TheDualSensecontroller for thePlayStation 5has received a lot of praise since the console’s release in 2020. Its haptic feedback and triggers that adapt to what is happening in-game have been widely praised, and the controller is held as one of the best in recent console history. But this does not mean the DualSense is free from all the problems known to plague video game controllers.

Since the d-pad controllers for the NES, the video game controller hasn’t changed all that much. Other than a few more buttons and triggers the core design has stayed mostly consistent, with theexception of some Nintendo consoles like the Wii. When analog sticks were added in the 90s, the industry as a whole agreed this would be the new standard for moving and controlling the camera in a 3D space.

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But with the analog stick, of course, eventually came stick drift. Anyconsole’s analog stick sensitivity is known to fadewith repeated use, this can manifest in gameplay in two ways. Either a dead-zone will appear in the center of the stick’s movement or the stick will be in an always-on state causing the camera or characters to move in-game even when no one is touching the controller. Every new generation of controllers has tried to tackle this problem in some way and now Sony has made some subtle changes to the latest DualSense controllers that could tackle the issue further.

The threelatest DualSense color variantsare Starlight Blue, Galactic Purple, and Nova Pink, but a video by YouTuber TronixFix has revealed that the color change is not the only thing new about these controllers. Taking apart the controller to examine the components, TronixFix found two changes from the original DualSense design. One is that the springs for the adaptable triggers have been changed from 0.25mm thick to 0.3mm, which could increase the durability of the trigger sensitivity. Also, the plastic clips holding the analog sticks have been altered which could indicate a more supported analog stick to help stop stick drift.

It is unclear yet whether this design tweak will have anynoticeable impact on the durability of the DualSense’sanalog sticks, as stick drift only appears after continuous repeated use and the new controllers are still all fairly unused. But It’s good that Sony is still working to optimize and make meaningful changes to the DualSense controller design even after release.

Hopefully, these design changes won’t be exclusive only to the latest color variation releases. Instead, being applied to all continued manufacturing of the existing models of DualSense controllers.

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