Sony has quietly increased the prices of its PlayStation 5 DualSense controllers by $5 across the board. The company did not officially announce the price increase to its PlayStation 5 player base, but the new pricing is already live at retailers around the world.
The DualSense controller is often considered to be one of the best controllers in the market today with its haptic feedback capabilities, gyro aiming, and adaptive trigger features. In 2022, PlayStation expanded the controller's functionality to PC with the DualSense firmware updater app, allowing PC gamers to connect their PS5 controllers and leverage its features in supported titles. PlayStation brought a new premium iteration of the DualSense in 2023 called the DualSense Edge, which caters to gamers wanting mappable and more precise controls in a variety of games. In recent months, PlayStation continued to introduce more DualSense controllers to the market, including the limited-edition Concord and Astro Bot DualSense controllers released on August 23 and September 6 respectively.
- $5 increase in the US
- $74.99 for White, Starlight Blue, Galactic Purple, Cosmic Red, Midnight Black, and Gray Camouflage models, previously $69.99
- $79.99 for Cobalt Blue, Sterling Silver, and Volcanic Red models, previously $74.99
- £5 increase in the UK
- $10 increase in Australia
The price increase appears to be rolling out worldwide, including the UK and Australia. In the UK, prices of DualSense controllers saw an increase of £5, which is roughly $6.54. DualSense controllers in Australia received a price increase of 10 Australian dollars, equating to roughly $6.66. Fortunately, DualSense controllers regularly go on sale, so players wanting to add one to their collection can hold out for the holidays and save some money.
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