These cheap DualSense accessories are a fixture of my PS5 setup and prove you don’t have to throw money around to improve your game

Over the years, and console generation after console generation, I’ve had to get used to controller shapes and hope that I can hold and use the next one as well as the last. PlayStation controllers have always been the best for me, but recently I’ve discovered a brilliant way to enhance them further, from an accessibility and comfort perspective: controller grips and thumb grips.

Ever since trying some of KontrolFreek’s products a few years ago, I just haven’t looked back, and – safely stored, limited edition controllers aside – I just can’t imagine using a DualSense, or even my PlayStation Portal, without them. And the best thing is, they are super affordable, readily available, and darn easy to use.

My favorite products from the brand are the standard (or thicker) KontrolFreek performance grips, which wrap around the wings of my DualSense, and the KontrolFreek No-Slip thumb Grips – these are the thin rubber ones that just pop over the existing sticks, rather than ones that attach wholesale to the top of sticks.