PlayStation 5 DualSense Unboxing Video Shows Controller Can Connect to PC, Android Phones

PlayStation 5 DualSense controller will be priced at Rs. 5,990 in India.

By Shayak Majumder | Updated: 26 October 2020 14:35 IST

PlayStation 5 DualSense Unboxing Video Shows Controller Can Connect to PC, Android Phones

Photo Credit: YouTube/ Austin Evans

PlayStation 5 DualSense controller packs a 1,560mAh battery

Highlights

PlayStation 5 DualSense controller unboxing video posted on YouTube
Shows classic button layout, unique bump design
DualSense controller can connect to PC and Android phones as well

PlayStation 5 DualSense controller unboxing video has been posted on YouTube. It offers a close look at the next-generation controller's design and hardware up close, along with a handy connectivity feature that helps it connect to PCs or phones - with Windows and Android platforms seemingly supported already. PlayStation 5 is slated to launch initially in Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, and the US, on November 15. While the PS5's price in India has been announced, its release date in the country has not yet been revealed officially.

YouTuber Austin Evans posted an unboxing video of the new DualSense controller on his channel. For starters, the button layout on the new controller looks exactly similar to the previous DualShock 4 controllers. There's a D-pad on the left, four action/face buttons on the right, two analog sticks at the bottom, four triggers towards the front, a touchpad in the middle with the PS button below it, a MUTE button, and two buttons for Create and Options. Evans noted that the buttons have more dampening to make each press feel weightier.

Evans also pointed out an interesting detail on the controller's design. Towards the back, bumps have been added to ensure a proper grip while gaming. When seen closely, those bumps appear to be an assortment of tiny symbols representing PlayStation's signature face buttons – circle, cross, square, and triangle.

While Evans didn't use the controller with a PS5, he did successfully connect it with a Surface Laptop Go with a wire and with a Google Pixel 5 wirelessly. Evans also demonstrated being able to play Forza Horizon on the Android phone using the DualSense controller via xCloud game streaming.

The video also offered a look inside the hardware, revealing a 1,560mAh battery, large rumble packs, and a second microphone that could possibly be used for noise cancelling.

PlayStation 5 DualSense controller price in India

PlayStation 5 will be priced in India at Rs. 49,990. The Digital Edition will carry a price tag of Rs. 39,990. Sony also confirmed that the new DualSense controller will be priced at Rs. 5,990, and DualSense Charging Station at Rs. 2,590. No release date has been announced yet for India.

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Sony PlayStation 5

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
DualSense is great
Very powerful
Reduced loading times
Friendlier storage expansion
Capable of 8K / 120fps
4K Blu-ray player (finally)

Bad
Expensive
Lack of truly next-gen exclusives
Not a generation leap over PS4 Pro at launch
Game prices now go up to Rs. 5,000
Missing next-gen upgrades for PS4 games
No "Quick Resume", as on Xbox Series X
Limited backward compatibility
No support for Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos
SSD storage amount is restrictive

Read detailed Sony PlayStation 5 review

HDD 825GB PCie Gen 4 NVMe SSD

Processor Custom 8-core AMD Zen 2 CPU @ 3.5GHz with SMT

Graphics Custom AMD RDNA 2 GPU 36 CUs @ 2.23GHz (variable frequency)

RAM 16GB GDDR6

USB 4

Weight 4.5kg

Ethernet Gigabit

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