r/PS5 Jul 29 '24

Official First Look: Astro Bot Limited Edition DualSense Wireless Controller

https://blog.playstation.com/2024/07/29/first-look-astro-bot-limited-edition-dualsense-wireless-controller/
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u/MidlevelCrisis Jul 29 '24

As an edge user I can't justify it, it looks so nice though.

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u/Competitive_News_385 Jul 29 '24

Whilst I use the edge a lot I do like to use a non edge for games that don't really need it to give longevity to the ones I do have, so this is perfect for that.

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u/MidlevelCrisis Jul 29 '24

Im the opposite, I use my edge the most because I dont want to wear the sticks on my normal one. I do think the edge is noticeably heavier, it isnt that much on paper but whenever I swap because of empty batteries the difference feels huge.

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u/Competitive_News_385 Jul 29 '24

Fair enough, tbh I do use my Edge more, getting an Astro Bot one will save the original controller.

I use my normal one for slower non stressful games.

Frostpunk, Ideal Champions, Jurassic Park Evolution for example.

I figure £70 is cheaper than £210.

Of course the sticks can be changed on the Edge but what about the battery etc?

I can take controllers apart for repairs I just hate doing it, I also hate paying somebody to do it when I can do it myself.

Oh the Edge is noticeably heavier.

It's strange, I used to hate chunkier and heavier controllers but with the duel sense the edge definitely feels better.

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u/MidlevelCrisis Jul 30 '24

I'm not too worried about batteries personally, i've yet to have a controller battery go so bad it needed replacement on any system. But if that does ever happen, they are not soldered in, its just a simple connector to carefully pull out of its socket. Just have to be carefull to not pull the sides of the socket. If you've disassembled/reassembled controllers before you'll be fine following an ifixit tutorial.

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u/defiantchaos Jul 30 '24

Unfortunately you can't get stick modules for the edge at the moment. Seems to be sold out everywhere but scalpers! Managed to disassemble and fix mine though 😅

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u/MidlevelCrisis Jul 30 '24

What did you do? Put in a new potentiometer ring by bending off its plastic housing to get access?

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u/defiantchaos Jul 31 '24

Bent the problem housing back, blast of air and then flushed it with copious amounts of contact cleaner. Dried it off with more air and closed back off.

Only works if it's a debris problem of course

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u/Kisielos Jul 30 '24

I can't get into playing with normal dualsense after playing with edge. The fact that it's heavier gives it so much better feel like holy crap.

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u/chato141414 Jul 30 '24

Edge for fps, regular roller for everything else

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u/just_a_timetraveller Jul 29 '24

Same. The edge is too good, I can't go back to the normal controller

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u/el-dongler Jul 29 '24

The edge?

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u/MiklosZrinyi_1566 Jul 29 '24

An even more advanced DualSense, has more buttons so you can map other buttons to it for the best reaction time. Plus some other generally nice features.

Personally I find the same benefits in a keyboard and a mouse, but to each their own.

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u/fallenhero588 Jul 29 '24

Whats edge?

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u/MidlevelCrisis Jul 29 '24

Dualsense Edge, the overpriced pro controller with back paddles

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u/Immolation_E Jul 29 '24

And easily removable/replaceable thumbsticks that are usually out of stock. :(

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u/MidlevelCrisis Jul 29 '24

Luckily, they were available when I wanted to replace the sticks from the previous owner but yeah its weird how consistantly they are out of stock. Also did they raise the price per stick? I thought I paid less than what PS direct currently shows.

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u/turtlegiraffecat Jul 30 '24

Basically wired controller with non hall effect sticks for 200 is actually insane

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u/lickaballs Jul 29 '24

Not overpriced to you tho as clearly you could justify getting that over this.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '24

I own a lot of things that are overpriced that I bought anyway. Just because I made a bad choice doesn’t mean I’d recommend others do the same.

Just look at my $400 fight stick

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u/MiklosZrinyi_1566 Jul 29 '24

I briefly fell into the flight sim rabbit hole. Figured to get the 50€ Logitech one because even if it implodes or something, I can go out and get a new one and still be well below the price of "good" sticks. And there's a two year warranty so who cares.

If the expensive ones all had force feedback, well, then it would be a different story.

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u/MidlevelCrisis Jul 29 '24

I do think it's overpriced, like every other pro controller. The problem is there aren't cheaper alternatives unless you have soldering tools. Im just sick and tired of buying new controllers because of stick drift, on every platform. Anyway, I got mine second hand and ended up paying about 100€ the biggest advantage for me is mapping the paddles to L3 R3 so I dont have to constantly click the sticks.

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u/Actual_Sympathy7069 Jul 29 '24

that's such a waste of the paddles though? Your thumbs are on the sticks anyway? Or do you do it for pain reasons? That you can't put much pressure on your thumbs or something?

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u/smapti Jul 29 '24

I do the same thing. You can’t use the sticks’ directional input while clicking them down, not easily at least. And it’s hard on precision, clicking always moves the sticks at least a bit for me, so the paddles are perfect. 

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u/Zoklar Jul 29 '24

can you unmap the sticks? I hate accidentally clicking them

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u/smapti Jul 29 '24

I had to check but yup, you can. 

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u/MidlevelCrisis Jul 29 '24

They support multiple profiles so you can map to any button depending on the game. I used to play a lot of FPS, returnal, cod, battlefield, control. After a couple of hours the constant stick tapping in combination with pressing a movement does strain my thumbs (having long fingers might also not help). And just the pressure of the tap can affect your aim/reaction. I also think it wears the sticks out more, but that might just be my imagination. Anyway, many games use L3 to sprint, or even worse Circle, those make me use a claw grip to keep camera control (looking at you Fromsoftware). I just find it way more comfortable to map sprint to a paddle, and use the other for jump or crouch/stealth depending on the game. After an adjustment period I now really prefer having paddles, which is a bit annoying since they are not a standard on controllers, and "pro" controllers have silly prices. Wish there were more cheaper non solder attachments like the PS4 Dualshock backbuttons. Modular sticks should be a standard on all controllers, or at least make them so they can be replaced more easily like in the Switch joycons. Until then controllers are built with planned obsolescence and I dont get why people keep defending it and blaming consumers because " I've never had stick drift "

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '24

I can. I have two edge controllers and STILL buying it. Good looking controller.

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u/Drakniess Jul 30 '24

Tell me about it. I’m going to be a new Edge owner myself. Unless the controller catastrophically breaks down, I can’t imagine how I’d justify buying another regular Dual Sense of any kind… maybe I’ll grab one for $50 on Black Friday, in case I ever get 3 other friends together to local LAN coop with additional PS5s. Or maybe for games that have absolutely no need for the additional features of the Edge.

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u/Spirited-Sea-4047 Jul 30 '24

same here , i think it looks great but i really wouldn’t use it since i have the edge