3 tips to use your PlayStation 5 DualSense controller
Get started with your PlayStation 5 controller
You want to get started with your new controller right away, of course. With these 3 tips, you can get the most out of your controller:
- Tip 1. Use the haptic feedback
- Tip 2. Feel realistic resistance
- Tip 3. Use the built-in microphone
Tip 1: use the haptic feedback
The PlayStation 5 DualSense controller has haptic feedback. That means that you can feel the action of the games you play in your controller. That technology has been around for longer, but Sony has improved it. This way, the controller provide more accurate and realistic haptic feedback. As a result, it's as if you really race through the mud with your car. Don't like all the vibrations? Turn of haptic feedback via the settings.
Tip 2: feel realistic resistance
In addition to the improved haptic feedback, the DualSense controller also has adaptive triggers. The shoulder buttons of the controller have a special mechanism. That mechanism adjusts the resistance of the buttons based on what's happening on screen. This way, you can feel the tension build up when you draw a bow. It also feels different to shoot with a shotgun than with a machine gun. Don't you like that? Turn of adaptive triggers via the settings.
Tip 3: use the built-in microphone
You just sat down on the couch, but did you leave your headset in your room? That's okay. Simply use the built-in microphone of the DualSense controller. this way, you can also communicate with your friends without your headset. If you get a call during your game from your mom, you can easily turn off the microphone with a push of a button.
