author: Bart Swiatek
DualSense Uses Analog Sticks From DualShock 4
Recently published YouTube video shows that the same analog knobs were used in the controller for PlayStation 5 - DualSense - as in DualShock 4.
IN A NUTSHELL:
- Youtuber Tronix Fix dismantled the DualSense controller and recorded the process;
- The controller is much more advanced than DualShock 4;
- The video presents, among other things, the mechanism of adaptive triggers;
- The only serious disadvantage is the use of the same analog knobs as in the previous generation (which tend to break down).
The video on Tronix Fix channel reveals that the PlayStation 5 pad - DualSense - is equipped with exactly the same analogue sticks as its predecessor, DualShock 4. Unfortunately, this means that we may have similar problems with so-called drift.
The material also shows how the so-called adaptive triggers are constructed. The mechanism consists of a motor connected to a spiral, which "screws" into a sprocket connected to the button. The motor can lock the spiral and thus stop the trigger in a certain position or modify the resistance level that the player's finger encounters.
Also worth noting are the motors responsible for vibrations. They are more than twice as big as those used in DualSock 4.
The author also emphasizes that the pad was built modularly - we can replace most of the key elements, which should make the repair easier. In general, the youtuber is impressed by the technology created by Sony - the controller is much more advanced than its predecessor, and the aforementioned analog sticks are actually the only significant disadvantage (there is also no certainty how complex mechanisms will survive the test of time).