A “fix” for the DualSense’s battery life has been issued for PlayStation 5 owners, even if not through official sources, like Sony or PlayStation. Despite being one of the most innovative gamepads of recent years, the main controller used for PS5 consoles does have a series of issues. One of the most notable ones is the drift problem with DualSense, which often requires players to send their controllers to maintenance.
Another issue that may start affecting players after five years into this generation of consoles is the battery life of the DualSense controllers. With drained battery lives, the gamepads’ playtime may be reduced until they gradually lose the capacity to hold any type of charge. This is a natural process, but user Modyfikator89 on X presented a trick that may help prolong the controller’s lifetime.
In the post, they highlight that you can make some adjustments to a controller setting on PS5 consoles that can extend its battery life. According to them, a helpful trick is to activate the DualSense’s Power Saving mode. By doing this, you can force the DualSense controller on your PlayStation 5 to automatically turn off after it has spent a set amount of...
