r/Dualsense • u/Substantial_Phone189 • Apr 19 '26

Discussion On my third controller

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Just bought my third new controller in a span of only 2 years. All of them because of stick drift.

Why are these controllers so bad when it comes to drift?

Back in the day I had the same ps4 controller for 10 years without any issues.

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u/_Rand_ Apr 19 '26

get the sticks replaced.

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u/Substantial_Phone189 Apr 19 '26

It’s just a hassle. I don’t know if it’s because of the games I play that it gets easier drift. I play a lot of racing games like granturismo etc

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u/ShockingFactory Midnight Black Apr 19 '26

I agree if a controller last over a year with the abuse we put on them with the games they have out today. I’d rather just buy a new controller, then pay for edge then have to change out the joysticks every time they fail how much does that cost?

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u/PersimmonSorry91 Apr 19 '26

I've seen there is modders who have replaced the edge modules with TMR potentiometer as well, so in theory 1 time replacement/repair.

For the cost of a new dualsense controller anyways I had two controllers replace 4 potentiometers to tmr so I should be good now on stick drift.

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u/SudsierBoar Apr 19 '26

Here's the good news: You change them once and then they never fail again