Sony's Wireless Fight Stick Is Now Called Flexstrike And It Features Mechanical Switch Buttons

Sony conscionable dropped immoderate much specifications astir its upcoming wireless conflict stick, including nan existent name. During development, it was known arsenic Project Defiant but it's officially called nan FlexStrike.

This is nan very first conflict instrumentality controller designed by Sony Interactive and it's compatible pinch some PS5 and PC via either a wired aliases wireless connection. It's besides highly easy connected nan eyes, arsenic you tin spot below.

Fighting games require precise inputs pinch nary lag, and wireless controllers aren't typically nan preferred option. However, FlexStrike capitalizes connected nan PlayStation Link exertion to present "ultra-low latency wireless" gameplay. This requires nan included PS Link USB adapter, which is compatible pinch USB-C ports.

The controller features angled surfaces and a non-slip guidelines truthful it shouldn't move astir during frantic play sessions. It besides includes a custom-designed integer instrumentality and mechanical move buttons. It moreover features a touchpad, truthful it boasts conscionable astir each input recovered connected a accepted DualSense.

The aforementioned adapter tin beryllium utilized to link 2 FlexStrike controllers astatine once, aliases to brace a azygous controller pinch Sony's Pulse Elite headset aliases Pulse Explore earbuds. A modular DualSense tin besides stay connected to a PS5 astatine nan aforesaid time, for menu-diving and nan like.

The FlexStrike controller will beryllium disposable sometime successful 2026. We don't person a value yet, but we do cognize that it ships pinch a nifty carrying case.