DualShock
Also known as DualShock Analog Controller, Dual Shock, DualShock series, PS5 Controller
The DualShock (originally Dual Shock, trademarked as DUALSHOCK or DUAL SHOCK, with the PlayStation 5 version as DualSense) is a line of gamepads developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation family of video game consoles. It is named for vibration-feedback and analog controls. Introduced in November 1997, it was initially marketed as a secondary peripheral for the first PlayStation console. The console's bundle was updated to include DualShock, and phase out the original PlayStation controller and the Dual Analog Controller. The DualShock is the best-selling gamepad of all ti
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- DualShock 3
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- DualShock 3 controller
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- Sony Computer Entertainment
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- Gamepad
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- Seventh
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- Sony Corporation
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- 6 axis motion sensing (3 axis accelerometer, 3 axis gyroscope) 2 × analog sticks 2 × analog triggers(L2, R2) 13 × digital buttons(11px|Triangle, 11px|Circle, 11px|Cross, 11px|Square, L1, R1, L3, R3, "PS", CREATE, OPTIONS, touchpad click, mute microphone) Digital directional buttons 2 point capacitive touchpad with click mechanism (see buttons) Dual-microphone array
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- PlayStation (2) controller port
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19 sectionsContents
- DualShock
- DualShock 2
- DualShock 3
- Variations
- DualShock 4
- Version issues and modifications
- Variations
- Tincture
- Generations
- DualSense
- DualSense Edge
- Legal issues
- Microtexture
- Variations
- Third-party software
- DS4Windows
- Reception
- References
- External links
The DualShock (originally Dual Shock, trademarked as DUALSHOCK or DUAL SHOCK, with the PlayStation 5 version as DualSense) is a line of gamepads developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation family of video game consoles. It is named for vibration-feedback and analog controls. Introduced in November 1997, it was initially marketed as a secondary peripheral for the first PlayStation console. The console's bundle was updated to include DualShock, and phase out the original PlayStation controller and the Dual Analog Controller. The DualShock is the best-selling gamepad of all time by units sold, excluding bundled controllers.
== DualShock ==