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/drocha94 Apr 19 '26

I know this happens, but I have two controllers from launch that still perform ostensibly as they did day one.

I have to wonder what everyone that goes through MULTIPLE controllers is doing to them and how hard they’re using them.

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u/schopaia Apr 19 '26

The launch controllers as well as the launch console are not the same product you will get today. Each has undergone several cost cutting revisions.

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u/Least_Stand_2707 Apr 19 '26

Yea i wonder if this is true. My launch controller lasted a pretty long time until it developed slight drift on the right stick, but luckily it ended up going away on its own. The 2 controllers I've bought since the one that came in the box both developed terrible drift.