The DualSense Edge, a premium wireless controller that PlayStation launched for PS5 and PC players in January 2023 as an answer to Microsoft’s Xbox Elite Wireless Controllers, featuring adjustable triggers, changeable buttons, and other premium features, can now be fully customized on PC with a new app called PlayStation Accessories, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced. The new app, which was originally launched as the “Firmware updater for DualSense wireless controller,” also allows DualSense Edge users to update its firmware directly from their PCs and includes support for the creation, editing, and switching of custom profiles.
Version: 2.0.0.13 changelog:
- “PlayStation Accessories is the new name for Firmware updater for DualSense wireless controller.”
- “With your DualSense Edge wireless controller, you can now create, edit, and switch between custom profiles on PC.”
- “We’ve made significant improvements to the overall design and user experience.”
Controllers that are supported include:
| Controller types | Firmware update | Customize |
|---|---|---|
| DualSense wireless controller | ✓ | – |
| DualSense Edge wireless controller | ✓ | ✓ |
How to connect the DualSense Edge on PC:
- “Make sure the player indicator on your controller is off. If the player indicator is on, press and hold the PS button until it turns off.”
- “While pressing and holding the (create) button, press and hold the PS button until the light bar blinks.”
- “Enable Bluetooth on your Windows PC, and then select the option to add Bluetooth devices. Your PC detects nearby Bluetooth devices.”
- “Select your controller from the list of found Bluetooth devices. When pairing is completed, the light bar blinks, and then the player indicator lights up.”
A look at the app’s updated design:
Starting today PC gamers can unleash the full customizable power of the DualSense Edge controller directly on their computer.
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) August 27, 2024
With the PlayStation Accessories app, customize the controller’s settings and update its firmware directly from your Windows PC: https://t.co/QoPFGu8qC7 pic.twitter.com/FQHNkkfbSf
PlayStation on the DualSense Edge’s ultra-customizable controls:
You can make the DualSense Edge wireless controller uniquely yours by remapping or deactivating specific button inputs and fine-tuning your aim by adjusting stick sensitivity and dead zones (the distance your analog stick moves before it’s recognized in a game). In addition, each trigger is adjustable with options to tailor travel distance and dead zones to your preference. For example, you can manually reduce travel distance of the triggers for faster inputs in competitive FPS games or reduce the dead zone for precise throttle control in racing games.