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\nA new report has claimed Sony is working on a “pro” controller for PlayStation 5 that it’s planning to officially unveil “soon”.\n<\/p>\n

\nThat’s according to the ever leaky Tom Henderson who, writing for Try Hard Guides<\/a> (thanks VGC<\/a>), claims to have seen images of a prototype from a source wishing to remain anonymous.\n<\/p>\n

\nHenderson says the new controller retains the same basic style of the existing PlayStation 5 controller but features a number of key differences. These include “removable stick units” – which can be switched in and out using buttons below the analog sticks – plus trigger stops, a seemingly removal grip, and rear buttons that Henderson describes as “flappy paddles”, presumably similar to those seen on the likes of Microsoft’s Xbox Elite Wireless Controller<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

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A new report has claimed Sony is working on a “pro” controller for PlayStation 5 that it’s planning to officially unveil “soon”. That’s according to the ever leaky Tom Henderson who, writing for Try Hard Guides (thanks VGC), claims to have seen images of a prototype from a source wishing to remain anonymous. Henderson says the new controller retains the same basic style of the existing PlayStation 5 controller but features a number of key differences. These include “removable stick units” – which can be switched in and out using buttons below the analog sticks – plus trigger stops, a seemingly removal grip, and rear buttons that Henderson describes as “flappy paddles”, presumably similar to those seen on the likes of Microsoft’s Xbox Elite Wireless…<\/p>\n

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