PS5’s best feature just hit PCs — but there’s a catch

PS5'southward best feature just hit PCs — but there'southward a catch

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There are a lot of reasons to love the PS5, but the DualSense controller'due south haptic triggers are ane of the best. Now PC gamers get to try it for themselves.

DualSense has worked on PC for some months, so that's nix new. But Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition has just been updated to support the controller's full prepare of haptic feedback. And yes, that includes those haptic excellent triggers.

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Twitter user mrdomino_ shared a video of the DualSense's haptic triggers in activity, showing just how they react when you lot fire a gun with the controller. The only catch is that yous announced to have to exist playing in wired fashion, rather than wireless.

After a patch today, Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition became the start PC game to support haptic feedback and adaptive triggers officially (vid source is reddit) pic.twitter.com/CC3bUiKjwlMay 21, 2021

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Obviously that'southward the sort of characteristic you just can't go with a keyboard and mouse; at least not correct now. That may be enough to brand some gamers consider ditching their setups for a more than panel-like PC gaming experience.

Of course there's no telling whether any other games will go DualSense haptic back up in futurity. Information technology may be worth waiting for more than back up before you drop $70 on a controller. Plus y'all likewise have to contend with the fact that the DualSense controller has already been prone to drifting, something you'll never have to experience with a keyboard.

So again if you're a PC gamer that also dabbles in console gaming, this might be worth trying out for yourself. Especially if y'all're been lucky enough to notice a PS5 restock at the right time and grab yourself one of Sony's next-gen consoles.

In that example you'll too become to enjoy all the games that support DualSense controller haptics on the PS5. Games like Hitman 3, Spider-Homo: Miles Morales, Astro'due south Playroom, the recently-released Returnal, and more. And Metro Exodus, though the Enhanced Edition all the same isn't due on consoles until mid-June.

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