It’s been long enough that I’m sure someone besides me has shelled out the $200 for a DS5+, since it’s a bluetooth controller with a touchpad and grip paddle buttons. Is it worth it?
People who got a Dualsense Edge for Steam Deck, how would you rate it?
Submitted 5 months ago by nycki@lemmy.world to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
any1th3r3@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
I don’t have any experience with using the Edge on the Deck since I only play it in handheld mode, but I’ve been using it almost exclusively for about 10 months on PS5 and I really couldn’t go back to a regular DualSense, the backpaddles are too nice to get rid off now. The trigger adjustment is also pretty neat, although I don’t play competitive shooters so I’m not really part of the “target demographic”.
That being said, I wouldn’t have bought it at MSRP and I still don’t think it’s worth $200 USD (I got it on amazon warehouse deals for 40% off and it was basically brand new, if you can get it this way or otherwise slightly used elsewhere I’d recommend that instead).
nycki@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’ve seen it in “like new” condition on ebay for $150. Is that closer to what its worth?
Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
I have a 2 button rise kit. Honestly, I hate it. The edge is significantly better to use. Tbh though, other than the DualSense exclusive features, I most prefer the series x controller with extreme rates 4 button back setup.
any1th3r3@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
That’s better, although I would probably wait for $130-140.
Yeah, I’m not using the paddles for anything fancy, simply face buttons or R1/L1 / R3/L3 for most games, so your modded DualSense sounds like a nice solution for that. I’m not sure you would get much more with a DS Edge tbh, unless you’re really interested in making trigger adjustments or joysticks replacements (which is certainly a nice-to-have, but also a missed opportunity as they could have gone with hall effect ones…).