Dualsense Edge and recent PS controller updates

[jenji120]

So a funny thing happened last evening. I bumped into a dead controller and heard the telltale beep of my PS5 powering on… it was the dual sense edge that I had mourned for weeks before eventually replacing. A few months ago I had spilled a drink on it and nothing I did could get it working again. It was so completely bricked that I thought I had fried its brain and had set to the side.

The only thing I can conclude is that the recent controller updates unbricked my controller. So if you have a dead DualSense laying around you might see if the updates have resurrected it. This one was an Edge but I doubt the standard model is much different and since Sony announced they’re raising the prices on controllers it’s worth a shot. Had I not accidentally bumped the PS button on this one I would’ve never known that Sony had necromanced mine.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Yeah, they did recently have a controller update as part of the latest PS5 update a few days ago.

 

[jenji120]

Yeah, they did recently have a controller update as part of the latest PS5 update a few days ago.

It had to be that because I tried it after the Edge specific update a while ago and no joy. Whatever the most recent update did had to flash the firmware. Now I’m wondering how many other dead controllers might be resurrected by it.

 

[Owain Taggart]

So, did it work? Are you able to use the controller you once thought was dead?

 

[jenji120]

So, did it work? Are you able to use the controller you once thought was dead?

Yes. When I bumped into it, it turned on the PS5 and did an auto update of the controller and completely fixed it. It was a complete accident but it brought that.controller back from the dead.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Interesting. That's certainly a nice surprise. Wonder what they must have done that ended up fixing it.