Sony lit a fire under the gaming world when it shadow dropped its newPS5DualSense controller just two days ago, revealing not only a striking and polarizing two-tone design, but several features fans can expect out of the new controller as well. This includes haptic feedback and force triggers, the Create button, a built-in-microphone, USB-C charging, and a redesigned light bar, one that doesn’t seem to changethe battery life of the DualSense, but fans have taken note of another peculiarity.
Surrounding the Start and Create button on thePS5controller are three little lines, instead of something like “Start,” “Select,” or “Create.” Notably, there doesn’t seem to be any justification as to what these lines mean or why they were chosen, but given that the buttons are practically universal on controllers, it does make sense to avoid simple language here. However, some fans have noted that the lines on one of the buttons looks like the “honk” fromUntitled Goose Game.
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As seen below, the familiarity in the two patterns is about as noticeable as the two-tone design of the controller itself. There’s a high probability that this was unintentional, but there’s also a good chance that fans ofUntitled Goose Gamedon’t let the “honk button” go. It may or may not be a nickname that sticks, but it’s good fodder for the plethora ofPS5 DualSense controller memesout there.
These types of memes don’t carry a lot of weight, however, as the Xbox Series X itself was compared to a fridge, among other household items, upon its reveal. In other words, this is all in good fun because the design possibilities for custom or coloredPS5 DualSense controllersare as plentiful as the memes themselves. It’s different from the standard PS4 DualShock 4, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Aside from theUntitled Goose Game,others have taken note that this controller looks similar to the Xbox Series X controller as well, which isn’t really a break in design for Xbox controllers.. In fact,Microsoft released an Xbox Series X GIFin response to the reveal as well, so for a variety of reasons, the DualSense is the talk of the town right now.
