When the PlayStation 5 launched a few years ago, one of the most impressive aspects was the new DualSense controller. It significantly improved on every aspect of the DualShock controllers from the ...

Charming Holiday is a news article writer from the United States who has been working with GameRant since August 2023 and self-publishing since May 2025. He is a former cultural policy advisor who has ...

Sony has filed a patent for a completely touchscreen-based controller, but don't count on it being part of the PlayStation 6 just yet or anything.

PlayStation promotes a new controller, which has left many fans scratching their heads following a major report that emerged ...

TL;DR: Sony's new patent reveals a PlayStation controller without physical buttons, featuring customizable touch, optical, heat, and pressure sensors. This innovative design allows personalized ...

Apple has long partnered with Sony to sell its PlayStation controllers, which can pair with Apple devices, and they're getting a big quality-of-life update later in 2025 — multiple device pairing. The ...

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and began doing so professionally in 2010 because an opportunity presented itself ...

Sony has a new patent that imagines a PlayStation controller built around on-screen buttons you can rearrange. The concept swaps most fixed top-face inputs for a large touchscreen surface. Instead of ...

Console fanboys are quick to highlight controller differences when arguing over “which is the better console.” A subjective argument nonetheless, but either way it’s interesting to witness the how ...

From Xbox to Nintendo, gamepads tend to have a similar set of face buttons. A, B, X, and Y are the choice de rigueur. Early consoles like the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) used A and B buttons, ...

High-end feel. Easy to physically customize. Excellent integration with PS5 system software. Simple to create and swap between custom profiles. Sony knows it's an expensive peripheral and, accordingly ...