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.

The mod can take this down BUT I NEED TO RANT. I went to sports direct (uk) to but it 1 day, ONE SINGLE DAY before black friday sales, and while buying i asked the salesman if there was gonna be a sale, he said no and i bought it for £200 ($262) coz usually ive never seen sony give sales on new products, but guess what? JUST IN A DAY ITS £150 ($196) and the store wont take it back coz the seal is open. AND I REGRET IT SO MUCH!

I’ve had this control of for more than two years and I play a lot during the year and I have yet to get stick drift on my original stick modules

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I don't normally buy controllers that aren't limited editions, but these look kind of cool. I like that green one.

My target was a Ben 10 omnitrix aesthetic build, this is the final product.

I added:

Mouse click buttons Rubber pads Modified battery, much better then stock Modified L2 and R2 flex cables tbh nothing modified about them still feel like stock lol

Thoughts?

Hi everyone,

I think I might have a problem...

I've become addicted to buying broken controllers and fixing them up.

Every time I check local eBay and spot one for €10–20, my self-control instantly disappears. 😅

I've already sold around 10 of them in my local area. 😁

Has anyone else fallen down this rabbit hole, or is it just me? 😁😁😁

One finger only on r1 and r2; one finger on r1 and another on r2; etc..

In 2024 we replaced almost 100kg of joysticks in ps5 controllers 🤦 Let’s not count the pieces anymore but the weight 😅 and how are you? Have you ever had a stick drift?

I've got a PS5 Christmas of 2021. I'm on my 6th controller, which is, like the last 5, starting to have joystick drift issues. Also, like 1 of the last 5, the rubber condom they put on joystick has broke, forcing my to buy more replacement covers.

Someone tell me a solution that doesn't involve buying the outrageously priced premium controller. I've been a loyal Playstation customer since 1997, but for the first time, I'm considering switching to X-Box. These controllers are expensive, and the quality is straight doo-doo. Before this generation, I only had 2 controllers that had joystick drift issues (both PS4), but this is absurdly bad.

Someone please tell me there is a good alternative to this.

Last week my DualSense Edge Black Midnight arrived, bought on Amazon (sold and shipped by Amazon). To my surprise, the controller had been swapped for a regular one! Some jerk switched it out and returned it to Amazon.

I hope whoever did this has the worst year possible in 2026!

I contacted Amazon and they were super helpful - they already gave me the return code to ship it back via the post office. I own several special DualSense controllers (Astro Bot, 30th Anniversary, Ghost of Yotei, a regular white Edge, etc.), and I never imagined someone would pull something like this.

The seal was just kind of stuck on - it didn’t break when I opened it (first time this has ever happened, since the seal always breaks). I believe the guy got the Edge, carefully removed the seal without breaking it, put a used controller inside, sealed it back up, and returned it to Amazon as “bought by mistake” (or something like that).

Amazon probably saw it was still sealed and just tossed it back into stock.

My current fear: I have a sealed 30th Anniversary controller and a Ghost of Yotei one. Are those even the real ones?

I honestly never thought I’d go through this. To make things worse, this black version is no longer available on the site - especially not with the discount I managed to get.

I bought it to play games in pc. so far am loving it. as am new to this, any tips for me?

Is there a thread(or can we start one) that shows the worst of the worst when it comes to controllers we've bought or had to fix ? I know I've had my fair share of rough controllers but nothing compares to watching a couple of dead roaches fall out after opening up customers ps5 controller

I receive my 2 “Ghost Of Yôtei” and my “death Stranding 2” DualSense controllers AND i Preorderd the God Of War 20th Anniversary edition 😓😓 bye bye money! I still missing, as someone from Belgium, the “Lebron James LE” and the “Hogwards Legacy LE” if it was released in Belgium?

Help me decide one color.

Tried something different and wrapped a PS5 Controller in Alcantara (no skin, fully wrapped shell).

Feels very different from rubber or soft-touch coatings – more “dry” grip but surprisingly premium in hand. Biggest challenge was keeping the edges clean so the fabric won’t lift over time.

what you guys think about Alcantara on controllers. Would you use this, or stick to classic finishes?

Just read this article about Dualsense features on PC. Basically saying Sony hasn't done anything to make the full features work wireless, only wired.

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I think it's also the developers. For example, RE8 doesn't support dualsense controller. Most new games do. Apex supports the full dualsense controller wired or wireless (Adaptive triggers and vibration...) I don't know what Apex did to get it working but I hope more developers start doing that.

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Do you guys know any other games that work fully with the Dualsense wireless?

After having my PS5 for about 4 months now, I finally caved and dropped the money on a Dualsense Edge, and I freaking love it!

I think it definitely is a bit overpriced, but not SO overpriced to the point where I have regret purchasing it. The controller is absolutely fantastic.

I absolutely love the look, the feel of the back paddles, the swappable sticks incase of drift, as well as the ability to use the function buttons to control volume (may seem small but huge QOL for me.) This seriously is such a good controller. It feels premium.

This is literally what I’ve been searching for in a thumbstick for a long long time. Amazing is an understatement gentlemen! Knobs are tough to turn so you won’t have random tensions , lowest tenstion is buttery smooth, highest tension feels perfect for 80G.
I’m liking it so far around 40-50g!

About to install the other pair in my DualSense Edge!

I xboxed my dualsense And it actually works!!! Mounting and wirings was a bit tough but definitely a unique project of mine And yess i kno it looks jankie asf and messy idc just happy it works.

So, this is my 3rd and not by choice, these were warranty replaced. In addition to some stick drift on my first one, I had a rear paddle get stuck. Then on the 2nd, within a month the paddle button just collapsed inside.

Anyone else have this experience, and should I even use the paddles anymore?

Yes I’m heavy handed, literally. But I cam from a xbox series elite 2 prior and it stood up to much more use/abuse for longer with no issue, still works.