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PS5 DualSense Controller Still Includes Headset Jack - GameSpot

Posted: 08 Apr 2020 06:57 AM PDT

Sony officially unveiled the PS5 DualSense controller on April 7, and it includes a built-in microphone to easily chat with your friends. However, that microphone does not mean the loss of a traditional 3.5mm headset jack on the controller.

Answering a question on Twitter, PlayStation project manager Toshimasa Aoki clarified that the DualSense controller still has the same headset jack as the DualShock 4, meaning you'll be able to plug in your headset of choice if you don't want to use the built-in microphone.

Still have an audio jack so you can plug in your own headsets like DS4
— Toshimasa Aoki (@toshimasa_aoki) April 8, 2020

It seems like an obvious inclusion, but Sony's competitors haven't always made headset chatting so simple. The launch controller for Xbox One featured a proprietary port that required an adapter in order to use existing headsets, and the Nintendo Switch requires a separate phone app for chat.

Headset-free chatting is possible on the PlayStation 4 already through the PlayStation Camera. Including a microphone in every controller could make players more likely to talk to each other during multiplayer, which is becoming increasingly important as more always-online and cooperative titles release.

The DualSense controller builds on the design of the DualShock 4, retaining a touch pad and light bar, but changing the form factor and adding several new features. It now has a USB-C port for the power cable, as well as a Create button in place of the Share button. Haptic feedback is also improved and the triggers can change resistance based on what is happening in a game. It will still use rechargeable batteries.

The PS5 and its DualSense controller are both scheduled to launch this holiday season. Check out everything we know about the PS5 so far.

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Japanese Charts: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Surpasses Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Lifetime Physical Sales - Nintendo Life

Posted: 08 Apr 2020 07:00 AM PDT

Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 30th March - 5th April, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still having a wonderful time at the top.

The game sold an estimated 423,367 copies in the region last week, taking its Japanese physical sales total to just over 3 million. Amazingly, this means that - after just three weeks on sale - New Horizons has already surpassed the lifetime physical sales total achieved by Switch's evergreen giant Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in the country.

Animal Crossing's third-week success also keeps it at number one in the weekly chart, comfortably holding off PS4's big release this week, Resident Evil 3.

Here are the top 10 (first numbers are this week's estimated sales, followed by total sales):

1) [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} - 423.367 / 3.031.784
2) [PS4] Resident Evil 3 (Capcom) {2020.04.03} - 189.490 / NEW
3) [PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco Games) {2020.03.26} - 18.333 / 94.331
4) [NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco Games) {2020.03.26} - 17.340 / 78.911
5) [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} - 14.171 / 2.855.101
6) [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} - 12.257 / 3.635.531
7) [NSW] Pokémon Sword and Shield (Pokémon Co.) {2019.11.15} - 11.017 / 3.553.541
8) [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} - 9.045 / 1.340.884
9) [NSW] Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (Pokémon Co.) {2020.03.06} - 8.556 / 226.950
10) [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} - 8.496 / 753.623

In terms of hardware, Switch didn't manage to have quite as successful a week as last time around, but the original model and Switch Lite's combined total of 154,000 sales is nothing to scoff at. Here are this week's figures, followed by lifetime sales in brackets:

Nintendo Switch: 54,556 (11,128,866)
PlayStation 4: 13,419 (7,468,308)
PlayStation 4 Pro: 6,116 (1,469,556)
Xbox One S: 28 (21,098)
Xbox One X: 23 (19,599)

Nintendo Switch Lite: 100,084 (2,109,557)
New Nintendo 2DS LL: 1,172 (1,119,668)
New Nintendo 3DS: 58 (5,886,893)

< Last week's charts

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