Home » PC Tech & Gaming News » Does the DualSense Edge work on all PS5 games?

Does the DualSense Edge work on all PS5 games?

The DualSense Edge does work on all PS5 games, but not in the way you might think

Updated: Apr 20, 2023 8:50 am
Does the DualSense Edge work on all PS5 games?

WePC is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Prices subject to change. Learn more

Since the DualSense Edge was announced in August 2022, people have been asking Does the DualSense Edge work on all PS5 games?’. It’s a valid question, if we’re honest, as the gaming community has gotten used to consoles being very much un-customizable, especially as compared to PC.

Excellent

PlayStation 5 DualSense Edge controller

PS5 dualsense edge controller

Weight

335g/11.81oz

Connectivity

Bluetooth, USB Type-C

Additional buttons

2x extra buttons on the back. Choice of levers or half-dome

Battery life

5-10 hours

With a few exceptions, usually helped in no small part by the modding community and their skillful wielding of soldering irons, you can’t customize consoles that much. The software is often even less open, meaning that you’re stuck with how it is, unless the manufacturer, in this case, Sony, decides otherwise.

NOW READ: Is the DualSense Edge compatible with PS4?

This is in stark contrast to PC, where modifications have been ubiquitous for decades now, with being able to rebind the controls as you wish being the bare minimum. Recently, however, consoles have been catching up, with an increasing number of games allowing you to bind the controls as you wish.

Unfortunately, all this has done relatively little to address the lack of available inputs on the humble controller, which has remained essentially unchanged for years in terms of layout. However, industrious companies like SCUF started to create third-party controllers for consoles with additional inputs, usually in the form of paddles on the back.

Finally, after all these years, Sony created the DualSense Edge for the PS5, which is their first attempt at a first-party ‘pro’ controller. However, as we mentioned, consoles are famously closed-off, so, does the DualSense Edge work on all PS5 games? Let’s take a look.

NOW READ: Is the DualSense Edge compatible with PC?

Does the DualSense Edge work on all PS5 games? Yes it does

After testing it for our full DualSense Edge review, we learned that the DualSense Edge doesn’t provide the same kind of per-game customizable keybinds as we’ve gotten used to on PC. You don’t go into the settings of each game, change the keybinds, and go about your way.

Instead, the DualSense Edge provides you the ability to remap any button to any other button, including the additional inputs on the back.

How do the profiles work on the DualSense Edge?

For example, if you’re playing God of War: Ragnarok and you fancy having Atreus fire his arrows without having to move your thumb from the right stick, you can bind Square to one of the paddles on the back. This would then leave Square as an empty input, freeing it up for another button that might suit that location better.

This is done via a menu outside of the game itself and the new configuration is saved to the DualSense Edge controller. You can have up to 4 profiles saved at any time, and you can switch between them with the Fn buttons or via the aforementioned menu.

So, yes, the DualSense Edge works on all PS5 games. Despite the lower flexibility compared to being able to rebind the inputs in each game’s menus, as you can on PC, it’s actually a clever solution. This is because it keeps it at the OS and hardware level, so developers don’t have to allocate resources to add the ability to rebind inputs for each game.

Does the DualSense Edge work on all PS5 games?

Yes. The DualSense Edge works on all PS5 games as it operates on an OS and hardware level, meaning that the game in question doesn’t have to be updated to support it.

How much does the DualSense Edge cost?

The DualSense Edge is available to buy from Sony for $199.99/£209.99.


Trusted Source

WePC’s mission is to be the most trusted site in tech. Our editorial content is 100% independent and we put every product we review through a rigorous testing process before telling you exactly what we think. We won’t recommend anything we wouldn’t use ourselves. Read more