Sony Interactive Entertainment Announces Three Official PS5 Gaming Peripherals
This marks Sony's first entry into first-party arcade sticks, signaling a deeper investment in the fighting game community and esports hardware.
Key Facts
- Sony Interactive Entertainment announced three official PS5 peripherals: the FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick, a wireless speaker, and a gaming monitor, all set for release this year.
- The FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick is Sony's first first-party fighting controller, weighing about 1.6 kg with a rubber non-slip panel on the bottom for stability.
- The arcade stick includes a lock button that disables the PS button, options button, create button, and touchpad during matches to prevent accidental menu openings in tournaments.
- A compartment under the non-slip panel stores the PS Link USB Adapter and a swappable guide plate for the joystick, with circular, square, and octagonal options.
- The FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick comes with a semi-hard carrying case for portability.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced three official PlayStation 5 hardware products: the FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick, a wireless speaker, and a gaming monitor, all set for release this year. The arcade stick is the company's first first-party fighting controller, designed with portability and tournament use in mind, including a lock button and a carrying case.
The FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick weighs about 1.6 kg and includes a rubber non-slip panel on the bottom for stability. A compartment under the panel stores the PS Link USB Adapter and a swappable guide plate for the joystick, with circular, square, and octagonal options. A lock button disables the PS button, options button, create button, and touchpad during matches to prevent accidental menu openings in tournaments. The stick comes with a semi-hard carrying case.
The other two products-a wireless speaker and a gaming monitor-were also shown at the hands-on event but fewer details were provided. All three are scheduled for release this year.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Denfaminicogamer PlayStation 5のデスク環境、SIEが本気で変えにきた。純正アケコン・スピーカー・モニター3製品を触ったら全部欲しくなった話