PS5: DualSense controller and SSD more than graphics stand out as the main novelties in the tests

PS5 has been the subject of the first preview tests by some youtubers and selected journalists in Japan, who have had the opportunity to experience the new Sony console and from which we receive the first impressions that seem to focus mainly on DualSense and SSD.

It is no coincidence, it seems, that Sony's communication has insisted a lot on the DualSense controller and its particular characteristics as well as on the SSD and the speed of uploads, because these seem to be precisely the news that have mainly affected those who have tried PS5 in preview, at least as first impressions.

Returning to the article by Dengeki, but also to that of 4Gamer, we notice how the DualSense and the particularities of haptic feedback and adaptive triggers are the things which have stimulated the greatest reactions in those who have tried PS5, also thanks to the fact that Astro's Playroom, the game pre-installed in PS5 that will act as a test bed for the new co ntroller.

"Maybe not everyone could see exactly the difference between a PS4 game and a PS5 game in appearance," the Dengeki reporter reported, referring to the fact that the first impact, from the point of view of graphics, it may not really give the impression of a new generation with PS5 (at least as far as Astro's Playroom and Godfall are concerned).

However, the impact comes mostly from coming into contact with the PS5 controller, DualSense: "At first glance some might think that there is not a big difference to PS4, but when I actually played the games, I directly felt the PS5 benefits and differences. There's the tactile feel of haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, but there's also the loading speed to consider. "

In addition to the features of DualSense, therefore, the other element capable of providing an impact and making the difference between PS4 and PS5 well understood is the SSD, which leads to a clear reduction in loading times. Dengeki's article points out how, within Astro's Playroom, the fact of passing from one level to another or from a Game Over to a new game occurs practically instantaneously.

From the first tests on YouTube of the console we were also able to see the new real photos of the PS5 and the impressions of the cooling system.

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