Today I’m going to talk about my favourite PlayStation 5 accessories, the top ones I’d recommend. So whether you’re looking for yourself or for someone else who has a PS5, hopefully this will be of interest to you.
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DualSense Controller
First up, which is no surprise, is the DualSense controller.
Obviously the console comes with one of these controllers, but there are a few reasons it’s worth picking up at least one more of these. So in a post-lockdown world where you might invite mates round, or you live with someone else who games with you, there are already a few PS5 co-op games to play.
I’ve recently been playing games like Sack Boy, Overcooked and Dirt 5 with my son, so having a second controller and being able to play split screen or couch co-op is awesome.
But even if you don’t have any friends to play locally with, or you hide your gaming addiction from your house mates, it’s probably still worth picking a second up anyway. You can have one on charge while you’re using the other, you know for those extra long gaming sessions. You could charge it while using it, but if you sit 10ft from the TV or console like me, that’s not really possible.
These can be picked up for about £60 and $70 each, so a little bit more expensive than the old DualShock 4 controllers, but for the added functionality it’s worth it. It also comes with the USB cable to charge it.
As for the controller itself, these are incredible. I mean as soon as they were announced and everyone was bashing the looks and style, I liked it immediately. And if you’ve not held one of these yet, they feel similar to the PS4 controllers, but bigger and I’d say they feel more solid. The triggers feel great.
Picking an extra one of these up is a must. Hopefully we’ll see some more limited edition or themed controllers over the next year like we did with the PS4 controllers. I did order a Color Ware custom controller back on January 6th, so hopefully that will be with me soon. I’ll probably reveal that over on my Instagram account once it arrives.
Charging Dock
Next up, which is something that was out of stock everywhere and ended up being sold with a 100% markup on eBay, was the official charging dock.
This little dock looks almost like a mini PS5, especially with the design they’ve gone for. But it allows you to charge one or two controllers at the same time. It’s mains powered and comes with the power lead you’ll need. Then the footprint for this is actually pretty small.
Charging the controllers is really easy, just drop or slot the controller on the top and it’ll click into place, and the controller will turn orange to say it’s charging.
These docks can be bought for around £25 and $35.
Headset
Ok, so onto headsets for the PS5. Since picking mine up I’ve actually used it with 3 different headsets already, all within slightly different price points.
The first one I’d recommend for the cheapest budget are the Astro A10s. These are a 3.5mm jack headphones that you just plug into the controller. And do you know what, considering these are only about £60 and $60 on Amazon today, they are really good. For this price you can’t beat them really. They sound great and there’s no charging required. Plus as they have a 3.5mm jack you can use them on anything, your Switch, Xbox, PS4 and so on. The mic is also a flip to mute rather than a button, which I like.
Next up are the Pulse 3Ds, the official Sony wireless headset. Now these look great, they have that minimal look to them and they are clearly on brand with the rest of the PlayStation accessories. I did pick these up at launch, and although they are absolutely fine for their price point, these are £90 and $100 today, I wasn’t massively impressed with them.
I then went and grabbed a pair of Astro A20 Gen 2s instead. In fact I liked the A20s so much that I did a comparison of the two on here, and picked the A20s overall. The A20s, like the Pulse, are wireless and have a USB dongle that needs plugging into the PS5. I still have no idea why either of these headsets need a USB adapter, but it is what it is.
The A20s are a little bit more expensive at about £100 and $120 on Astro’s own website today. But for that extra £10 or $20 you’re getting a much better headset. Plus they also support the 3D audio, as that feature isn’t limited to the Pulse 3D headset, it’s a console feature. So if you’re looking for a wireless headset around the 100 mark, get these. They also feature the flip to mute feature the same as most Astro headsets.
Once Astro bring out some PS5 A50s, I’ll buy those again. I had them on the PS4 and they were incredible, so fingers crossed we see those soon.
The only other headset that I would recommend if I could get my hands on them, are the much talked about SteelSeries 7P. These are around the £160 and $200 today, but I just can’t seem to find any.
These also support Sony’s 3D audio, so they sound like a great headset to pickup. If I can get some I’ll do a review.
SSD
This next one is for the PS5, but isn’t for PS5 games. And that’s external storage. I’ve gone for the Sandisk Extreme SSD, with 1 TB of storage. I already have 3 of these that I use for storing my MacBook content and backups on, and as it’s so small it fits behind the console quite nicely.
The port and USB cable is USB C on both ends, however it comes with this small adapter so you can still use it on the PS5.
So at the moment, at least at the time of uploading this video, the PS5 does not support external storage for PlayStation 5 games. But, you can still use an SSD to store your PS4 games on.
So if you’re like me, you might still have some PS4 games to finish or even start. I’ve probably got about 10 or 15.
If you do use an SSD to store your PS4 games on, old or new, you can set the SSD to be the default place to install future games to. So in the system settings, you can go here and change the setting for future downloads. Now, any PS4 games you get will automatically be stored on that SSD, instead of taking up space on the PS5 internal memory.
You can see the different storage listed here, if you want to see how much you’ve got left. Oh and you can also view all of your games in the game library area of the dashboard. They are split up into sections for internal and external storage, which for me is PS4 and PS5 games anyway.
Change Style
Another accessory I wanted to talk about is the customisation available for the PS5. So if you saw my Instagram post last week, I shared a picture of a new retro sticker I added to the console. It got so many comments that I decided to include it in this video.
So the faceplate of the PS5 has a cut out for the PlayStation logo, and it looks black as that’s the colour of the console underneath. But as it’s a cut out, you can put anything behind it and effectively change the look of that logo.
I went for one of these retro, original PlayStation logos. I got mine from Etsy, and it’s just a sticker. There are a few sellers on there but mine cost me £3 plus postage, so about $4. I’ve linked to a few on there if you want to check it out.
So to remove the faceplate you just push the bottom and pull the top away, it’ll pop off. Now behind that there’s an imprint of the PlayStation logo, as if it was designed to be customised with a sticker.
Stick the sticker over it, pop the faceplate back on and this is what we’re left with. This awesome looking PlayStation 1 logo on the PS5. I love it. I probably like it more because it’s a change from the normal console, but also my favourite controller is the 20th Anniversary edition, which also has the same logo on the front.
So here you go. If you’re thinking of making a small accessory change that I think looks quite stylish too, just change the colour of the logo. You could make your own, maybe change it to orange, or blue, or pink. Whatever you want.
For me it’s an absolute waste though, as the PS5 lives under my TV where no one can even see the logo.
So at the moment there aren’t a great deal of customisation options out there. We’ve also got skins which I personally wouldn’t touch, as I can’t imagine the quality and finish would be any good.
We’ve also replacement faceplates from companies like dbrand that aren’t yet available. But as soon as we can swap these plates out for different colours, I’m going to try them out. For me, I’m thinking either matte black or a dark grey. Or maybe even a light grey to match the 20th Anniversary controller. Has anyone else tried wrapping or changing the colour of theirs yet?
Camera
Then there’s the official PlayStation camera, which I did originally buy at launch thinking it would be used for games a bit like the PS4 camera, but I ended up returning it.
But if you’re recording videos or streaming on YouTube or Twitch, you might want to pick one of these up. This is currently the only native PS5 camera available which allows you to do picture in picture while you’re creating content to share. The camera is only 1080p, but for a small image, it’s absolutely fine.
Now this camera does not support VR nor does it work with any games, it’s hard to know if this will change in the future. The last camera could be used with Astro Bot for example.
Others
If you’re into FPS games, you can make use of some Kontrol Freek thumbsticks. These are designed to improve your gameplay with different heights and textures. I’ve used them before, but actually prefer playing without now.
And one final thing is PlayStation merch. I mean if you’re into your gaming you might be interested in some merch including LED lights, walnut wooden icons or a glass. There are loads more available, I’ve linked to everything I’ve shown today in my kit list, so you can check it all out there.
So that’s all of the top PS5 accessories I’m either using or recommend picking up. Hopefully some of these were new or helped you out at least. Any questions, drop those in the comments.
Everything shown today can be bought from here: