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The '''DualShock''' (originally '''Dual Shock''', trademarked as '''DUALSHOCK''' or '''DUAL SHOCK''', with the [[PlayStation 5]] version as '''DualSense''') is a line of [[gamepad]]s developed by [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] (formerly Sony Computer Entertainment) for the [[PlayStation]] family of [[video game console]]s. It is named for [[Haptic technology|vibration-feedback]] and analog controls.<ref name="GameProDS">{{cite magazine|last1=Morell|first1=Chris|date=March 20, 2008|title=Feature: Ready to Rumble: PS3 DualShock 3 vs. Sixaxis|url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps3/games/features/170808.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080812081905/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps3/games/features/170808.shtml|archive-date=August 12, 2008|access-date=March 21, 2015|magazine=[[GamePro]]}}</ref>

Introduced in November 1997, it was initially marketed as a secondary [[Video game accessory|peripheral]] for the first PlayStation console. The console's bundle was updated to include DualShock, and phase out the original [[PlayStation controller]] and the [[Dual Analog Controller]]. The DualShock is the best-selling [[gamepad]] of all time by units sold, excluding bundled controllers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PS4 DualShock 4 Is the Best-Selling Controller of All Time: Report|url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/ps4-dualshock-4-is-the-best-selling-controller-of-all-time-report-1857157|access-date=2020-12-07|website=NDTV Gadgets 360|date=24 May 2018 |language=en|archive-date=2020-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410074137/https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/ps4-dualshock-4-is-the-best-selling-controller-of-all-time-report-1857157|url-status=live}}</ref>