I always thought the DualSense Edge was too expensive to recommend, and now Sony has dropped its price in the UK for good
- Sony has lowered the price of the DualSense Edge controller
- It’s now £10 cheaper than its original price of £199.99
- It was quietly announced alongside the new Midnight Black collection
There’s great news for PS5 owners in the UK who are thinking about purchasing the premium DualSense Edge controller.
Yesterday, on January 7, Sony announced new Midnight Black versions of some of its best PS5 hardware, including the PlayStation Portal, Pulse Explore earbuds, Pulse Elite gaming headset and – crucially – the DualSense Edge.
The same in that PlayStation blog postSony has also quietly confirmed that the DualSense Edge is getting a permanent price drop in the UK, taking it from £209.99 to the new, more rounded price of £199.99. According to the blog post, this “applies to the original white version” and the new Midnight Black variant. It also brings it in line with the US price of $199.99, which has remained the same.
It’s certainly a very small price drop, but I think dropping a product under $200 is actually quite significant. It’s like the difference between 5′ 11″ and 6′: there’s a virtual gap between the two.
If that’s enough to make you finally pull the trigger, you should know that the new price has already gone into effect at PlayStation Direct and at Argos in the UK. This isn’t the case at all retailers, however, with Currys and Game stocking the white DualSense Edge for the original price of £209.99. Avoid these for now if you can.
As for the Midnight Black DualSense Edge, pre-orders will go live on January 16 and launch on February 20. And thankfully, I have a feeling these won’t be snapped up as quickly as the DualSense Edge 20th Anniversary Edition which was virtually impossible to find after the initial pre-order run last year.