PlayStation 6 controller DualSense 2 may offer standard rear pedals

The PlayStation 6 controller DualSense 2 may offer the back pedals we see with the DualSense Edge as standard. New patent and details are in our news.

While Sony's work on the new generation game console PlayStation 6 continues, remarkable 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 it only offered in the high-priced DualSense Edge model during the PlayStation 5 period, into the standard DualSense 2 controller that comes out of the box with PlayStation 6.

DualSense Edge Features Moved to Base Model

As PlayStation 5 users know well, the rear buttons and pedals provide an indispensable advantage for professional e-athletes and competitive players. However, Sony has until now 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 rear panel and make programmable mechanical pedals a part of the standard controller.

This move has the potential to significantly relieve game developers. If additional buttons become standard equipment, producers can design control schemes based on additional pedals in action and RPG games with complex mechanics.

This allows players to quickly perform critical actions such as jumping, ducking or switching weapons without removing their thumbs from the analog sticks.

Main Innovations Expected in the Controller

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

Built-in Rear Pedals: Two user-assignable, removable or lockable rear entry latches.

Improved Battery Capacity: More efficient energy management and high-capacity battery cell to compensate for battery life that is frequently criticized in current DualSense models.

Analog Durability: Modular or Hall Effect-like magnetic sensor structure developed to eliminate the problem of analog drift (stick drift) that occurs in long-term use.

New Generation Haptic Feedback: Making the resistance motors in the trigger keys more sensitive and expanding the vibration areas.

Competitive Experience Becomes Console Standard

In the gaming world, controllers have long been stuck in the two analog sticks and four trigger buttons template.

Sony, which brought haptic feedback and adaptive trigger mechanism to the mainstream with DualSense, aims to expand control ergonomics and number of inputs this time with DualSense 2. The fact that rear pedals are included directly in the main package, rather than being an additional accessory or a luxury controller privilege in the $200 range, is considered to be one of the steps that will directly elevate the gaming experience in the new generation PlayStation ecosystem.