produce cutting edge components, and Jim's SIE that wants to be a "media company" and could care less about tech. I'm hoping it gets off to reasonable support and success, because I'm super hyped for it. If they give it the Vita treatment and kill it I'm going to be skewering Jim in threads starting wars that will end the Internet.
At least the Edge is a VR accessory...apparently GT7 uses the normal controller, not the VR Sense controller pair, which makes sense, it's more wheel like.
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