Genuinely just dont smash your buttons in, maybe im just so lucky but none of my 3 ps5 controllers got any drift at all from hundreds of hours still fine today.
Lucky. I’ve always taken great care of any electronics ever since I was a kid and I’ve still been plagued with drift. The dualsense edge has paid for itself tho since switching analogs is easy. Will probably never buy a standard controller again
Here in US I order them from PS Direct and they are $20 per module. New standard controller is like $70-$80. If my currency conversion is right it seems they’re charging about double for the modules where you’re at
The rubber on my joysticks for both my xbox and dual shock controllers worn down for years and I still don't have drift. But tbf, my switch joycons that I barely used got drift after a while so I think it really is about tolerances and whether dust gets in the mechanism.
Your bitch ass thumbs and puny muscles may not but some of us press hard on controllers without even knowing it especially the analog sticks, that’s what causes stick drift.
I never got this take, I still have my original dualsense from 2020. I play a lot of games, including games that probably cause more wear, like Maneater, and From Soft games? Never had an issue honestly. Might just be lucky?
They're death gripping the fuck out of their controllers without realising it.
I have a parent in their late 60s, they didn't grow up with video games but were familiar with them from me and a sibling growing up playing them. Now they're retired, they've been trying more games out themselves with their free time. Regardless of if there is a boss fight for something complicated happening, they hold the controller as tightly as possible and will hit the buttons and triggers that way too.
I've yet to brake any of my controllers after years of ownership and playing a couple hours most nights, but even the controller I gave them 5 months ago, R2 has loosened and the analog stick rubber has worn smooth.
yeah i remember back when and Dualshock 4 was notorious for the thumbstick rubber wearing off, but i never had that issue…then one day i had friends over playing local multiplayer n after the session was over he handed me back the controller and the stick looked FUCKED up. like how tf did you obliterate my shit in the span of a few hours? 😭
Until more recent times you literally couldn't avoid it. All old and most new controllers use ALPs joysticks with physical potentiometers that wear out over time. You can get controllers (3rd party) for PS/Xbox that use Hall effect or TMR and those eliminate stick drift completely by being magnetic/sensor based instead of physical components.
you legitimately must not be playing much considering nintendo got sued and still to this day have to replace switch 1 controllers for free in the US because they break so easily.
i’m aware and i’ve played my Switch 1 plenty. never had an issue using the original joycons up until i sold it for the 2. never purchased a Pro controller in that entire time span either
I guess you've only rolled natural d20s with your controllers I guess.🤷♂️ The only other thing I've got is lying on the internet or like before don't play as much as you think
if drift is caused by degradation of the stick internals and its potentiometer, then why would being more aggressive with your controller not be a risk factor for drift?
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u/Odd_Seat3940 5h ago
Exactly, the dualsense gets drift if you even think about using it.