Nacon Revolution 5 Unlimited PS5 controller levels up with several upgrades

A screen, more customization, and a boatload of accessories

(Credit: Nacon)

• 🎮 Nacon has unveiled a new PS5 controller, the Revolution 5 Unlimited

• 👏 It’s the world’s first PS5 controller to have a built-in screen to allow for on-the-fly settings changes

• 🆕 Nacon has also incorporated TMR tech, plus micro-switch face buttons and lots of remappable shortcut buttons

• 💪 Priced at $229.99, it’s dearer than a DualSense Edge, but is a big upgrade on Nacon’s previous controllers

Nacon has unveiled a brand-new PS5 controller, the Revolution 5 Unlimited, and it comes with some key upgrades over the brand’s previous PlayStation 5 efforts.

The French brand calls it the world’s first officially licenced PS5 controller to have a built-in screen, which allows players to make instant adjustments without leaving their game.

Everything from audio mixing to joystick sensitivity and shortcut mapping can be adjusted on the fly, in a similar vein to the brand’s previous Revolution X Unlimited Xbox controller, while the Revolution 5 Unlimited also comes with TMR tech that marks the first time Nacon has used it in a controller.

This comes combined with snappy face buttons with microswitches inside and trigger locks that allow users to switch from a typical analog pull to a much shorter, instant click. There are also multiple remappable shortcut buttons to boot.

There are also some clever software options for the controller, such as its Shooter Pro mode, which eliminates deadzones on the analog sticks for “enhanced responsiveness, precision, and performance”, according to Nacon.

The brand is also offering the Revolution 5 Unlimited with a comprehensive array of accessories, as well as a storage case and a dedicated charging dock. It’s the first Nacon PS5 controller to feature this, so users can charge and connect it in one place.

It can also connect to PS5, PC, and Android smart TVs. There is also a mobile app for fine-tuning settings and a dedicated PC mode for sub-1ms latency.

All of its power and configurability comes at a price, though, with it sitting at $229.99, making it quite a premium PS5 controller. It’s a bit dearer than the $199.99 Sony charges for the first-party DualSense Edge.

That said, it looks like a hefty upgrade even over the previous Revolution 5 Pro that we tested, where we gave it a 4/5 score back in 2024, calling it a “tempting alternative to the DualSense Edge” at the time.

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Reece Bithrey is a journalist with bylines for Trusted Reviews, Digital Foundry, PC Gamer, TechRadar and more. He also has his own blog, UNTITLED, and graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in International History and Politics in 2023.