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The official name of PlayStation's first fighting game controller is "FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick"! Exhibition for the general public at EVO 2025
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that the "FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick," the first fighting game controller for PlayStation®, will be available to the public at EVO 2025, which will be held from August 1 to 3, 2025. The official name is "FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick", the first fighting game controller for PlayStation! "Project Defiant," the first wireless fighting game controller designed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, w…
The Sony PlayStation FlexStrike wireless fight stick promises to take combat gaming “Back to the Future” - Yanko Design
https://youtu.be/TTGmg6uYXKc Sony's decision to enter the fight stick market feels simultaneously overdue and perfectly timed. The PlayStation FlexStrike, dropping in 2026, represents the company's first official foray into arcade-style controllers, and honestly, it's about time. While third-party manufacturers like 8bitdo, Hori, and Qanba have dominated tournament circuits for years, Sony's approach feels less like catching
For many, gaming started with a stick: a button, a lever - that's all it took. Decades later, Sony is now bringing its own Fight Stick - wireless, PS5-native and usable with PC. The controller under the name "FlexStrike" appears in 2026. (Continue reading)
The last big PlayStation accessory has been unveiled. What was dropped as Project Defiant last month has now been presented as the FlexStrike 'fight stick', and it looks like it will give gamers a big advantage over their competitors. As revealed in a new feature trailer, the FlexStrike arcade controller looks like a very well designed computer. It uses DualSense inputs, comes equipped with mechanical buttons, latency works in the game by cable …
FlexStrike: Sony shows its wireless PS5 fight stick
Sony has provided additional details about its arcade-style fighting game controller, the FlexStrike, originally codenamed Project Defiant, which will be released in 2026. The device features mechanical switch buttons and restrictor gates, and can connect to a PlayStation 5 via a PlayStation Link USB adapter. Two FlexStrike units can be connected simultaneously to the console. An updated PS Link adapter, compatible with USB-C ports, will allow t…
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