Ghostwire Tokyo Devs Couldn't Be More Excited About PS5's DualSense

It'southward been a while since we heard from the Ghostwire Tokyo developers at Tango Gameworks. Nosotros look to learn a lot more soon nigh the activity/adventure game gear up in a haunted Tokyo, given its October release date (on PlayStation 4/v and PC, with Xbox versions scheduled after due to an exclusivity deal).

Meanwhile, the developers talked nigh the game'southward DualSense implementation on PS5. Truth be told, they had already expressed a generic sense of excitement for its features, just this time around we go the nitty-gritty on how information technology'due south actually being used in Ghostwire Tokyo, alongside some brief demonstration footage.

The opportunities that DualSense controller technology presents for Ghostwire Tokyo couldn't excite usa more than. The combination of haptic feedback, adaptive triggers and built-in audio lets players further immerse themselves in the supernatural globe of the game.

With haptic feedback, players attune themselves to their environment, aided by otherworldly voices emanating from the controller's speakers. This lets y'all use your "6th sense," perceiving things normal humans cannot and using that insight to assist solve the many mysteries enveloping the city of Tokyo.

In combat, players weave elemental powers with their hands to take on malicious spirits, and the DualSense controller'south adaptive triggers bring these powers to life by offering each their ain singled-out, tangible feeling. Even with your eyes closed, you can tell the departure between wielding snappy, precise bursts of current of air; the subversive rush of water; and the raw devastation of burn down. Attempting risky exorcisms at close range is fifty-fifty more intense, as the triggers aid simulate the act of pulling a spectral enemy'south core out with your own hands.

Equally players hone their supernatural prowess, the controller's capabilities will also "power up." The stronger their abilities go, the stronger the feedback from the controller will be, creating a noticeable sensation of real progress that nosotros cannot wait for Ghostwire Tokyo players to experience themselves.

In related DualSense news, Sony but announced two official new colors: Catholic Crimson and Midnight Blackness.