Sony has revealed the design of the PlayStation 5‘s controller — a follow-on to its popular DualShock line that takes on a new name for a new generation: DualSense. The DualSense controller is kitted out in black and white, and in some ways looks like a futuristic, plastic armor-plated robot companion more than a gamepad.

It still recognizably a product of the DualShock legacy, however, and has the same familiar button layout as previous PlayStation controllers.

The DualSense incorporates haptic feedback, however, for what Sony says will be a heightened sense of immersion in gaming. Haptic feedback should be an improvement over the relatively general and non-specific rumble vibration of current generation controllers, and Sony has also added more tactile response thanks to new L2 and R2 &adaptive triggers& that provide different kinds of tension response when performing in-game actions, like &drawing a bow to shoot an arrow,& the company says. The resulting physical design is a bit chunkier than the DualShock 4, with more room needed inside the case for that adaptive trigger tech.

Still, Sony said that it has redesigned the component angles to produce a controller that feels a lot lighter in the hand than it looks. This controller also does away with the dedicated &Share& button, but replaces it with a &Create& button that sounds like it should offer similar features and much more, though Sony isn&t yet ready to tip its hand as to exactly what that entails, and promises more details to follow. [gallery ids="1971611,1971613,1971609"] Meanwhile, there a new built-in mic array for voice chat without any headset required — though it sounds like this is intended primarily as a &you have it in case you need it& feature than a dedicated input, since Sony is still advocating use of a headset for longer play sessions. From a pure looks perspective, Sony clearly decided it wanted to go a bit more bold than its standard all-black look for the first version of a new controller it ships with a console.

The two-tone, Stormtrooper palette is complemented by a new light bar that lines both sides of the central touchpad. Personally, I love this look — and the USB-C port that you can spy at the top of the controller for charging.

I don&t even know if I&m all that interested in a new generation of console, but the controller alone might convince me to upgrade.