What retail price do you expect for the PS5 DualSense controller?
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I really hope they let PS4 controllers be used with a game if the developer allows it and/or the game can function fine without the extra features.
It's definitely going up I'm guessing 79.99 but I could see 89.99 since the profits can be real high in controllers.
Y'all saying $59.99 are crazy even a colored ds4 is $65 right now.
Y'all saying $59.99 are crazy even a colored ds4 is $65 right now.
How old are you? It was only a couple of consoles ago (PS2) that controllers were only $20. I'm sure you'd have said the same thing then, laughing at the idea of expensive controllers. I don't know what the price will be, but I guarantee it will be more than a Dual Shock 4.
$100 if my theory is correct. Repost from another thread:
I think there is a secret: the outer handles detach and connect to motion controllers. Here's why:
1. They look detachable. Why would you create seams for dirt otherwise?
2. Dualsense doesn't make much sense as a name based on what we know. It sure would if the handles double as motion controllers.
3. It sells the PSVR2. This way they don't have to pack in motion controllers thus raising the price of PSVR2. People will buy a $500 console and $300 VR head set over both $400 console and $400 headset.
4. Justifies a $100 controller price, and again people splurge on console purchases. They get another $40 out of ever 2nd controller buyer.
5. Every PS5 owner has motion controls, therefore no split user base and developers are this free to make motion controlled games.
If you look at the pictures a black interior goes to the bottom of each handle. I think that's a stem. The outer white shells slide off and attach to motion stems, also included. We're going to get this reveal at some sort of E3 Sony direct I bet.
I think there is a secret: the outer handles detach and connect to motion controllers. Here's why:
1. They look detachable. Why would you create seams for dirt otherwise?
2. Dualsense doesn't make much sense as a name based on what we know. It sure would if the handles double as motion controllers.
3. It sells the PSVR2. This way they don't have to pack in motion controllers thus raising the price of PSVR2. People will buy a $500 console and $300 VR head set over both $400 console and $400 headset.
4. Justifies a $100 controller price, and again people splurge on console purchases. They get another $40 out of ever 2nd controller buyer.
5. Every PS5 owner has motion controls, therefore no split user base and developers are this free to make motion controlled games.
If you look at the pictures a black interior goes to the bottom of each handle. I think that's a stem. The outer white shells slide off and attach to motion stems, also included. We're going to get this reveal at some sort of E3 Sony direct I bet.
More than $60: Switch Pro Controller ($69), Switch Joy-Con pair ($79)
Close to $100: Xbox Elite Controller ($179)
Switch Pro controller has already broken the barrier and there wasn't rioting in the streets, so it's fairly plausible it could be 70. Even if XSX controller came in $10 cheaper, it's not the kind of thing that anybody is deciding consoles over, so as long as the market will accept it, they don't have a meaningful incentive to not go to that level now.
I am thinking $80 bucks. If it comes in at that price, has all of the features they've already mentioned (haptic feedback and the programmable triggers) PLUS winds up having paddles/backside buttons, I think $80 bucks would be a steal. Especially if the build quality of the controller is much improved over the DualShock 4 (which I'm hoping it is).
I would argue for number 2 haptics plus resistant triggers would cover dualsense. That's more then dualshock with a motor on each side.
The motion control thing is interesting though didn't think of that.
Edit: actually would make sense of that patent, those not being back buttons but release buttons.
This is a thread about a regular ps5 controller. I did not refer to Nintendo accessories which are usually more expensive (just like their games) and I was for sure not talking about ELITE controllers. Why would an ELITE controller be as cheap as a regular $60 controller??
All you said was "a controller." Are Nintendo controllers not controllers? Are Nintendo's $60 games more expensive than Sony's or MS's $60 games? Are Elite controllers not controllers?
Too much for the people on the internet, but a reasonable price for what people that buy it actually get in the box.
Also think about this:
Dualshock 2: $25
Dualshock 3: $55
Dualshock 4: $60
There's no evidence whatsoever that suggests $60 is the top limit for controller prices.
The DS4 is still over $50 not sure how much all the new features plus the old ones will add up.
New:
Haptic feedback
USB-C
Adaptive triggers
Built-in microphone array
Touchpad
Gyro
Built in rechargeable battery
3.5mm headphone jack
Speaker
Bluetooth
New:
Haptic feedback
USB-C
Adaptive triggers
Built-in microphone array
The new "Create" button
Old:
Touchpad
Gyro
Built in rechargeable battery
3.5mm headphone jack
Speaker
Bluetooth
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I'll put my metaphorical chips on $79.99. The haptics alone ensures that it will be more expensive than the DualShock 4.