El Dualense It is probably the most advanced controller that exists today. Sony has done a spectacular job with this product, which brilliantly integrates the player into the game through the senses. But having a controller like this has its downside, and that is that with PS5, Sony Ended support for third-party controllers. They ran out of professional controls How successful were they during the PlayStation 4 era. Now, a brand called HexGaming has set out to break that limitation and promises to bring the professional controller back to PlayStation 5.
Rival, a DualSense that stands up to the DualSense
The HexGaming brand likes challenges, and given the impossibility of being able to manufacture their own controllers for PlayStation 5, they have proposed to improve el Sony DualSense.
How do they do that? Well, exactly the same as when someone buys a car at a dealership and takes it to the garage to be prepared for the races. Starting from a original remote from Sony straight out of the box, the company dissects it to create a modified version of the same. Customization can be done entirely to the player's liking and allows both to take certain advantages during the gameplay, how to improve and make the gaming experience more comfortable. But HexGaming doesn't stop there, and even offers controls modified specifically for specific video games.
Professional features for professional gamers
One of the improvements that the Rival offers are the joysticks analog removable. To do this, they remove the original parts and replace them with others with a magnetic base. Thanks to this, we can substitute the path for another in a matter of seconds, either because the rubber has worn out, because we want another mushroom with better grip, or because we need control with higher or lower height or even for aesthetic reasons if we wish.
Also the Rival includes a couple of extra buttons on the back of the controller. They are set inside a wing-shaped panel and are really ergonomic and easy to press. If you are wondering how this is possible, you should know that Sony supports this feature, since a few months ago they announced the eXtremeRate RISE Remap Kit, an accessory that adds exactly this same function to the standard DualSense.
As if that were not enough, there is the possibility of choosing different options of rear triggers, with the intention of shorten the pressing time or la presión that must be exerted to actuate the button. All these elements, of course, have a better construction than the original parts. They allow to obtain a better feedback control and have more precise handling. You can also improve the housing of the controller itself, adding an extra rugosity to have better grip during games.
There are also infinite possibilities in the aesthetic field, so each player can create their version without fear of losing capabilities unique of the DualSense. The haptic feedback of the controller or the touch screen are not affected at all after the modifications.
Model prices
These modified DualSense controllers can be purchased from the HexGaming store. They start from the $250, although if we want to add many personalized improvements, the price can skyrocket until 335 approximately. Some twenty already modified models are also sold on the web.
Who is this command for?
With prices that are approximately four times the price of the original DualSense, this HexGaming product is not exactly aimed at the general public, but rather those eSports players and competitive titles that with the arrival of PlayStation 5 they have run out of possibilities to access the market for “pro” controls.