New PS5 controller with 12-hour battery life leaked by retailer
At long last, an upgraded battery
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As listed over onBest Buy’s Canada website, the ‘PlayStation 5 V2 DualSense Wireless Controller - White’ currently doesn’t have a release date. What it does have, though, is an “exceptional 12-hour battery life,” which would theoretically be a big upgrade on the current DualSense’s battery life.
Right now, you can get around four or five hours out of a DualSense controller once it’s been fully charged. It’s even less than that on the premium DualSense Edge controller,which Sony originally put down to the bonus features of the controllerwhen it launched.
In fact, the upgraded battery life appears to be the only new feature on ‘V2’ of the DualSense controller. The headset jack at the front of the controller looks to be exactly the same as the base model, as does the haptic triggers on the rear and …
