10 Best PS5 Accessories 2024 | UK Gaming Blogger Reviewed

There’s nothing better than escaping into a new game at the end of a long day – that is until you come to the realisation that your controller is fresh out of battery. If you have a tendency to forget to charge your controller, trust us, you will benefit from one of these. 

Unlike the standard USB cables that are included with the console, docking stations are stylish and provide a tidy solution for keeping your controllers safe and fully charged. With a designated place to keep your controllers out of harm’s way, it becomes even easier to get into the habit of charging them every night.

The PlayStation 5 comes with 825 GB of on-board storage space. This figure is less impressive when you consider that larger games, such as Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, can take up over 200 GB in space. That’s nearly one-quarter of your storage on a single game.

If you're an avid gamer, you'll want to ensure that you have sufficient memory to keep adding titles without having to delete some of your favourites to create space at a later date. An external drive with somewhere between 2 and 5 TB of memory should be enough to cater to most players. 

Make sure to choose the correct storage amount depending on what a player may need. There are huge price swings, and a single TB can add tens of pounds to the price. Similarly, look out for sales, because sometimes a 5TB drive can be reduced to near 2TB prices.

In addition to allowing you to enjoy the latest and greatest games, consoles can also serve as fully-fledged media hubs. Straight out of the box, you'll be able to stream trending shows from services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+.

The included DualSense controller is a viable means of navigating the menus, but if you want to stream in style, we recommend a media remote. They grant an extra level of sophistication that makes your setup look truly state-of-the-art, plus they enable smoother navigation and feature buttons that allow instant access to the world's most popular apps.

Media remotes are one-handed devices, whereas controllers require both hands. This is a more pleasurable experience and one commensurate with relaxing in front of the television.

Unless you’ve recently dug your Nintendo Wii out of its box, gaming is done with both hands, and it pays to provide them with a little more comfort. Thumbsticks (known by a variety of other names, including ‘thumb grips’) are small rubber caps that fit over the top of your controller’s joystick, providing additional comfort, grip and control. 

They’re so effective that they’re considered an essential purchase by everyone from Xbox gamers to Nintendo Switch owners – just make sure the ones you choose are of the right size to be compatible with PS5 controllers. 

Another important observation regarding the Switch. For those with larger hands, thumbsticks can make the Nintendo Switch feel more like a traditional controller, and not as cramped.

If you like to spend your weekends diving into lengthy gaming sessions, it may also be worth investing in a comfortable chair that will provide posture support for long durations. Whatever your budget, you’ll be spoilt for choice, as chairs now exist that are designed especially with gamers in mind, and feature everything from removable cushions and recline functions to inbuilt speakers! 

Gaming chairs look good, and certain brands, like Noble and Secret Lab, are trying their best to actually provide a good basis for posture, but the majority are just trying to capitalise on demand. Therefore, we'd always recommend an ergonomic office chair. Any of them will often provide more support than a gaming chair.

Having an extra controller means you can play with a loved one as well as friends. It can also come in handy if one controller is charging. Official accessories from Sony themselves will enable you to fully utilise the PlayStation 5’s enhanced features for a truly immersive gaming experience. 

The revolutionary DualSense controller gives you haptic feedback – dynamic vibrations that correspond with in-game environments – and features adaptive triggers, which require varying levels of force that reflect the action of firing a bow or hitting the brakes on a speeding car. One DualSense controller comes included in the box, but if you plan on enjoying the latest games with a friend, you’ll want to invest in another.

The PlayStation 5 also offers amazing 3D audio, which can be enjoyed either with the official ‘Pulse 3D’ headphones, which are sold separately, or various other PS5-compatible headsets. 

There’s simply no better way of immersing yourself in a gaming world than by blocking out everything but the sounds of the game. The 3D environment created by the PS5 is an indication of how far audio technology has come. These advancements not only aid the immersion of the player but enhance the multiplayer experience.

It's also worth considering a backlight, which will fit around the edges of your television screen and allow you to turn out the lights and tune out the outside world. Backlights also reduce the risk of eye strain.

To further enhance your experience, check out our guides on the best 4K gaming monitors, TV soundbars and HDMI cables!