The best PS5 DualSense deals are essential if you want to get a replacement or second gamepad at lower rates. It's worth stating that offers are fewer and further between with deep discounts, but they do happen - and when they do they are the best kind of PS5 deals. We're rounding up all the latest offerings on both the DualSense and the DualSense Edge.
The DualSense, the best PS5 controller, traditionally sees its biggest discounts during peak trading events such as Prime Day and Black Friday; that's when the best PS5 DualSense deals typically appear. That's not to say that offers aren't around, though. Savings of around $5 to $10 (or regional equivalents) are often spotted out in the wild and certainly in the run-up to the likes of Amazon's massive sale, which is due to take place next month where the largest savings should appear.
With the release of Astro Bot also happening on September 6 (today, at time of writing) there's even more reason to make sure you have your DualSense squad intact and ready to go - that game makes the best use ever of the DualSense's feature, and there'd be nothing worse than having your pad run out of juice mid-jump.
Best cheap PS5 DualSense controller deals - quick links
- White DualSense: $69.99 at Best Buy
- Refurbished White DualSense: $59.99 at Walmart
- Cosmic Red DualSense: $73.95 at Amazon
- Renewed DualSense Edge controllers: save at Amazon
Best cheap PS5 DualSense controller deals in the US
Best cheap PS5 DualSense controller deals in the UK
If you're not in the US or UK, or want to keep your options open then our price-finding tech below will serve up the latest and lowest prices for the DualSense automatically, no matter where you are in the world.
Best cheap PS5 DualSense controller deals - FAQs
What's new about the PS5 DualSense controller?
A new console needs a new gamepad, and the PS5 DualSense controller has come to take up the mantle from the DualShock 4. The softer, curvier design of the DualSense makes the controller far more comfortable, and though there's a little more weight with all the intelligent haptic feedback packed in here, long sessions with those new grips are far less painful. Plus, you also get adaptive triggers, which developers can program to create resistance effects.
Is the DualSense PS5 controller worth it?
The DualSense PS5 controller is needed to play PS5 games on the new console, however, you can get away with a DualShock 4 for certain PS4 games as well. You automatically receive a controller with your new console, so is the price of a DualSense worth it if you're considering picking up a second gamepad?
If you want to play PS5 games with local co-op play, then we say it absolutely is worth the cost. It's the only way you're able to get more people in on the action. If, however, you don't have your eye on any new local multiplayer experiences right now – and would prefer to keep your PS4 library alive a little longer thanks to backwards compatibility – maybe don't lock away the DualShock 4 just yet.
What games are best to play with a DualSense?
More and more third-party games are incorporating DualSense features and functionality into their gameplay, be it stiffer triggers for weapons, or changes in vibration and haptics. Big games like Assassin's Creed entries or third-person shooters like Space Marine 2 are offering and incorporating DualSense tech.
However, as of September 2024, there's only one game that really can be recommended for being the best with the DualSense: Astro Bot. Much like its PS5-pre-loaded predecessor, Astro's Playroom, Team Asobi's Astro Bot makes masterful use of the DualSense and the controller's features bring the action to rich, vivid life. This is the best DualSense game going.
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