December 27th 2024.
You may have heard the saying "the devil is in the detail." Well, it seems like this holds true for some PS5 owners who have recently discovered a hidden gem on the DualSense controller, four years after its launch. As Sony celebrates PlayStation's 30th anniversary, they have been releasing special edition hardware and paying tribute to the original console's iconic start-up sequence.
But despite this year being a significant one for PlayStation nostalgia, the company has had its fair share of struggles when it comes to honoring its own legacy. From the poorly received PlayStation Classic Mini to the lackluster PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Sony has had a tough time capitalizing on its own history. However, a small detail on the PS5 DualSense controller suggests that the company does have an eye for the finer points.
In a post from December 2024 on the Today Years Old Instagram account, a factoid caught the attention of many. It shows how the DualSense controller is covered in cross, square, circle, and triangle button symbols - iconic imagery that Sony has been using since the original PlayStation in 1994. This detail, which has been highlighted a few times before, has resurfaced once again in online posts. Fun fact: each PlayStation 5 controller actually has 40,000 of these tiny symbols, which were carefully hand-drawn during the design phase.
According to The Verge, the final layout of the symbols on the controller was chosen from numerous prototypes that were all crafted, digitized, and tested by Sony's product design team. It was a meticulous process to find the perfect balance between comfort and appealing aesthetics. Yujin Morisawa, the senior art director at Sony's Design Centre, explained that the decision on whether a design is a "go" or "no-go" is made the moment you see and touch it.
But how were these symbols created? During the controller molding process, beads of molten ABS plastic are squeezed into tiny laser-cut crevices, forming the symbols we all know and love. As a result, the layout of the symbols is identical on every PlayStation 5 controller. And since its launch in 2020, Sony has released various versions of the DualSense, including the customizable DualSense Edge and the special Astro Bot-themed edition.
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In other gaming news, have you checked out some of the best free games for PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch? From Wuthering Waves to Valorant, there's something for everyone. And speaking of Xbox, an insider has claimed that the era of console exclusives is over, and all games will now be released on both Xbox and PS5. Plus, get ready for The Outer Worlds 2, as it's coming to both consoles in a multiformat release. Exciting times for gamers everywhere!
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