PS5 DualSense charging stand from HyperX lets you conveniently dock and charge your game controllers

It’s the perfect blend between compact, effective, and synergistic with the PlayStation 5’s own design language.

The HyperX ChargePlay Duo might sound like a handful, but it’s shorter than saying Sony PlayStation 5 DualSense controller charging dock, now isn’t it?! With a design that’s much more compact than its name, the ChargePlay Duo lets you dock not one, but two DualSense controllers on its easel-like design, effectively charging both of them while giving you a place to rest them.

Designer: Jimmy Huynh (HyperX)

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At just 3 inches tall, 5 inches wide, and 4.6 inches long, the ChargePlay Duo is fairly compact, occupying roughly the same footprint as one single controller. Designed by HyperX, which was acquired by HP just two years ago, the ChargePlay lets you dock two controllers at the same time, with a 5V input and an 18W output that charges both controllers at the same time. Unlike Sony’s official charger which tends to be a little finicky, the ChargePlay Duo does a pretty remarkable job of always lining up your DualSense controllers so they charge all the time, every time.

The dock itself is modeled to match the PS5’s aesthetic, with a similar Stormtrooper color scheme that lets it blend in with your table setup rather seamlessly. It comes with a weighted base that clocks in at a sizeable 13.8 ounces (391 grams), putting it on the heavier side but also keeping it fairly stable. This allows you to easily dock or un-dock controllers without worrying about knocking anything around or causing the other controller to fall off its stand. The ChargePlay Duo comes with a Type-C charging cable that you can hook into a power strip or wall socket, or connect directly to the USB-A port in your PlayStation 5 to eliminate clutter and keep your gaming setup clean while keeping your controllers perpetually charged and ready to go!

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This fan-made Sony PlayStation 2020 console + controller is far better-looking than the original

Well, we don’t know what the official Sony PlayStation 5 will look like, but Sony’s debuted their new controller design and here’s really what I think. It looks great, but it isn’t Sony-DNA. Sony’s DualSense controller feels a lot like an evolution of an Xbox controller, rather than a direct progression of its own design heritage, and that isn’t sitting well with Yonghwan Kim, who prefers Sony retain its brand DNA. In fact, he’s even designed his own console and controller combo to show Sony the path forward.

Let’s ignore the fact that the top-view of the conceptual PS5 console looks like one of Buzzfeed Tasty’s induction cooktops and move onto its monolithic design that actually follows the architecture that Microsoft set with its 2020 Xbox. The vertical pillar-shaped design is optimized for air-flow, pulling wind from the bottom and pushing it out the back. The design even features a rounded-hexagon top that extrudes upwards to reveal a CD tray, and a host of ports on the back, from the standard Power Delivery port to an HDMI, LAN, and USB ports. It seems like there’s a 3.5mm jack too for an aux out.

What I really like is Kim’s controller, which truly looks like the soul successor of the PS range. It retains the light bar’s position, keeps the touchpad the way it is, and doesn’t change much in way of the layout… but it gives the controller a refreshed aesthetic. I mean, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, right?

Thoughts, anyone? Besides the fact that it looks like Apple’s 2015 Mac Pro? Or an enlarged Amazon Echo? I mean I really think the form factor makes sense. It’s familiar, and that CD tray is actually pretty cool!

Designer: Yonghwan Kim

The new Sony PlayStation Dual Sense controller is a Stormtrooper-inspired thing of beauty!

I’ll be honest, the new PS5 controller design is giving me slight Portal/Stormtrooper vibes with its flowy, organic, split-surface black/white design. Released as a set of images that would have probably debuted at E3 if it hadn’t been for this damned virus, the Dual Sense controllers for the PS5 are quite an upgrade or deviation, depending on how you look at it. If you ask me, it looks like someone made the old controller wear a white tuxedo and gave it a shave plus a dab of cologne… figuratively speaking, of course.

The PS5 Dual Sense controllers bear more of a resemblance to the Xbox Series X controllers if you ask me, given its ergonomic design and dual-tone finish. I can’t help but wonder what the design brief behind Sony’s upgrade was, but I do like how clean it looks. As per an official blog post from Sony, the new controller should look smaller and feel lighter than its predecessor. Among some notable upgrades are the presence of the light-bar on the top of the controller rather than the front, a switch to USB-C, and a built-in microphone array that lets you have conversations with other players without the need of a bulky headset. Sony’s also been working on better haptic feedback, and one of the Dual Sense’s most interesting features is the presence of variable tension in the L2 and R2 trigger buttons that become harder or easier to press based on what you’re doing in the game. Imagine a trigger on a handgun being easier to press, versus a trigger on an assault rifle or shotgun offering a significant amount of resistance. Sounds incredible, doesn’t it?!

Sony’s yet to release info on its pricing, availability, and color-variants, but that should come well before the PS5’s expected end-of-year release date… and given what the PS5’s images look like, it’ll be quite a role-reversal to have a gaming controller that looks SIGNIFICANTLY better than the console itself, no?

Designer: Sony