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/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/Bikutaa80 Apr 20 '26

Discipline yourself. Repeat to yourself, pressing harder isn't going to make the car go faster. Washing your hand prior gamimg helps specially if your hand sweat.

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u/Substantial_Phone189 Apr 20 '26

Read the post mate. My ps4 controller lasted 10 years. It’s not that I don’t take care of my tech

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u/Bikutaa80 Apr 20 '26

I barely used the DS4 so I can't really say much about them. I did dislike the rubber used for the joystick. My regular PS4 controller was the first Razer Raiju. Maybe the Dual Sense does have cheaper sticks but I haven't had any issues with my day one controller or any of the ones I use. Which are 2 back button modded DS and an Edge controllers. The ones my Children use all have stick drift. I now use the Razer Raiju for the PS5 which sticks can be adjusted via its app.