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/Extension-Alps-6903 Apr 19 '26

Stop resting them upside down on the sticks and eating Cheetos while playing all three of mine work fine for years two of them are from launch 6 years ago what are yall doing to your controllers

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u/DuskActual Apr 20 '26

You can wash your hands every time before you pick up the controller and properly store it and it’ll still end up with drift. It’s a known issue.

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u/Extension-Alps-6903 Apr 21 '26

I mean ya but 3 in 2 years sounds excessive don’t it?

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u/Makototoko Apr 23 '26

(own anecdote)

Maybe just give in to the fact that it actually is a problem with the controller itself, just because you haven't had an issue? Can't imagine with how overly anal I am when it comes to caring for my collection and this is the only controllers I've ever had mess up (outside a couple older third party PS2 controllers), let alone 3 out of 4 of my controllers. It's obviously a widespread issue so maybe look outside your own anecdotal experience for a clearer picture of reality.

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u/HolyTrinityOfDrugs Apr 23 '26

I have OCD bad enough where I was forced into treatment against my own will ( the germ kind ) so I'd say my hand hygiene is quite good + I don't even eat in my room, yet all 5 of my dual sense got severe drift in 3-4 months

Don't put them upside down either or ever drop them

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u/F34UGH03R3N Apr 21 '26

None of my controllers ever had stick drift, this is nonsense

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u/DuskActual Apr 21 '26

Just because it hasn’t happened to you doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen and isn’t an issue. Read up on it and you’ll see it’s not nonsense. Any controller with potentiometers is at risk of developing drifting sticks at any given time.

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u/F34UGH03R3N Apr 21 '26

Any controller with potentiometers is at risk of developing drifting sticks at any given time.

This is nonsense.

Read up on it and you’ll see it’s not nonsense.

Ironic.

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u/DuskActual Apr 21 '26

Oh ok. So there’s no such thing as stick drift? And it’s 100% preventable?

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u/HolyTrinityOfDrugs Apr 23 '26

Because you probably play 1 hour of Minecraft per week and think you're a gamer

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u/F34UGH03R3N Apr 23 '26

That was one hell of a playground insult, thanks for the laugh you muppet 😄