While Sony continues its work on the new generation gaming console PlayStation 6, striking technical details and patent leaks about the console’s controller, DualSense 2, are coming to light. According to the latest information, Sony plans to integrate the back paddles, which were only offered on the high-priced DualSense Edge model during the PlayStation 5 era, into the standard DualSense 2 controller that comes out of the box with the PlayStation 6.

DualSense Edge Features Transferred to Base Model

As PlayStation 5 users know well, the back buttons and paddles provide an indispensable advantage for professional esports players and competitive gamers. However, Sony has so far limited this functionality to only the high-budget DualSense Edge model.

Aiming to change this approach in the new generation, the company wants to redesign the back panel and make the programmable mechanical paddles a part of the standard controller.

This move also has the potential to significantly ease the burden on game developers. If extra buttons become standard hardware, developers can design control schemes in action and RPG games with complex mechanics to accommodate additional pedals.

Thus, players can quickly perform critical actions such as jumping, crouching, or changing weapons without taking their thumbs off the analog sticks.

Expected Key Innovations in the Controller

Patent drawings and leaks suggest that the DualSense 2 will not be limited to physical rear pedals alone, but will also feature significant improvements in ergonomics and durability:

• Integrated Rear Pedals: Two rear entry levers that can be assigned, removed, or locked by the user.
• Improved Battery Capacity: More efficient power management and a high-capacity battery cell to compensate for the battery life, which is often criticized in current DualSense models.
• Analog Durability: An improved modular or Hall Effect-like magnetic sensor structure to eliminate the analog stick drift issue that occurs in long-term use.
• Next-Generation Haptic Feedback: Resistance motors in the trigger buttons

Competitive Experience Becomes Console Standard

For a long time, controllers in the gaming world were stuck with the template of two analog sticks and four trigger buttons.

Sony, which brought haptic feedback and adaptive trigger systems to the mainstream with DualSense, aims to expand controller ergonomics and input capacity with DualSense 2. The fact that rear pedals are no longer an additional accessory or a luxury controller privilege in the $200 range, but are directly included in the main package, is considered one of the steps that will directly elevate the gaming experience in the new generation PlayStation ecosystem.