God of War 20th Anniversary controller pre-orders are live, and the controller is readily available at multiple retailers in the US and the UK.
Continuing a steady stream of limited edition DualSenses, the God of War 20th Anniversary controller features an immediately recognizable Kratos-inspired design. It's a strong play on the contrasting colors of his scarlet red tattoo (a color also present on the face and D-pad buttons) and his grey-wite ashen skin.
I, for one, think it's a striking and cool design language draped over the pad, but, to be devil's avocado, it is a little simple, and it certainly could have been more bombastic like the DualShock 3 God of War controller, and even the slick silver God of War DualShock 4 had a bit about it.
Riffing on one of PlayStation's greatest icons of all time is likely to make this DualSense - whatever you make of the design - very hot stuff. Pre-orders are live now, and the controller will launch (and thus, be delivered to you) on October 23.
God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense controller pre-orders: quick links
US pre-order links
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at PS Direct
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at Amazon
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84 at Walmart
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at Best Buy
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at GameStop
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at Target
UK pre-order links
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at PS Direct
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at Amazon
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at Currys
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at Very
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.85 at ShopTo
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at HMV
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.95 at The Game Collection (sold out)
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: Check for stock at Argos
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: Check for stock at AO
God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense controller complete US pre-orders
God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense controller complete UK pre-orders
God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense controller: cut to the chase
- Price: $84.99 / £74.99
- Pre-order date: October 3, 2025
- Release date: October 23, 2025
- Design: Focusing on the contrast between Kratos' grey-white ashen skin and his iconic red, angular tattoo, this gamepad has a restrained, limited edition design, but one that is instantly recognisable
Should you pre-order the God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense controller?
Simply put, in the context of committing to a pre-order or considering waiting until release date - something currently unknown, remember - then I recommend wholeheartedly you commit to a pre-order just to be safe in the knowledge of securing your unit.
Even though the most recent launches of the Ghost of Yotei and Astro Bot Joyful DualSense controllers had strong stock levels and have lasted, there's simply no guarantee with any PlayStation 5 limited edition hardware release - many have simply sold out, and fast, and with no word of any restocks come launch.
Given God of War's place among the PlayStation pantheon, and the immense following it has too, I can only predict this DualSense controller being hot stuff and incredibly popular, so I wholeheartedly recommend committing to a pre-order if you can. At least that way you'll have secured your unit and bought a bit more thinking time at the very least!
Hello fellow God of War fans, PlayStation enthusiasts, and collectors! Yup, you're in good company here with me as I am all of those things too, so am deeply interested in limited edition controllers like this one. As a result, I'm committed and personally invested in helping you get your limited edition gamepad. I've also got nearly a decade's worth of experience in gaming hardware and games backing this up, and I know a thing or two about pre-ordering in-demand items and what a high-profile pre-order day can bring with it having covered things like the PS5 and Xbox Series X launches and new graphics card launches in 2020 and 2021, when trying to get any one of those was a tough ask.
Hello!
Or should I say, BOY!
Welcome to my live coverage of the build-up to tomorrow's God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense controller pre-orders. Yup, another limited edition controller aimed squarely at fans and collectors is here, hot off the back of the Ghost of Yotei hardware that launched today (October 2).
I'll be going over all the key bits of information about the controller, start times, and the best retailers for where you might nail down your pre-order.
However, I have to start with some incredible news for UK fans!
HMV goes early in the UK
While I was expecting all the action to come tomorrow, as is usually the case, it appears one UK retailer has gone early!
HMV currently has pre-orders for the controller open and live - I just placed a pre-order there to test it out, and it has all gone through as normal! An unexpected chance to bag your unit early - though there's always a chance HMV could back out, remember.
Anyway, worth a pop!
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at HMV
I'll keep a close eye on the HMV listing for UK fans given it's so early - will the retailer be getting a slap on the wrist from Sony followed by the page suddenly disappearing? Maybe!
Anywayyy...
Right, anyway, that wasn't quite how I planned this build-up coverage, but I'll take it!
Ignoring the rogue UK retailer, the headline on timing is that the God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense controller pre-orders will go live at 10am tomorrow local time. That's BST for UK shoppers, and ET for US folks.
Other key info
As well as pre-orders starting at 10am local time, the other key bit of information is the price. The controller will be $84.99 in the US and £74.99 in the UK which is bang on what I'd expect to see and what has been the pricing of previous limited edition DualSense. So no surprises there.
Sony has said that the controller will be available in 'limited quantities' again but I'm not sure how far to read into that as the recent Astro Bot Joyful controller is still available, as are the Ghost of Yotei ones so there might be some serious stock behind these products.
Uh oh, HMV's page disappears...
Looks like the folks at HMV have realised their mistake by going live early and now pulled the page down.
Wonder what that means for me and others who did successfully place pre-orders there?
Good morning!
Or should I say 'God morning'? Geddit?
Welcome to pre-order day for the God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense controller!
Less than 90 minutes to go in the UK
We're now less than 90 minutes away from stock dropping in the UK so start to get ready everybody!
ShopTo is live!
In more unbelievable, retailer-going-early news, ShopTo has opened its preorders already!
You can head over there right now and save a few whole pence in the process too!
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.85 at ShopTo
Currys is also live!
What is happening? There's usually such a tight lid on these pre-orders that I wouldn't expect to see any action before 10am local time as Sony dictates.
However, we've got another UK retailer live before the start time!
This time, it's Currys who are now taking pre-orders.
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at Currys
Looks like all the other UK retailers I'd recommend are behaving right now, but I'll keep checking.
My own early pre-order at HMV yesterday has survived too though, interestingly - well, so far.
30 minutes to go until the official start time
If you've been holding off for another retailer or want to shop at the source with PlayStation Direct then we've now only get (just under) 30 minutes to go until proper pre-order time.
Less than 15 minutes to go now! Get ready, log in, and ensure your payment details are correct.
Remember to also try and have the page up on mobile and desktop where you can - I've had more luck on mobile with recent pre-orders.
PlayStation Direct UK has its listing page up and ready now - though it's not live just yet.
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at PS Direct
Less than five minutes to go!
Nope scratch that PlayStation Direct is live!
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at PS Direct
I have secure a pre-order at PS Direct too. I had to use Firefox thought this time as the PS Direct store page was playing games with me on Chrome and Mobile when it came to paying...
Right, come on lads (UK retailers), you can genuinely go live now - where are you all at?
HMV are back!
Huzzah! Here's another UK retailer - HMV, perhaps sheepishly, re-enter the fray!
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at HMV
In the absence of more retailers joining the party, here's where we're at, and what our current options are.
It's a motley crew of retailers but they are all legit and reliable so have at them!
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at PS Direct
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at Currys
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.85 at ShopTo
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at HMV
Amazon joins the party!
Quite quickly for Amazon compared to the previous pre-orders, it is now live with its God of War 20th Anniversary pre-orders!
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at Amazon
The Game Collection are now live
The Game Collection are now here to play too, so our UK options widen further still - nice.
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.95 at The Game Collection
Umm, US pre-orders are also available
In waht' seems to be tunring into a free for all, Amazon US is also live now too. Which is hours and hours ahead of the supposed start time there of 10am ET.
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at Amazon
Never fear, Very are here
Finally, Very are live too in the UK!
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at Very
Argos is the only UK retailer that I really would have expected to see stock the controller, but it's still empty and not showing anywhere on its site.
US options are still only the early Amazon bird
I've done a sweep of the US retailers, and no one else has gone early, so it's just Amazon US if there are any early shoppers on that side of the Atlantic.
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at Amazon
It's calm out there now
It all looks nice and calm out there now after the initial rush in the UK - and the rogueish Amazon US coming through too. I reckon we're now as we are until the US pre-orders go live 'properly' later at 10am ET / 3pm BST.
Here are the best links right now on both sides of that Atlantic for convenience.
UK pre-order links
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at PS Direct
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at Amazon
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at Currys
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at Very
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.95 at The Game Collection
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.85 at ShopTo
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at HMV
US pre-order links
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at Amazon
90 minutes until US go time
Right, we're only 90 or so minutes from the 'proper pre-order' time in the US now, with retailers officially listing stock from 7am PT / 10am ET - aside from Amazon US who went rogue...
45 minutes until go time in the US
OK, with only 45 minutes left until US pre-orders go live, I'm going to shuffle this page around to help out the incoming US shoppers!
UK folk, fear not as I'll be regularly checking those links too.
30 minute warning!
Best to start getting into position if you're looking to shop at a particular retailer! Log in, make sure your payment and shipping details are correct and then strap in for go time!
Alternatively, US folk, you could just head to Amazon US and place a pre-order right now and be done with it!
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at Amazon
10-minute klaxon!
Just 10 minutes to go now until the US floodgates open on this pre-order (hopefully)!
PS Direct's listing page is here!
As with the UK earlier today, PlayStation Direct has got its listing page for the controller live now!
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at PS Direct (listing page live but not open yet)
Action stations! Walmart is a go!
Walmart is quickest out of the blocks as far as I can tell and is live now!
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at Walmart
Best Buy's page is live, but while you can see a thumbnail here, the page itself fails - for now. Surely this is only a temporary thing though...
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at Best Buy
Best Buy is live now!
OK, Best Buy is properly live now and you can pre-order right now!
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at Best Buy
There's a short waiting queue at PS Direct US
Looks like there's a short queue at PS Direct that you'll have to sit through to get your unit from there.
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at PS Direct
Looks like US PS Direct is live!
After refreshing again I now have an 'Add' button on the PS Direct website for the controller - go go go!
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at PS Direct
GameStop's listing page is live but pre-orders haven't opened just yet...
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at GameStop
Having said that, clicking on the 'Not Available' button does still add it to my basket as normal so I think we're safe to say we're live at GameStop!
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at GameStop
Target is the only one we're missing in terms of the big boy US retailers...
With US pre-orders fully open, we have a bunch of options open and nearly all the big retailers have come to play.
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at Amazon
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at PS Direct
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84 at Walmart
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at Best Buy
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at GameStop
Finally Target has joined the party in the US!
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: $84.99 at Target
Summary time
All in all, this has been an exciting but pretty straightforward pre-order process for a cool PS5 item!
On both sides of the Atlantic, we've had retailers go early, but mostly on time and all seem to have plenty of stock! Absolutely wonderful stuff.
I'll be stepping away from the live coverage shortly but this page will stay up and live for everyone to use as a resource as I'll make sure all the links are correct and get you to where you need to be quickly.
Goodbye!
With availability being excellent on both sides of the Atlantic - only one UK retailer has sold out of stock - I'm putting this live coverage down now.
It's still an ideal resource for any folks that need a bank of the best links and information, so it'll remain live and eventually revert to a chronological order of how the day panned out. The links at the top of the page are the most important ones though, and at the time of my signing off here, they are all accurate and correct.