Sony Details Its ‘flexstrike’ Wireless Ps5 Fight Stick

Sony’s Project Defiant PlayStation conflict instrumentality is now called nan FlexStrike. | Screenshot: YouTube

Sony has shared much specifications astir its arcade-style controller for nan PlayStation that was first teased during nan State of Play event successful early June. Originally codenamed Project Defiant, nan conflict instrumentality is now called nan FlexStrike and features a rechargeable battery, mechanical move buttons, restrictor gates that limit nan joystick’s movements, and nan expertise to link 2 of them to nan PS5 utilizing a PlayStation Link USB adapter. 

Using an updated type of nan PS Link adapter that will beryllium compatible pinch USB-C ports, nan FlexStrike tin besides beryllium connected to a PS5 alongside Sony’s Pulse Elite wireless headset aliases Pulse Explore wireless earbuds for an “ultra-low latency audio and sound chat experience,” according to a caller blog post. Pricing hasn’t been revealed yet, and nan conflict stick’s merchandise day is still group for sometime successful 2026.

The conflict instrumentality tin besides beryllium connected to a PS5 alongside a PlayStation 5 DualSense gamepad, which Sony suggests could beryllium utilized “as an further controller for navigating menus betwixt fights.”

The FlexStrike features nan aforesaid input controls arsenic nan DualSense controller, including a touchpad, while a lever-mode toggle move changes nan functionality of its joystick betwixt a D-pad aliases nan DualSense’s near aliases correct thumbsticks. There are besides “additional customization options” that haven’t been elaborate yet, and a dedicated fastener fastener that tin forestall accidental layout changes while playing.

A non-slip guidelines will thief support nan FlexStrike from sliding astir while utilized connected a array aliases your lap. It tin besides beryllium removed, revealing built-in retention for nan swappable square, circle, and octagon restrictor gates connected nan underside of nan conflict stick, arsenic good arsenic nan PS Link adapter. Sony will person nan FlexStrike connected show astatine Evo 2025 successful Las Vegas this weekend, but besides warns that nan “display portion does not bespeak last merchandise design, which is taxable to change.”