Bungie and Sony Interactive Entertainment recently revealed the Marathon PS5 DualSense controller, which features a white finish with vibrant green decals reminiscent of the designs seen in the upcoming extraction shooter. Although a new controller inspired by an upcoming highly anticipated video game is typically exciting, fans don’t seem too hyped about the upcoming gamepad.
Fan reception of Marathon PS5 DualSense controller is mixed
In a post from the PS5 subreddit regarding the announcement of the Marathon PS5 DualSense controller, fan reception seems pretty mixed on the new controller design. Some people say they love it, some believe it is one of the worst designs yet.
“Love the design of the controller EXCEPT the marathon symbol on the touchpad,” says Reddit user MrFOrzum.
“Can Sony kidnap some of the limited edition controller guys from Xbox,” says user shadow_129
“Yet another low effort controller where they just slapped some stickers on a regular one,” says user ofeliedeceai. “I guess Sony only puts in real effort for the 1st party ones, because the Astro Bot and Yotei ones are by far the best so far.”
Personally, I don’t think the Marathon PS5 DualSense controller is terrible, but that logo on the touchpad has got to go. Otherwise, it seems in line with most of PlayStation’s limited edition DualSense designs. Besides Astro Bot and Concord (yes, that controller rocks), not many of them stand out, and that’s fine.
In its announcement, Bungie shared a statement about the controller’s design process:
“We were excited for the opportunity to commemorate Marathon’s launch with a limited edition design that would excite our fans and our team, and feel like a true part of the world we’re building, something that could exist naturally alongside other objects in the game and feel functional, grounded, and authentic to the universe of Marathon.
“We set out to create a design that paid homage to the bold graphic design, vibrant color and visual art direction of the game and its industrial design, architecture and environmental surfaces and equipment. The result is a design that reflects the world’s balance of form and function, where clean lines, purposeful markings, and vivid accents come together to feel both futuristic and believable.”
The Marathon PS5 DualSense controller will launch alongside the game, on March 5, for $84.99 USD/¥12,480 (including tax)/€84.99 /£74.99. Preorders being on January 29 at 10 a.m. local time on PlayStation Direct.
