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PS5: The best accessories at a glance

In this Guide to the PlayStation 5 you will learn among other things:

  • Which accessories are particularly worthwhile
  • What Sony HD camera is good for
  • What are the peculiarities of the 3D pulse wireless headsets and which alternatives are available
  • How to expand the memory of your PS5
  • Where you ordered the Playstation Camera Adapter for free

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The best PS5 controllers

While there is a true flood of controllers for the PlayStation 4 now, the choice for the PlayStation 5 does not fall difficult. Because currently playstation 5 games can only be played with the official DualSense Wireless Controller (now at Mediamarkt!) Play. Background are the numerous new functions of the controller , the Sony naturally wants to market as exclusive features and which one does not find any other Gamepad in this combination.

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The largest innovation is the new trigger keys L2 and R2. Unlike the DualSock 4 Controller, they have a mechanically regulated deduction resistor . The resulting effect in PS5 games is amazing. For example, in the preinstalled Astro's Playroom, you can with a bow, you have to push your right trigger with a lot of strength to tension the tendon.

The same applies to the numerous weapons from Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold was. Again, the trigger resistance of the triggers differs perceptible depending on the weapon model. A real cracker are also the haptic, grandiose more nuanced vibration effects . Whether prancing light flashes in Spider-Man: Miles Morales, swordheads in Elden Ring (Buy Now at Mediamarkt!) Or opponent collisions in Sackboy: A Big Adventure (Buy Now at Media Market!) - The dualsense Hievt Controller shaking to a whole new level Being!

Also new is the microphone below the controller speaker . Hereby you can chat without the headset, create self-created video clips audio comments etc. route way also games also play the feature. If you are in Astro's Playroom at a certain point in the level to the micro, this is a fan starting, which drives a platform.

When third-party manufacturers are allowed to install the new functions in their pads is not fixed at the present time. But does not matter, because under the line, the dualsense is so innovative, greatly processed and Clever thought through that you do not want any other pad anymore.

The best controllers for downward compatible PS4 games

Several thousand PS4 games are also easily on the PS5 thanks to downward compatibility. The good news: Unlike PS5 games, your back-compatible PS4 does not necessarily require a fairly costly dualSense Controller. Regular Dualshock 4 Controller (Buy Now at Mediamarkt!) Your PS4 console do it too.

The same applies to the countless pads of third-party manufacturers. Good and inexpensive entry-level models are, for example, the game: PAD 4 S from Snakebyte (Buy Now at Mediamarkt!) The Nacon Na360806 (Buy Now at MediaMarkt!) Or the Onyx PS4 Wireless Controller from Hori (now buy at MediaMarkt! ).

Gamer with high feature claim as well as prospective e-athletes should turn a look at the Nacon Revolution Ultimate Pro Controller (now at Mediamarkt!) Throw.

If you want to experience PlayStation VR games with elaborate motion control on the PS5, you use how had the Move Controller . Important in playstation VR: The PS5 has - unlike the PS4 - not a dedicated camera port on the back. To connect the PSVR-Gaming PlayStation camera to the PS5, you need the so-called PlayStation Camera Adapter.

The adapter is free of charge for all PSVR owners available, which enter the serial number of your headset on this Sony website. Then enter the name and address in the online form, Sony sends the PlayStation Camera Adapter for free to you home.

The Best Beginner Headset: Sony Pulse 3D

Already for the last three PlayStation generations, Sony offered official headsets. At the PlayStation 5, the Japanese make no exception. The model developed for the PS5 listens to the name PULSE 3D Wireless Headset and makes his name all honor. First, because it remains in contact with the supplied wireless adapter very reliably and also over greater distance **, which pulses in one of the three USB A ports of the PS5.

Worth knowing: The USB dongle works easily on PS4, Windows PCs, as well as on all common Macs or MacBooks. Since the headset has a jack plug input , you can also use it in combination with a PSVR headset or other bones with jack plug output - the necessary connection cables is at and is 1.25 meters long.

For a really successful acoustics , rich bass and clear heights meanwhile ensure 40mm drivers, which are enclosed by circular, extremely comfortable earpoors. Keyword convenient: Thanks to a flexible headband below the white headphone bracket, the pulse 3D wireless headset suits super the respective head shape and presses at no time.

The operation is also very thoughtful. All control elements, ie the ON / OFF button, the volume regulator, mute-head, the chat / game-balance controller and a monitoring button to check your own voice quality are on the outside of the left headphone and After short familiarization, even without sweeping are easy to handle.

In addition to this, the pulse 3D headset has two hidden microphones ** in the left earphone, which clearly clearly transferred language in chat with others. A round-by-carefree package so? Quite, especially since the recommended retail price with about 100 euros is more than appropriate. Only the battery life falls noticeably shorter than those of significantly more expensive professional models in practice operation with ten to twelve hours.

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The best headsets of third-party manufacturers

The PS5 attaches great importance to backward compatibility. Common PS4 headsets thus usually work easily with the PS5. Anyone who wants to upgrade anyway, we can attach a different model to the heart in addition to the 3D pulse. What is meant is the Stealth 700 Gen 2 from Turtle Beach (now buy at Mediamarkt!). At fair price of about 150 euros, it combines great wearing comfort with convincing sound and plenty of exciting detail functions.

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The microphone approximately is muted immediately when you catch it up. The accompanying application for mobile devices offers a practical equalizer and the ability to re-assign buttons and thanks to Bluetooth module you can even accept mobile phone calls at Daddeln. Not to forget the powerful battery. He holds up to 20 hours without reloading.

Looking for other radio headset alternatives? Clear recommendations are also the Astro Gaming A50 (Buy Now at MediaMarkt!), The Arctis 7P and the Arctis 9 of Steelseries and the Hyperx Cloud Stinger Wireless from Kingston (now buy at MediaMarkt!).

The HD camera - the gadget for streamer and Youtuber

Just like the PS4, the PS5 also allows the streaming of Gameplay via Twitch and YouTube as well as editing self-recorded gameplay clips about the free app ShareFactory developed by Sony. If you want to add dots of you while playing, you need the PS5 HD camera (now buy at Mediamarkt!).

It costs about 65 euros and picks up videos using two Full HD camera lenses in 1920 x 1080 pixels. The camera is placed either below the screen using the integrated standing foot or at the top of the screen. In the latter variant, the hinged stand is used as a clamp.

Care: The flexibility of standing foot is not quite as big as the current Playstation camera for PS4. On screens or TVs with a particularly thick edge you can therefore often not clamp the HD Camera. Current flat screens are usually no problem.

If ShareFactory is used, the HD camera also offers tools to Remove the background . So, for example, you struck a red or green cloth behind you or sits in front of a blank wall in the just mentioned colors, Share Factory can remove the background software side and swap against another. While your gameplay streams, however, the use of this interesting feature is not yet possible.

The best charging stations

After about 15 hours , the dualSense Wireless Controller usually goes out the puffs and he has to go back to the USB-C charging cable. The latter, however, not infrequently ensures cable salad on the desk or in front of the TV. To avoid exactly these, PS5 buyers can currently choose from all sorts of charging stations.

Premium model is undoubtedly the dualSense Charging Station of Sony for about 35 euros (now buy at Mediamarkt!). Up to two dualSense controllers have space here in vertical position. Good idea: The station itself pulls its electricity via the supplied AC adapter .

So it does not necessarily have to be placed near a USB port, as is often the case with cheaper competition models. Praise also deserves the design that is stylish on the curved side walls of the console - V-shape on the front included.

Who does not like to grab the bag in the charging station in the bag, of course, has numerous other possibilities. Similarly chic as the Sony original - but only with USB port Instead of classic power adapter - is the model Twin: Charge 5 of Snakebyte (now buy at Mediamarkt!).

Snakebytes charging station costs about 25 euros and is available either in the PS5-typical black and white look or completely in black. Again about five euros cheaper and also equipped with two charging indicators is the dualSense Charging Station of Ready 2 Gaming (now buy at Mediamarkt!).

Multimedia accessories: The media remote control

The next generation game console is the PS5 excellent. But also as a player for Blu-ray and streaming content, they are well worth it despite their size. Ideal accessories for film and serial fans is the media remote control. Only 87 grams of heavy , 14.5 cm long, 4.3 cm wide and 2.5 cm high, is the Media Remote (now buy at Mediamarkt!) Very good in the hand and leaves one too in terms of user-friendliness Successful impression.

Outspeed, the slightly sensible control cross with ok button in the middle and the back button below. Together with the PlayStation button at the bottom of the remote control, you navigate this precisely through the entire main menu of the console and Streaming apps of Disney +, Netflix, Spotify and YouTube.

Keyword apps: The four latter treats the manufacturer own speed-dial keys in the lower third of the remote control. It's a pity that the keys currently do not have to be re-assigned.

Second special feature: At the top in the middle is a microphone button. He is currently not working yet. However, it can be assumed that Sony also donates the PS5 earlier or later voice control functionality. As seen, buyers are therefore already established in this respect.

PS5 memory extensions

PS5 games might require that they are installed on the rapidly fast internal SSD of the system. If you pull off the system files, each new PS5 ex works but only 667 GB of free memory left. This is sufficient for half a dozen large starting titles, then the air will be quite tight.

Sony is aware of this and therefore installed an expansion shaft in each PS5 for fast SSD modules in M2. Format . Here you can install memory bars that have the right size and meet the minimum requirements for the write and reading speed. Recommended models with which you can extend the memory of your PS5, for example, these are here:

  • Samsung 980 Pro (buy now at Mediamarkt!)
  • WD _Black SN850 (buy now at Mediamarkt!)
  • Crucial P5 Plus (Buy Now at Mediamarkt!)

Not affected by the above problem, however, are all gamers who want to make use of the PS4 downward compatibility the PS5. You can connect external USB-3.0 drives such as external USB-3.0, format them through the PS5 system menu and then use to install PS4 games. An external, already correctly set up PS4 hard drive can of course also be plugged.

External USB 3.0 hard drives with a lot of storage space and good price-performance ratio have among others Western Digital and Seagate on offer. Here, for example, the species of type WD Elements (now buy at Mediamarkt!) Or the WD Black P10 models (now buy at Mediamarkt!).

Other guides around the PlayStation 5:

  • Demon's souls playstation 5 - the best tips and tricks
  • PlayStation 5: Tips & Tricks for setting up the console
  • Spider-Man: Miles Morales - Tips & Tricks for the new spider adventure
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War - Weapon Guide: The Best Loadouts

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