The Best PS5 Accessories of 2026

The DualSense Edge is Sony's own pro controller, and it is still the PS5 accessory that changes the most about how the console feels. You get two swappable rear paddles, trigger stops that shorten the pull for shooters, adjustable stick dead zones and curves, and profiles you switch with the two function buttons under the sticks. The analog stick modules pop out and are sold separately, so stick drift becomes a 20 dollar fix instead of a dead controller.

Everything the standard DualSense does, including the haptics and adaptive triggers, carries over, and it ships with a hard case, a braided USB-C cable with a locking housing, and the spare stick caps and paddles. Battery life is shorter than the base controller, which is the one real knock, and at 199 dollars it costs almost as much as a second console accessory bundle. For competitive players and anyone who has thrown out a drifting controller, it is the upgrade that earns the money.

The PULSE Elite is the PS5 headset I would buy over any third-party option at the price, because it is the only one that uses Sony's PlayStation Link wireless. That means lossless, low-latency audio from the included USB adapter, and the same adapter works on PC, Mac, and the PlayStation Portal. It has planar magnetic drivers, which are rare under 300 dollars and give it a cleaner, more detailed sound than the dynamic drivers in the older Pulse 3D, plus full Tempest 3D Audio in supported games.

The retractable boom mic uses AI noise rejection to strip out keyboard clatter and background noise, Bluetooth runs alongside PlayStation Link so you can take a call without dropping game audio, and the battery lasts up to 30 hours with a 10-minute charge good for two more. It comes with a charging hanger that mounts on a wall or sits on a desk. At 149 dollars it is a serious headset at a mid-range price, and it matches the console.

Every PS5 eventually runs out of space, and the fix is a PCIe 4.0 NVMe drive with a heatsink dropped into the expansion slot. The Lexar NM790 is the one to buy right now because it is fast enough that the PS5 does not care, with sequential reads around 7,400 MB/s, well above Sony's 5,500 MB/s minimum, and it ships with a low-profile heatsink that fits under the console's cover without fighting it. Installation is five minutes with a Phillips screwdriver, and the console formats the drive on first boot.

A word on price. SSD prices climbed across the board this year, and the NM790 1TB sits at around 205 dollars on this listing, which is more than the same drive cost a year ago but in line with every competing PS5-ready drive I checked. The 1TB model doubles usable space on a PS5 Slim and nearly triples it on the original console. If you can wait for a sale, do; if your drive is full now, this is the fairly priced option that is actually in stock.

Sony's own DualSense Charging Station is the boring accessory everyone should own, because it ends the nightly hunt for a USB-C cable. Two controllers drop into the cradle and charge through the contacts on the bottom, no cables, and they charge at the same speed as the console's USB port. The weighted base does not slide, the controllers click in positively, and it matches the console's two-tone look instead of the cheap plastic of most third-party docks.

It only works with the DualSense and DualSense Edge, and it charges exactly two controllers, so a four-player household needs two of them. At around 50 dollars it costs more than the generic docks, but the generic ones have a long history of wobbly contacts and dead controllers, and this one does not. If you have more than one controller, this is the accessory you will use every single day.

A second DualSense is the most-bought PS5 accessory for a reason: couch co-op and local multiplayer do not work with one controller, and a spare means a dead battery never ends a session. This is the standard Midnight Black DualSense, with the haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, built-in mic, and motion controls that make it the best mainstream controller on any console, and this listing bundles a USB cable for charging or wired PC play.

Battery life is better than the Edge at roughly 10 to 12 hours, and the controller pairs with a PC, Mac, iPhone, or Android phone over Bluetooth for remote play and PC games that support it. At around 74 dollars it is the one accessory on this list that every PS5 owner should have two of, and it drops into the charging station above without a cable.