People who got a Dualsense Edge for Steam Deck, how would you rate it?
People who got a Dualsense Edge for Steam Deck, how would you rate it?
It's been long enough that I'm sure someone besides me has shelled out the $200 for a DS5+, since it's a bluetooth controller with a touchpad and grip paddle buttons. Is it worth it?
Edit: To clarify, I own a Dualsense, but I'm lusting after the Dualsense Edge revision.
I don't have any experience with using the Edge on the Deck since I only play it in handheld mode, but I've been using it almost exclusively for about 10 months on PS5 and I really couldn't go back to a regular DualSense, the backpaddles are too nice to get rid off now. The trigger adjustment is also pretty neat, although I don't play competitive shooters so I'm not really part of the "target demographic".
That being said, I wouldn't have bought it at MSRP and I still don't think it's worth $200 USD (I got it on amazon warehouse deals for 40% off and it was basically brand new, if you can get it this way or otherwise slightly used elsewhere I'd recommend that instead).
Sounds about like what I'm thinking, yeah. I've seen it in "like new" condition on ebay for $150. Is that closer to what its worth?
Alternately, I have a modded DS5 with Rise4 remap kit, which basically adds paddles that clone the face buttons. No macros, just one-to-one. Would that match your PS5 usage, or do you use the paddles for something unique?
That's better, although I would probably wait for $130-140.
Yeah, I'm not using the paddles for anything fancy, simply face buttons or R1/L1 / R3/L3 for most games, so your modded DualSense sounds like a nice solution for that. I'm not sure you would get much more with a DS Edge tbh, unless you're really interested in making trigger adjustments or joysticks replacements (which is certainly a nice-to-have, but also a missed opportunity as they could have gone with hall effect ones...).
I have a 2 button rise kit. Honestly, I hate it. The edge is significantly better to use. Tbh though, other than the DualSense exclusive features, I most prefer the series x controller with extreme rates 4 button back setup.