Jeff Gerstmann on the DualSense Controller “it’s awesome”

Jeff Gerstmann is one of the longest running games journalists out there with around 28 years in the industry. So it is fair to say he might know a thing or two about controllers and in the latest edition of the Giant Bombcast he made his views on the DualSense controller public.

[LoveSpuds]

I was really surprised by Jeff and Brad's excitement and enthusiasm in the GiantBomb quicklook given that they are generally quite jaded and snarky about most things. Really excited to get my hand on PS5 in a few weeks time.

[SullysCigar]

Same. I guess that goes to show how God this thing is - literally everyone is pumped that ha had their hands on DualSense!

[RosweeSon]

Never doubted moment I heard about this controller I was in. It’s new exciting and can change the way we play I’m all for it. Add in the top quality games they’ve provided all gen I’m sold 😂🙌🏻

[The_Sage]

I can't wait to try this out for myself.

[neutralgamer1992]

Why are we surprised Mark Cerny made huge improvements with the deal shot for and now he's making huge improvements with dual sense controller. He's one of the legendary game developers and overall a well-known person in the gaming industry he knows what he's doing. What's amazing about him is he never officially worked for Sony even though he was working with them for such a long time

[ElementX]

I love bombcast and beastcast

[LoveSpuds]

Yup, it's a toss up between GiantBomb or Easy Allies for my fave podcast, whilst Jeff and Vinny are funnier, I prefer Easy Allies more upbeat and positive tone.

[ApocalypseShadow]

And this is why Sony didn't want to show their cards right away. And kept getting blasted for their secrecy. As if Sony hasn't played the game or won 3/4 generations. It's easy for a competitor to copy or counter if they know what you're doing. Their competitor copied many things from the dual shock over the years. Then recently, copied the share button thinking that the only thing Sony would do is change the form factor. Their surprise is that Sony changed the whole controller.

Same with the UI. Same with the IO and SSD. Same with the 3D sound. Same with the console design being a typical black monolith that Sony would normally make. Then Microsoft makes a black monolith. Sony changed the console and even changed the color scheme and made it different.

Dual Sense is going to be one of those differentiators compared to Xbox Series X. As I stated long ago. Sony wants to change how we see, hear and feel a game. Looks like that is the case with all these positive reviews of the controller. Looks like karma is biting back as Microsoft were involved in trying to profit from Sony and Immersion's lawsuit that removed rumble for awhile on PS3. When they should have been looking into newer haptic feedback that gamers can experience from Immersion haptics.