DualShock
The DualShock (originally Dual Shock, trademarked as DUALSHOCK or DUAL SHOCK, with the PlayStation 5 version as DualSense) is a line of gamepads developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation family of video game consoles. It is named for vibration-feedback and analog controls. Introduced in November 1997, it was initially marketed as a secondary peripheral for the first PlayStation console. The console's bundle was updated to include DualShock, and phase out the original PlayStation controller and the Dual Analog Controller. The DualShock is the best-selling gamepad of all time by units sold, excluding bundled controllers.
| Controller | Buttons | Sticks | D-pad | L1 R1 | L2 R2 | L3 R3 | Motion | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlayStation controller | Start Select |
N/a | digital | N/a | N/a | — | |||
| Dual Analog Controller | Start Select Analog |
2× analog | digital | The Japanese version of the controller (SCPH-1150) includes a vibration feedback feature | |||||
| DualShock | Introduced vibration feedback to all DualShock controllers | ||||||||
| DualShock 2 | pressure-sensitive | ||||||||
| Sixaxis DualShock 3 |
Start Select PS |
analog | rotation, acceleration (see Sixaxis) |
Sixaxis controller lacked vibration capability | |||||
| DualShock 4 | digital | 2 point touchpad
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| DualSense | Create Options PS | ||||||||
| Dual-microphone array Mute microphone button | |||||||||