PlayStation has introduced Mission Defiant, an arcade-style combating stick that appears prefer it’ll be good to make use of with the newly announced Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection. Sony teased the machine through the State of Play on Wednesday earlier than revealing extra details in a blog post, which says the controller will allow you to wirelessly join it to your PS5 or PC with PlayStation Hyperlink know-how.
Sony says PlayStation Hyperlink provides “ultra-low latency” connectivity, permitting for exact responses to button inputs and stick motion. There’s additionally an choice to plug the controller into your machine with a USB-C cable.
The controller comes with a digital stick that’s custom-designed by Sony Interactive Leisure, together with buttons which have mechanical switches, a touchpad just like the one on a DualSense wi-fi controller, and interchangeable restrictor gates (sq., circle, and octagon) for the stick.
Mission Defiant comes with a carrying case with a lever hole “to maintain the digital stick protected throughout transport.” Sony plans to launch the controller in 2026 and can share extra particulars in regards to the machine, together with its official title, within the “months forward.”