When Sony unveiled the new DualSense controller for the PlayStation 5, and revealed the innovative, and immersive features its haptic feedback technology would include, players were quick to compare it to the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con controller's HD rumble.
The Joy-Con controller's HD rumble has given players an even more immersive experience when playing their favourite video games, and some developers have taken full advantage of its technology in order to do clever things with it.
A good example is a secret found at the end of Kirby Star Allies, in which the series' classic tune is played through the Joy-Cons. At first one may think that this is actually a speaker making the sounds, but it's actually the controller's HD rumble.
The PlayStation 5's DualSense works in a siilar manner, and developers are already thinking of clever ways to implement the haptic feedback into their games in order to make the experience even more immersive for players.
Immersive is actually a word that comes up a lot when talking about the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con and the PlayStation 5's DualSense, and there is actually a pretty good reason for it, as they are both developed by a company very appropriately named Immersion.
That's right, both Nintendo and Sony have commissioned Immersion to implement their innovative, and immersive technology into their controllers, and it is feature that enhances the experience for players by allowing them to actually feel what's happening in the game, and the DualSense's haptic feedback is indeed the next-gen version of the Joy-Con's HD rumble.