Sony PS5 DualSense Battle Beaver D-Button Install

[@eyoginean2324]

Today is 12/4/2023 and I just got off the phone with customer support . My D-pad didn't come with the back dome piece shown at 8:41 . They told me via the phone that this video is outdated and they never updated the video. " I believe about a year ago we changed the d-pad . I know it looks similar but their are small details that are different . " I said that Chris Bailey said that the buttons would get stuck so that was the reason for the black dome piece. He said that I wouldn't experience that issue and the dome piece is no longer required . I asked has that error been fixed in this new version and he said " correct " . So just to let you know you aren't missing anything and you're fine ! If they happen to read this Please update this video so others aren't confused !

[@pcgeek_1862]

Thank you. I was about to freak out thinking I lost the little dome piece.

[@SpoonOfHawaii]

thank you for this. i was staring at my little ziploc bag looking for the dome piece forever

[@bloodmarth]

For anyone coming into this video years later, yes, there is a slight change to the controller. Two sliver screws holding a “white trimming” are no longer in some controllers. 6:08

[@pazmastert46]

The D pad was driving me crazy, givng me input errors all the time. When pressing up or down it goes left or right sometimes and vice versa. And after watching this video I decided to open up the Ps5 controller. It wasn't that difficult. I removed the D pad button and used a small hacksaw to cut it up into 4 seperate buttons. Putting it back together was a bit more difficult because I didn't place the buttons in their original position which gave me some problems. I didn't think that would mather as much but for some reason it does. But after a few tries and placing the buttons in the exact same place (as they were when it was still 1 button) it worked fine. No more input errors, when I push up or down it doesn't go left or right anymore, like it should be in the first place! There is a small downside though, the buttons rattle a bit now. But I can live with that. Thanks for the instruction video, you deserved a like! 👍🏻

[@GeorgeFlorian12]

I have just received my order today and the d-pad rubber that I've received was identical to the one the PS5 controller already had. Also: - I did not receive that little dome piece from 08:31; - The two silver screws holding the “white trimming” are no longer in the new chassis controller 06:22, and the Options and Share buttons will fall if you turn the controller; Other than that it was very fun operating on my controllers. I will now try the new buttons on Mortal Kombat 1.

[@jackmehoff1278]

How’s it been with mk1?

[@timeisnotaline]

Thank you for not only creating this product, but actually supplying a self install guide. That's awesome. I can't wait to do my first controller mod.

[@ryo-kai8587]

Just installed them! It's not that hard, and this video is still mostly current. You don't need the center glued piece anymore, and the top screws in the white part of the frame are also gone, so you can skip that step as well. Also, the rubber pad that comes with them now seems identical to the stock DualSense, which has been updated. One thing that's not in the video: the newer PS5 buttons have a notch in each that faces up towards L1/R1 since they're not symmetrical, so they sit flat against the contour of the controller. I've only just started testing them, but I can tell they're much more precise and you never get accidental diagonals unless you press them. They do, however, require precise inputs, since you may develop bad habits being able to "fudge" your motion inputs on a platter-style D-Pad that's all one piece. I noticed this doing a 2-in-1 DP > Lv3 super in SF6. I had to _make sure_ I did a full quarter circle on the first motion, as skipping forward in either part of the input will drop the super. In other words, ➡⬇↘👊⬇↘➡🦶 won't work, you must do ➡⬇↘➡👊⬇↘➡🦶, but that was less apparent until I switched to D-Buttons. All in all, I think they're gonna be awesome after getting used to them and becoming a bit more deliberate and clean with my motion inputs. I already no longer have to worry about getting DP from an accidental ↘ input while trying to do DR > 2HP, which is a huge win.

[@Stuff-mu7li]

I noticed that to. Can’t fudge the input for DP so everything is precise. I have two PS5 controllers one with battle beaver dpad and the second I have the dpad I modified myself to separate up on dpad and the rest still attached to the middle dome. Keeps half circles and quarter circles intact and keeping up separate from accidentals.

[@ryo-kai8587]

@@Stuff-mu7li Interesting! That's a cool concept to avoid accidental jumps. I'm currently back to using the regular DualSense D-pad as I walk the road to Master with Akuma in SF6. With the D-buttons, due to my thumb placement, I found myself sticking to the ground after blocking low while facing right, failing to walk immediately, or "reacting" to overheads and jump-ins but not fully releasing down so I'd eat huge combos and lose matches. I may give the D-buttons a shot again in the future, but for now I re-installed the normal D-pad in my newer Dualsense, and I'm doing quite well with it now that it's starting to break in.

[@M_CFV]

@@Stuff-mu7li the main draw is accidental down inputs while holding back (blocking) though as well

[@Stuff-mu7li]

@@M_CFV for me it was just accidental up’s. But you can definitely detach the dpad down with the oem dpad if you have a dremel. I can tell you it works flawlessly for which ever is your preference. Also I actually bought a pack of oem type of dpads from Amazon for like 15 dollars to experiment with.

[@blagd]

Fully agree with this assessment. I just got done installing mine a few hours ago and had a quick ranked session to test it out. Definitely more precise, but there's a bit of an adjustment period here. Definitely finding I have to be more intentional when trying to input supers or Chun's instant air legs motion. Also found for whatever reason getting her SS stance cancels out weren't as consistent but that's probably me being sloppy

[@ethadiq4060]

Nice, its great to know the BBC parts can be installed on the next gen pad. I was quite worried, Thanks Mr. Bailey!

[@suechtlingslagertv2305]

So is it possible to use the ds4 dpad buttons in the ds5?

[@ethadiq4060]

@@suechtlingslagertv2305 yup my dude.

[@DropHazard]

so when can i make an order with back buttons? lol

[@MrBuddy94]

So I used this video to switch out the buttons on my dualsense and I noticed an issue. The buttons on the stock d-pad are actually a bit longer in length than the ones you guys provide which are molded after the ds4 dpad. If you inspect more closely you will see that the buttons you guys provide have a deeper curve and are more concave at the middle intersection point than the dualsense stock ones. The reason I noticed this was I noticed my thumb would get stuck at the intersection point of the dpad in the middle when I tried to do diagonal inputs. Which may not seem like a big issue but I realized as much as I practiced with it it still wasn’t giving me the results I was used to with the ds4 when I used the same button mod. Do you guys plan on remaking these buttons but molded specifically for dualsense?

[@alexmcphee6789]

I bump this

[@minty_x]

@@alexmcphee6789I think they just use 'extremerate' parts and they don't actually make their own. As with every custom controller company

[@genocideSX]

Mr. Bailey Thank you so much, y’all are the best :)

[@mcknucklehead5722]

i can do my instant air tatsus and instant air fireballs almost perfectly all the time. you guys are da best

[@lnas4721]

Great and very clear video but I snapped the golden thing which controls the analog stick

[@heyguyslolGAMING]

Any idea when you guys might have remap chips available for the PS5 DS Controller? It appears that it might be mandatory to remove the rumbles in order to add rear buttons due to how big they are. Oh btw do you guys have a Discord server?

[@BattleBeaverCustoms]

Very soon, should be ready to go at launch or shortly after

[@kristijanmatakovic5215]

I am a long time Mortal Kombat fan and player and i had a problem with execution with ps4 dualshock, then i ordered your individual D pad buttons, changed them with help of video like this and it completely changed my MK experince. Things i appreciate about you guys is that you are not trying to sell us custom overpriced joysticks for FGC and try to ripp people off. Anyone in FGC can buy just the individual buttons and watch this video and do it by themselves. Much appreciated BBC and have nice holidays.

[@yuulirose]

potentially relevant info to anyone doing this in 2024: just put mine in. i have a "newer" controller so compared to this video, the screws of my controller were different. also the stock rubber contact pad in my controller was way different from the stock one shown in this video as well as the one battlebeaver gave me. also the housing that fits the rubber contact pad in my controller was a bit different as well causing the one battlebeaver gave me not to fit. i had to keep using the stock one as a result. which is fine because i actually prefer the stock one. the battle beaver one raises the buttons too high making certain motions more difficult. the stock contact pad keeps the height of the buttons just as they were originally. its also worth noting that i was not able to place the buttons in random slots like shown in the video. each button has to be placed in a specific slot or else the profile of the buttons will be messed up. it wasnt shown in this video but there are indents on the sides + front and back of the buttons that tell you where they’re supposed to be placed.

[@markpalo7772]

It’s a awesome mod. But I want some buttons that look like the ps5 buttons please. All kinds of different colors would be cool.

[@deelite19]

the video's greatly appreciated but you really need to edit out the whole "mistake" segment. pretty sure i'm not the only one who followed the steps as the video progresses and go through the same mistake.

[@WestHamParker8]

Thanks for the videos, they will be a great help moving forward for me 😁

[@joebidensmakeawish4834]

Took about an hour to do but it worked thank you

[@Psyda]

In the future you guys should never use metal pry tools on plastic. It's very easy to do with plastic prytools that wont risk scratching as much as metal tools.

[@ItsAkile]

The engineering on this baybee

[@SlickDizzy]

To anyone out there installing these in a PS5 DualSense, they do help with fighting game inputs, but the trade off is that they rattle and make noise whenever the controller force feedback kicks in. There isn’t enough pressure from the D-pad membrane to provide a tight fit, so they just shake around. It’s frankly really annoying. I use my DualSense for more than just fighters so I may take the D-buttons back out and just live with the stock D-pad.

[@pwndizzy3873]

Just get a second controller, but you are right they do rattle.

[@paracetamolgirl7820]

Is it really that bad? I just bought a Dualsense and it's driving me nuts how often I'm getting blown up because the dpad will register a 4 input as an 8, a 6 as 8, and even sometimes 4 as 6. Or only register one press.

[@SlickDizzy]

@@paracetamolgirl7820 The force feedback rattle with the D-buttons is really bad (the new Matrix tech demo is downright comical), and as another commenter also noted the D-buttons aren't quite right for the DualSense, but they truly do help with inputs. I had particularly bad problems with 4 registering as 1 before installing the D-buttons. So it's really a trade off. If you can justify a second DualSense just for fighting games/others that use D-pad heavily it probably makes sense to mod one and then keep another original for other games.

[@paracetamolgirl7820]

@@SlickDizzy Uggh. I don't have a PS5/I play on PC, so it's definitely not worth for me to invest ~$200 on hardware I only use for a few games. Might just repair and switch back to my old DS4 if that's the case. But anyway, thanks for the help.

[@peite7878]

Maybe better to install the same kind of D-pads that the DualShock 4 has. My DS4's has much more distinctive D-pad than my mushy DualSense. I'm not playing fighting games but I'm really disappointed with the DualSense.

[@Omarillo]

Would it be possible that you guys could individualize, separate the original d pad buttons ? Keeping the crisp crystal clear loom would be great if possible.

[@MrWinnieP]

Those dbuttons sound a bit rattley 😟

[@Huliaho]

Yeah they work, but not that great. They do rattle, but the little half-sphere that goes where the original buttons pivot at is too narrow, if it was a little bigger these would be great. If it's directly center none of the buttons have the right pressure, if it's moved slightly left or right diagonally, 2 of your buttons will feel awesome, even better than stock buttons, but then you have 2 unstable mushy buttons(and that's with a new Battle Beaver membrane). Now this is on the Dualsense controller in my experience, they may work better on dualshock 4. Either way I feel like the price for these is a little on the steep side, especially since shipping is not included. The buttons, a replacement membrane and cheapest shipping from Texas to North Carolina was over $30 in all.

[@Huliaho]

I'm going to follow up my previous comment. I did install the buttons into a dualshock 4. They worked a little better, but I decided to add a couple of millimeters of double stick foam tape to the little pivot piece to add more pressure all around. It worked and I'm doing good in Celeste already, however it really sucks that it didn't work as well in my Dualsense, they heavy bastard just feels good in the hands.

[@RitzyBusiness]

With your advice to make the dpad more tactile I took apart my ds4 and put the rubber bit from it into my dualsense. All dpad directions feel far more consistent now, the stock pad shoopy is bad juju.

[@peite7878]

This is a golden comment! I have to try this but I don't want to sacrifice my precious DS4's, guess I have to get a cheap DS4 to try this.

[@blaynestaleypro]

aren't you supposed to avoid touching conductive material on the rubber pads?

[@cagethelonewolf]

this is my exact issue now, after alot of use your dpad will become lopsided, it will like to fall to one side, so if you pressed your button at the wrong side you'd press the wrong input i use my index finger to hold up as i run in apex so i can change my heals, but if i land my finger on a bad spot it'll open the grande menu and most likely be the end of me

[@God-Okami]

How do you buy it bulid in the controller cause I can't do that with out messing up

[@Mecylon]

Ah would love to get this but shipping is 40$ to Sweden

[@dio4427]

yeah same, shipping prices to europe are insane

[@okvngel]

Are the membranes of the pads the exact same as the ps4 controller? I have a bunch of membranes from the ps4 that are brand new, was wondering if I can use those if my ps5 membranes get worn out.

[@mikecb80]

Thanks for the video. This is the same as the one avaliable for ps4?

[@NurseLee]

Awesome! Thanks for the video!

[@pwndizzy3873]

Installed this on my Dual Sense about 6 months ago before Guilty Gear stive released. I've been using then for a while. Pros: They do help with inputs overall. Cons: As others have mentioned. The buttons do rattle. I don't know if its because I'm using the stock back pad. I didn't purchase theirs. They should just sell it with the buttons in my opinion. Since they rattle or feel loose, I Sometimes do press the wrong buttons when the fights get intense. Overall l believe they should revise this buttons. Maybe make them a bit more longer and stiffer. I'm ok with the concave.

[@jspantonio8807]

Yep its because ur using the PS5 rubber and not the ps4 one. Their buttons are molded after the ds4

[@krismooney]

I can only get a response from the X button etc(directionals are fine) if I hold down the dpad at the bottom. Any ideas what that might be and the solution? Any help appreciated

[@bingzgaming1318]

Any idea if it uses the same remap chip as ps4? I build my own controllers and don’t have a PS5 yet but this answer would help greatly! Thanks

[@Michael_7060]

I have a spare set of buttons that I bought for the DualShock 4, can I use those on the DualSense??

[@GamingCoreVideos]

you guys should make abxy buttons to those who use it on pc, I would buy

[@f3rns]

Future Ripley would approve this awesome mod.

[@Zellkid]

I feel bad if y'all are about to make ps5 battle beavers, I legit just got one and might regret it if y'all are gonna make these next

[@arealguile2898]

I’m fighting game player,and I’m using charge character .is it good for me ?

[@rullusion]

How can I order it?

[@arthaskelermi4623]

How can i get the buttons for ps5 controller on site? it says only available for ps4 :(

[@renok5012]

I am definitely not going to do this. :( And I hate Sony for not making their controllers with separate D buttons or just easier to replace them.

[@Trent_Talks]

I'd really like to get a dual sense controller with the DS4 rubber contact pads, and you mention dual sense products on your store, but I don't see them. Are you doing dual sense customs yet?

[@MrBuddy94]

Will you ever made d pad pieces that are different colors? I feel like white ones would look better with this controller just to feel more like the original design.

[@mr.madhatter5538]

I’m trying to buy one but I don’t know what’s a dpad rcp

[@ewrqewrqewreqwer]

I think its the rubber thing he places after he inserts the individual buttons.

[@Kyrious]

Damn you guys, no PS5 buttons in stock. I do not wish to use the PS4 ones. These are a must have but I don't want to spend $50 on d-pad buttons. $20 for the PS4 ones and $25 when the PS5 ones are in stock. When did you guys go out of stock? Cause this is a must have mod.

[@suechtlingslagertv2305]

Hey BBC. I bought the d-pad a year ago. And it was the best thing to do for my DS4. Now I switched to ps5 and I already took a look on your shop but couldn’t find the ps5 dpad, so my question maybe even some one in the community can answer. Can I use my ds4 dpad buttons with my dualsense? Just getting them off my ds4 and built them Into the ds5? Would appreciate a answer in any kind.

[@pierre9416]

Works good. But it’s not perfect. The buttons are a slightly different size than the originals. With a little force you can even get the buttons stuck against the case

[@DjDDx359]

For anyone who didnt get the little dome piece, did anyone come up with a fix for it? Reaply not wanting to call support for a piece of tape

[@erfurtlatrine8537]

Are the replacement buttons and pad the same as your ds4 dpad kit? Thinking of taking reusing the kit from my ds4.

[@SCORP1ONF1RE]

Why would you want a stiffer D button pad? Wouldn't that make circular motions more difficult? I don't understand that at all. Seems like there should also be an optional ultra-sensitive cushion for easy circular motions.

[@counterhit148]

Are these 100% same as for ds4 or are they specifically made for dualsense? Because I tried putting ones I have for ds4 in a dualsense and they didn't feel right, they're just a bit too small so they wiggle in there, and just a bit too short, so when you press them, center portion goes below controller surface

[@alphu5]

do you guys have plans on making magnetic circle D-pad anytime soon? Just wondering.

[@Apollo3p]

Do you think you guys would ever make an 8 way dpad like the new razor pad?

[@kazuyamishima3440]

I ordered one of these and they are stuck at the border (I live in Canada). Now I have to pay an unannounced custom fee. I already paid extra for quick delivery and I am very disappointed.

[@atomic_xfire]

If I want to maintain the aesthetic, can i carefully cut the stock dpad in 4 pieces and use the rest of the kit to get the same result?

[@AbhijeetSingh-tr3tn]

Best for fighting game

[@mrgoodcat899]

I wonder why sony hasn’t made this change after so long? 🤔🤔🤔

[@MrBuddy94]

So I had a two of these in my two ps4 controllers that I just removed. Do you guys do replacements for the little dome piece that goes on the front of the pad? They lost the stickinesd from the back part and I don't really feel the need to buy more buttons when I already have 8 of them unless I can get them in different colors.

[@tegrity]

Can you make a gel hard button like ps5 so it doesnt rattle please

[@mytopicsopinions2840]

Will Battle beaver have a controller for PSfive with buttons in the back or will y’all be excepting melons for the modifications??

[@slzajohnson3209]

If a bought a PS5 battle beaver controller, and already have joystick drift after 3 months of having it, is taking a part a battle beavers controller gonna be about the same, or are there extra springs or any things I may lose?

[@RiPTideTTV]

Any chance these will go on sale on your shop pre-installed at any point?

[@kinggamabunta7422]

Nice video 👍

[@Itsjfell]

Are the white D-pad buttons on web site the same color white as ps 5 controller? And I really need the answer to the question before mine about D-pad buttons size in ps4 vs Ps5 controllers

[@nggzearn-_-4572]

any idea when these will be out to customize the color and do everything ourselves

[@Regular_Jo]

Are the buttons softer than the Dualsense buttons? the dpad is killing my thumbs.

[@haoz0422]

my problem is where to buy the 4pieces replacement buttons? can't find anywhere online.

[@joshdavis5720]

Yah know. I wanted to customize my ps5 controller some more... but this seems like a bit much just to replace the buttons snd dpad lol

[@deanduch]

I have the mod installed on my DS4, complete game changer! Can I transfer the mod to my DS5 controller? Thanks

[@brandong7675]

Does this work on dualsense edge?

[@Freshman_FGC]

You beat me to this question xD

[@sinclairinclan]

Can you guys please make back buttons on the dual sense already!! I’ll buy $$$$$

[@MastxrWayne]

Why would you need that anyways lol

[@RivenMeThis]

If the d-buttons work on the dual sense, will any ds4 dpad silicones work?

[@BattleBeaverCustoms]

Yes

[@Ali-td5qj]

@@BattleBeaverCustoms does that mean the ds4 buttons will fit as well? also a ds4 dpad

[@rivec33]

@@Ali-td5qj yes

[@MegaRshine]

so just to clarify, the ps4 d-buttons work on dualsense?

[@leandromeson3847]

The rubber contact pad from ps4 works on a ps5 or its different? Thaks

[@mintyemerald3935]

[1:21 - 4:33] that's the one thing I Hate about PS controllers* all that just to get to the battery in case the battery is damaged or simply died where as any other controler either has AA baterys, external rechargeable battery's , or just simply weird. replacing external battery's are a hell of lot cheaper (especially rechargeable's) then buying a brand new $60 to $80 controller. and controllers that do the same* This is coming from an avid PlayStation User. I will be buying the PS5 controller because of the sweet tech and improved size and shape!

[@AceofKadeisAoK]

Can the ds4 rubber contact pads be used in the dualsense?

[@ragingseaturtle]

Is the video outdated? My internals of the dual sense where completly different and i didnt need to disonnect the rumble ribbons at all but did and almost messed up my controller

[@chrxs61632]

Same my internals are completely diff

[@ragingseaturtle]

@@chrxs61632 pull the back mic and battery and touch pad ribbon only. There's 4 screws and that's it lol

[@Rizze_99]

Can I use my ps4 d-pad for my ps5 controller?

[@vikings-pistons]

why wouldn't you cut that mistake out?? people follow this step by step.......

[@mucahiteki7302]

Hallo is that rubber the same as the dualshock4 Controller?

[@nekroghoulz]

Anyone played tekken how good are these? Mishimas in specific

[@raygarcia9142]

Lol. Had everything in there and as I was taking in out again the center square in the mother board fell off. Think it broke cause it was attached. 😒😒😒

[@kirubeltadesse2889]

Forget all these cosmetic mods. Can someone make replacement analog modules? This drift bs is gonna suck after warranty expires

[@MastxrWayne]

Can I order one of these or do I have to ship you guys my ps5 controller?

[@BugsyBgaming]

Hey i got a gamecube controller from these guys and shit broke in like 2 weeks then they went radio silent....

[@mohamedelmi6454]

Are the white ones a little bigger than the black ones so they can fit in the dual sense without rattling or are they the same size as the black ds4 ones?

[@IsLowMakino]

??

[@tegrity]

there the same exact buttons as ps4 ? just get another ps4 pack?

[@davidmedina5050]

where do i buy this dpad kit

[@RedBull78hero]

This controller won't feel like brand new ever again, no offence

[@blackhawkjohn1]

I changed all my buttons to black, it looks like a white playstation 4 controller now.

[@mucahiteki7302]

I mean the crossbutton rubber

[@BlackStar300]

this seems complicated as all hell...for the $12 buttons OR you can spend upwards to $200 for a custom...

[@buttersstotch2014]

how many of you checked your phone everytime there was a buzz? lol

[@stevesquick92]

any chance you’ll offer these in a more OEM look? Sleeper style?

[@Anthony-iv7de]

Can we get some customs. Sony is being stingy with the colors

[@gaborkovacs8765]

Can i put my colored dualshock 4 buttons 😍 in this black white b....shit? I think i have to cut some parts off, from the dualshock 4 buttons 🤔 but try please! 🙏🙏🙏 is this compatible? I hate this black white, colorless buttons shit

[@billrubeck7104]

Its way easier to make my own controller with extreme rate kits... And I can have it now. You cannot produce, or I would have bought your stuff. A luck turns out... luck was on my side.

[@Dezmond_Roman]

Somebody send this video to Austin Evans. What a joke

[@HezzaGamer]

Austin Evans is a joke himself.

[@shoopthewhoop8515]

Autism Evans*