Ive only owned two, but my first one had drift and like a 3 hour at best battery. My new controller has no drift and like 4-4.5 hour battery. So ive stuck with that lol. Always thoroughly underwhelmed with Playstation controllers
I have drift issues with my first controller. It got so bad that it was drifting all the way to the left. I got it repaired a few days ago for about $15.
None of them. Just on my Dualsense edge alone I've played more than 50 hours on FF16, Ragnarok, Elden ring, RE4 remake and no stick drift.
On my OG Dualsense controllers I have over 100 hours on TLOU2 & Elden ring and no stick drift. Wtf are y'all doing to your controllers.
On my OG Dualsense controllers I have over 100 hours on TLOU2 & Elden ring and no stick drift. Wtf are y'all doing to your controllers.
Launch controller still OK.
Had an issue with the DS4 on PS4, but got a replacement after a few months and it never occurred again.
Had an issue with the DS4 on PS4, but got a replacement after a few months and it never occurred again.
both i got a launch. one majorly, and one only somewhat. had to get a third one because the worst one is unusable
My launch one, I barely played my PS5 since getting a second one so for now it still works.
playing Elden Ring with a drifting stick sure was an experience. Guess which direction it drifted to :D
View: https://youtu.be/qkTiRWDI5Zc?si=-9WhqUWMi6fxMj56
Dont even get me started on Joycons.
playing Elden Ring with a drifting stick sure was an experience. Guess which direction it drifted to :D
View: https://youtu.be/qkTiRWDI5Zc?si=-9WhqUWMi6fxMj56
Dont even get me started on Joycons.
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Non, I've got 2 (launch and one of the newer versions purchased last year) and both are completely fine. Guess I've been lucky, never had stick drift with any of my controllers on any console, all the way back to PS1.
Of our 3 controllers just one developed it bad enough that using contact cleaner stopped working to fix it.
So I soldered in some HE analogs. No more drifting since.
So I soldered in some HE analogs. No more drifting since.
To those people who kept buying controllers due to issues with the sticks: Are there no replacement sticks available? My first intuition would be to buy a replacement stick, open the controller and put the replacement in. Or is it more involved (soldering rather than connectors?) in the Dual Sense controllers?
Replacing the entire controller sounds wasteful, unless there's more to it I'm not seeing.
Replacing the entire controller sounds wasteful, unless there's more to it I'm not seeing.
Shame on Sony then for designing the controllers that way.
Still holding out for a PS5 Pro after the Slim wasn't much of a Slim, so I might face the drift issue in the future. Overall though, the soldering involved looks doable with a bit of practice. There seem to be even cheap hall effect replacements available online. If someone has never soldered and lacks the equipment altogether, I can understand going for a new controller instead. I'd also probably go for a new controller to immediately have a working replacement and try to fix the old one as a quiet evening project later, so I have multiple working ones.
View: https://youtu.be/gutW_ABGlUA
Granted I have the tools and experience for it, but it wasn't too difficult or lengthy a process. Calibrating took longer.
I think the ones I bought from Amazon were $16?
No drift from my launch or two subsequent controllers however one has an issue with the R2 button as it now offers no resistance and will activate from the lightest touch.
I got 3'pairs repaired.
Oh and my pro drifts and the repair charge is the same as the for new price.
Oh and my pro drifts and the repair charge is the same as the for new price.
I've had 3, and all 3 have gotten it. The first one after about a month back in 2020. Got it replaced under warranty, and that one, and one I bought last year, have both recently started drifting.
8BitDo Ultimate 2.4G Controller has hall effect, back paddles, customizable and is $50. I bought one after 2 of my xbox elite controllers broke and I'm so glad I did. Great controller, I use it for PC and it's flawless and battery life is amazing.
My Starlight Blue one started drifting upwards when I was playing FFVII Rebirth, less than a year after I bought it. I've found that spraying a bit of electrical contact cleaner around the stick, rotating it and leaving it to dry fixes it, but only temporarily. It always starts doing it again after a few days of use.
My original white one has a different issue with a creaky L2, I think I only used it for a week or two before it became too annoying. It happens intermittently, so I'm not sure they'd find anything wrong even if I tried to get a replacement. The blue controller has started having the same issue too, but with R2 and less frequently.
My original white one has a different issue with a creaky L2, I think I only used it for a week or two before it became too annoying. It happens intermittently, so I'm not sure they'd find anything wrong even if I tried to get a replacement. The blue controller has started having the same issue too, but with R2 and less frequently.
just got after the phone call with SIE support, their warranty is 12 months, not 16.
Fortunately there are LAWS where I am that protect me against things like controller* drift. I'll probably need to sue them for them to start doing something (fortunately, the 'low' value of the DualSense makes it possible to do it without a lawyer, for free.)
I'll keep you posted (though no one asked for haha)
1 so far. My new one I got with 2 years worth of protection so if it gets drift or breaks in anyway including me breaking it will be replaced no questions asked.
I've had two for a year and a half and have yet to experience it frequently. Only noticed one start to do it if I flicked it just right when playing Borderlands 3 the other day. But that's just par for the course.
