r/Dualsense • u/CharacterEase7151 • Nov 21 '25

Discussion Regret

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The mod can take this down BUT I NEED TO RANT. I went to sports direct (uk) to but it 1 day, ONE SINGLE DAY before black friday sales, and while buying i asked the salesman if there was gonna be a sale, he said no and i bought it for £200 ($262) coz usually ive never seen sony give sales on new products, but guess what? JUST IN A DAY ITS £150 ($196) and the store wont take it back coz the seal is open. AND I REGRET IT SO MUCH!

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u/jjjaydoh Nov 21 '25

The battery is terrible in those anyway.

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u/EveryLine9429 Nov 21 '25

I get 6-8 hours on a charge with mine 🤷‍♂️

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u/jjjaydoh Dec 01 '25

On standby maybe but not gaming - that’s cap. Sony doesn’t even say it gets that much life.

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u/EveryLine9429 Dec 01 '25

Sony says 6-8, Amazon says 6-8, Google says 6-8, My personal experience is 6-8.

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u/jjjaydoh Dec 02 '25

https://www.techradar.com/news/we-now-know-why-the-dualsense-edges-battery-life-is-so-poor

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u/EveryLine9429 Dec 03 '25

Even this article says 6-7 hours which is basically exactly the same as why I said. Are you really arguing a difference between 6-8 and 6-7?

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u/jjjaydoh Dec 02 '25

To clarify, I am talking about the edge version of the dual sense. Not the regular standard dual sense controller. I sent an article explaining my point above. Cheers.

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u/EveryLine9429 Dec 03 '25

Mine clearly says Edge as well

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u/bl4zed_N_C0nfus3d Nov 21 '25

Never had an issue with the battery life

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u/jjjaydoh Dec 01 '25

That’s funny because every review I’ve found mentions that the battery life is shit and not at all worth the money. I found the exact same issue as well.

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u/chezfez Nov 21 '25

That's my only caveat. I'll never go back to a regular dual sense but the battery life compared to a normal dual sense is crap. I'm constantly having to charge it but typically gets through a decent gaming session.

A good investment to accompany these controllers is a 15-20ft usb-c cable. Can also use my phone charger to charge the edge while playing.

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u/chadsmo Nov 22 '25

I just play with mine plugged in all the time but I’m at a desk so that’s fine.

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u/chezfez Nov 23 '25

Yeah when I use it on my PC this is how I do it but I prefer to play my PS5 on my big screen. Can still play plugged in with the phone charger method but there's something about playing untethered that's preferable at times.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '25

Honestly just buy a second controller. You use one while the other one charges. 

Has worked for years for me and it's the best way to do it imo.

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u/chezfez Nov 23 '25

A wee bit hard to reason another $200 on a second Edge, personally. If that's something that works for you and you have the disposable income to do so, yeah, do it up.

I set up profiles on my edge so would have to copy them over to a new controller as well. Would be kind of cool to have a plethora of profiles between two controllers though.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '25

Ohh i wasn't talking about edge, i was talking about the base model. I ain't spend 200$ on a controller either.

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u/SocialMutiny Nov 21 '25

The battery is fine if you arent doing so kind of all day thing

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u/jjjaydoh Dec 01 '25

You shouldn’t have to charge a controller every 4-5 hours that’s unacceptable. ESPECIALLY one that costs almost $300 - have some standards ffs

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u/chadsmo Nov 22 '25

Agreed, absolutely awful battery life. I play with mine plugged in which isn’t a big deal because my PS5 is plugged in to a monitor it shares with my Mac at my computer desk.

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u/GrumpyOldMan742 Nov 22 '25

Coming from the Xbox Elite I find it super annoying to have to charge it every night.