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[LordOfChaos]

PS5 Will Switch To Your Second Controller When Your Battery Is Low

PS5 controller seemingly has a charging switchover system that allows the player to switch to another controller with ease.

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A simple feature, but a well thought out little touch (if true).

 

[Fart Knight]

 

[Roman Empire]

An even better battery would be the perfect solution

I hate the dualshock4 battery life.

 

[rofif]

All I wanted was to switch batteries and continue playing... like on xbox. But if the battery life is 8 hours, I would not like to switch batteries. On xbox it works since I have to switch ikea batteries once every 40+ hours

 

[FranXico]

Nice. Would prefer a longer battery life though.
We'll see what we can turn off to keep it running longer when we get our hands on it.

 

[RoboFu]

I rather just have the pause. Can you imagine playing a game then all of a sudden you are not. lol

 

[BlueXImpulse]

The Future of Gaming is here.

 

[CrashNBurn_281]

I guess that's nice. I generally like to handle those things myself though.

 

[Tranquil]

An even better battery would be the perfect solution

I hate the dualshock4 battery life.

My xbox and switch pro controller can last all day on one charge, why can't playstation do this? Bizarre.

 

[ultrazilla]

Perfect.

 

[Andodalf]

This sounds terrible, I'm in the middle of a game and instead of it dying and me plugging in I have to run to the other side of the room to grab the second controller.

 

[Roman Empire]

My xbox and switch pro controller can last all day on one charge, why can't playstation do this? Bizarre.

Because they are intrinsically different

 

[Sleepwalker]

I wish you could remove the haptic bs, the touchpad etc and just have more battery life instead lol. I always turn off vibration in my games anyway.


Also I'm not buying an extra controller. Good try Sony

 

[BlueXImpulse]

When your second controller dies it switches to the AI. Playstation is far ahead.

 

[LordOfChaos]

This sounds terrible, I'm in the middle of a game and instead of it dying and me plugging in I have to run to the other side of the room to grab the second controller.

The console will send a low battery warning to the player, also presenting the option to switch to the second controller, creating a smooth transition.

So no. It'll just save you the step of doing it manually, but it'll give you plenty of time to decide to switch to the second controller.

 

[yet_another_alt]

This seems pointless unless the console magically swaps the controller in your hands with the other too.

 

[mortal]

This sounds terrible, I'm in the middle of a game and instead of it dying and me plugging in I have to run to the other side of the room to grab the second controller.

That entire scenario sounds like your own fault.

You were being too lazy knowing full well you were notified that your battery was dying.

lol at "running to the other side of the room"

 

[IntentionalPun]

Who leaves their other controllers on though? My extras sit on the charger.. not turned on and active lol

But hopefully it would work like:
- Warning pops up
- You turn second controller on
- This gets detected instantly and you can then switch right away

But as it stands I just turn one off and the other on and it works pretty seamlessly anyways.

 

[DonF]

The console will send a low battery warning to the player, also presenting the option to switch to the second controller, creating a smooth transition.

So no. It'll just save you the step of doing it manually, but it'll give you plenty of time to decide to switch to the second controller.

lol, Imagine reading the article!

Nice little feature, if I had a second controller!! I doubt ill get another one soon after release with the prices in my country.

 

[dorkimoe]

It’s embarrassing how much information we have to get from not Sony

 

[Kerlurk]

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[Punished Miku]

Thats honestly hilarious given how bad their battery life is.

 

[MasterCornholio]

It's a nice feature. Although I think the DualSense's battery life will be enough for me.

 

[tillbot8]

I have a young daughter who likes controllers and tends to misplace/hide them, I would be annoyed if my controller is low and my next game will be treasure hunt lol, I know that's my fault etc but I see potential flaws unless you can override and continue playing on near dead controller!

 

[vkbest]

An even better battery would be the perfect solution

I hate the dualshock4 battery life.

Battery is double capacity. But the problem is not battery, is the light + bluetooth + audio. Switch for example is using BT low power

 

[Woo-Fu]

First they'd have to give me a 2nd controller.

 

[longdi]

If Sony wants to frills up the Dual Sense with features, at least give gamers a choice of user replaceable battery.

Seamlessly switching to a second controller is a stupid solution, it would mean your second controller has to be always on? Not that arrogant Sony cares, it means another DS sold, nice attach rates figures.

 

[Unknown?]

I wish you could remove the haptic bs, the touchpad etc and just have more battery life instead lol. I always turn off vibration in my games anyway.


Also I'm not buying an extra controller. Good try Sony

Isn't that a system wide feature? You could turn rumble off on PS3 in the settings.

 

[Unknown?]

If Sony wants to frills up the Dual Sense with features, at least give gamers a choice of user replaceable battery.

Seamlessly switching to a second controller is a stupid solution, it would mean your second controller has to be always on? Not that arrogant Sony cares, it means another DS sold, nice attach rates figures.

Huh? Probably means your game pauses like usual and it turns on any other controller in the room. No need to log into a profile it's just on.

 

[LordOfChaos]

I have a young daughter who likes controllers and tends to misplace/hide them, I would be annoyed if my controller is low and my next game will be treasure hunt lol, I know that's my fault etc but I see potential flaws unless you can override and continue playing on near dead controller!

Again it's all your choice. You're given an early warning and prompt. If you can't find the other controller, you can ignore it and plug in the one you're holding.

 

[TKOFromTokyo]

Honestly, I play mostly plugged in. I have a 10ft USB adapter cord that I use.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Really nice feature. Convenient and simple, just the way I like it.

 

[turtlepowa]

My xbox and switch pro controller can last all day on one charge, why can't playstation do this? Bizarre.

Because all those game changing features consume power.

 

[Keihart]

Doesn't make much sense since who has both controllers on their hands at the same time...i mean, you still need to reach for the replacement, pressing the PS button when ready it's far from even an inconvenience needing solving.

 

[mortal]

This seems pointless unless the console magically swaps the controller in your hands with the other too.

Huh? If you happen to own an extra controller it gives you the option to switch to it, no fuss.

How can you complain about such a simple convenient feature? Reaching for an extra controller is a step too far, seriously?

 

[Audiophile]

Kojima will be firing up and vibrating your second controller to make you think your house is haunted or something..

 

[INC]

Give us 2 controllers then

 

[tillbot8]

Again it's all your choice. You're given an early warning and prompt. If you can't find the other controller, you can ignore it and plug in the one you're holding.

Ok cool

 

[Bryank75]

I wish you could remove the haptic bs, the touchpad etc and just have more battery life instead lol. I always turn off vibration in my games anyway.


Also I'm not buying an extra controller. Good try Sony

They do have more battery... it was tested, it has something like 50% better charge from what I remember.

 

[Deleted member 775630]

Nice feature, and desperately needed with the rumored battery life

 

[yet_another_alt]

Reaching for an extra controller is a step too far, seriously?

You mean what I'm already doing now? In the time to get back to my seat from picking up a new controller I've already done the switch on which controller is active. At best this feature saves me a button press, maybe two. It's convenient but it's not like it changes anything much. It's just one of those bullet points you list to make it the look like you're product does a lot. Although to be fair to Sony, they're not hyping the feature up, it's not like we know if the feature is even implemented.

 

[Birdo]

Pre-emptive damage control for battery life?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

In offline games, dead Xbox controllers stop the game. But online, it keeps you in the game and you're a sitting duck until you fix it.

PS controllers don't let you charge and play at the same time?

When my Xbox controller is low, I just plug it in to charge while I play.

 

[BigLee74]

Will it bring it over and place it in your hands? If not, what's the point really?

 

[Barakov]

I think I'll just plug it into the system like I did with PS4 and my X1X. I'm pretty close to my TV anyway.

 

[RoboFu]

The people who did modeling for MGS on the PS should be recognized in some way officially for their genius low poly work.

 

[reinking]

Okay? Not the feature we were asking for but it is something right?

 

[mortal]

You mean what I'm already doing now? In the time to get back to my seat from picking up a new controller I've already done the switch on which controller is active. At best this feature saves me a button press, maybe two. It's convenient but it's not like it changes anything much. It's just one of those bullet points you list to make it the look like you're product does a lot. Although to be fair to Sony, they're not hyping the feature up, it's not like we know if the feature is even implemented.

That's it. It's simple convenient feature. By the time you grab the other controller is already synced to player so you don't miss a beat.

I don't understand why it needs to teleport into your hand to justify its existence simply because a tiny bit of locomotion is expected of you.

 

[kingwingin]

Look at me, the millionaire who can afford multiple controllers!

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

We're 8 weeks from launch and features like this are still rumors? For fucks sake, we haven't even seen the UI.