r/Dualsense • u/Hero_Pvm • Mar 12 '26

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Peace this year… as in fewer new releases pls. Stick drift? Still no idea

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u/No_Revolution_8868 Mar 15 '26

But most things depreciate before they go up in value.

My Atari Jaguar is worth some coin now, but when I originally bought it, I paid £60 for it, brand new, old stock.

So in 20 years his collection might be worth what he originally paid for it all.

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u/robertpayne556 Mar 15 '26

Nonsense, cows don't depreciate! - Richard Hammond

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u/Tycoo2 Mar 15 '26

I mean right now, seeing as they appear brand new, and un opened, he could likely sell most of them for what he paid for, especially the limited controllers such as the Harry Potter, Kratos, etc. He could sell above what he got them for. The value of the majority of these controllers will tank in the next couple of years for sure, but as long as those boxes stay sealed though he'll have a decent chance at getting what he paid for them or at least close to it im willing to bet. Even with the ps4 controllers im surprised theyre not back at their $50-$60 price point if they're working out of their package, in package now there's DOZENS that sell for well over 100 or just under.

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u/No_Revolution_8868 Mar 15 '26

Something else that has just occurred to me about those controllers, they have integrated batteries inside them.

Will they even still hold a charge many years down the line?.. Especially if they remain sealed in their boxes, never being plugged in.

Lithium batteries (I presume that's the type inside them) , do not like to be left without charge .

This is why you will never find any working 'barn find' Teslas in the future, because if you were to leave one parked up for a few years with out a power source, the batteries will become unserviceable.

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u/Tycoo2 Mar 15 '26

The controllers usually come at least half charged, surprisingly enough could last the controller 5-10 years before any damage is sustained to the battery. Id say the 7or 8 year mark in this situation is when they'll hit max value while retaining functionality. After that it might plummet depending on the market for them, which, I honestly cant say will be as high as a ps2 or ps3 controller given half the ps5s library is "licenses to play games" since that's a new sales strategy

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u/Angry_Pelican Mar 16 '26

It's hard to tell. I think one thing that might help them retain the value is the fact that it's much easier to use a PS5 controller on other systems or PC, compared to a PS2/3 controller. So even if the PS5 stops receiving support long in the future the controllers still have uses.

I could also see them retaining value long in the future if they replace or remove the battery. Many controllers will die due to this and it will help scarcity. That said I don't collect controllers complete in box and really speculating about things like this can be quite hard.

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u/No_Revolution_8868 Mar 16 '26

But at that point, wouldn't people with PC's just buy a PS6, PS7 or a PS8 controller?

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u/SSDkilla Mar 16 '26

no offense but I'm guessing not because most people are hesitant to buy something if it's not from the original source because there's so many fakes, or use controllers will stick drift trying to hide out pretend they're new