Sony PS5 VR Controllers With Adaptive Triggers, Finger Touch Detection And More Announced

Japanese technology giant, Sony, has unveiled its next generation controllers for the PlayStation VR (PSVR). The company gave everyone a first look at the PSVR 2 controllers via a blog post yesterday, showing off the new design and some additional features. The new controller uses finger tracking and has haptic feedback similar to the PlayStation 5’s new dual-sense controllers. “It will build upon the innovation we introduced with the DualSense wireless controller, which changed how games “feel” on PS5 by unlocking a new way to tap into the sense of touch. Now we’re bringing that innovation to VR gaming,” the company said in its blog.

Sony PSVR 2 controller design and features

As explained on the blog, the new controllers will drop the PlayStation Move wand design that was used earlier. They have a circular design, which sort of wraps around a user’s hands, making for more natural usage. Sony calls this an “orb” shape, because…well, they do look like orbs. The triggers will fall underneath the user’s thumbs, which does seem like a more natural way than holding on to two stick-like things.

“We also designed the new controller with great ergonomics in mind, so it’s well-balanced and comfortable to hold in each of your hands. We applied learnings from testing users with a range of hand sizes, as well as the decades of insights from controllers across all PlayStation platforms. The result is an iconic design that will change how VR games are played,” the company said.

The adaptive triggers and haptic feedback are meant to make games more immersive. Each controller has an adaptive trigger button like on the PS5’s Dual-Sense controller and they’ll add tension the way the L2 and R2 buttons do on those controllers. Haptic feedback, on the other hand, is “optimised” for the form factor and will be able to differentiate between “traversing a rocky desert” or “trading blows in melee combat”.

Further, the controllers also have finger touch detection, which can detect your fingers without button presses. It will know where your thumb, index finger and middle fingers are resting, something that’s meant to help for gesture input. A tracking ring at the bottom of the controller will track your movements, while each controller also has an analog stick placed on it. The triangle, square, circle and cross buttons are divided between the two. The left one holds triangle and square, while the right one holds circle and cross. The trigger buttons are also divided between the left and right controllers.

Sony hasn’t revealed when the PSVR 2 controllers will make it to users, but said it would be coming to developers “soon”. 

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