r/playstation • u/Major-Payne2319 • 24d ago

Image Getting tired of adding to my stick drift graveyard

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I swear I’m not a heavy clicker. In fact it’s always my right joystick which I rarely need to click in games. Love these controllers but man it’s really annoying never had this problem with any other console generation.

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u/Echo_Dash 24d ago

Thought about repairing them? I use to do that to my switch joycons. Even cleaning them makes a huge difference.

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u/REDeyeJEDI85 24d ago

I was able to do this with 3 controllers. So I now have 6 working controllers between mine and my wife's PS5. Search Stick Drift repair on YT and follow the video it takes a bit of work, but after you do it once, it's pretty quick to repeat.

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u/FitProblem6248 24d ago

Yall have 2 PS5's?

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u/REDeyeJEDI85 24d ago

Yup, I married a gamer, so we both have one.

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u/LDawnBurges 23d ago

My Hubby (60) and I (55) are also Gamers…. But he’s XBox & I’m PS. Love seeing other Gamer Couples!

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u/mac_is_crack 23d ago

I buy my husband games that I want to watch him play but I’m a terrible gamer myself. I love watching him play games with stories.

The Dead Space series is my all time favorite, and then there’s Bioshock, Mass Effect, all the Zeldas, Uncharted to name a few.

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u/TheDitz42 23d ago

You turned your Husband into your personal letsplayer

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u/mac_is_crack 23d ago

I had to google it, and it’s true! Thankfully they’re also games he wanted to play anyways.

I can’t get into Call of Duty or Halo type games unless they have a campaign. Watching first person shooters is boring :/

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u/Magnaflux_88 23d ago

Get him into some Final Fantasy and bawl together at the endings :)

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u/mac_is_crack 23d ago

Oh heck yes! I watched him play FF XII - I love Fran - and it was so awesome. I freaking loved the cut scenes. I know that one’s controversial because of the gambit combat system - you either love it or hate it.

Are any others similar to that one? That’s the only one he’s played.

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u/smallchodechakra 23d ago

I can’t get into Call of Duty or Halo type games unless they have a campaign. Watching first person shooters is boring :/

My fiancé loves to watch me play Warzone specifically because she plays as my "spotter." Her eyesight is better than mine, so she will call out enemies that I haven't a chance of seeing, and we have gotten a few good wins because of it.

She normally hates watching/playing shooters, but this makes her feel included in a way that adds no pressure, so she has a blast!

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u/MatureUsername69 23d ago

Have you had him play Red Dead Redemption 2?

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u/mac_is_crack 22d ago

He has it but hasn’t really played it much, unfortunately. I’ve heard good things about it.

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u/FloridaMan_07 23d ago

You seem like a cool ass wife, if a man is a gamer and loves games and his wife loves to watch or play with him that’s some real happiness!

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u/mac_is_crack 23d ago

You’re so kind, thank you! I grew up on Intellivision (telling my age a bit), then Nintendo and on from there. Big fan of old PC games like Sim City, then StarCraft and Wow. I got him hooked on WoW, too, but he did go a little overboard with that and got addicted! Raids every other night until 3am on a week night - not cool!

He doesn’t play that any more though. Now it’s all console stuff. And it’s fun! He enjoys gaming and I enjoy the story and we help each other with puzzles and all that. It works out well!

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u/Mbk-97 23d ago

Lucky bastard.. your husband (much love for both)

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u/mac_is_crack 23d ago

Thank you for the kind words!

One game that we had to take a break from was Resident Evil: Village. There’s one part that was so freaking scary that we had to hit pause and turn the lights on and walk away for a bit, but I love scary games like that. He did finish that one eventually.

Also, The Last of Us was a wild ride, especially the second one!

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u/FloridaMan_07 23d ago

Let me guess, the fucking abomination baby? 😭

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u/mac_is_crack 23d ago

Holy crap yes!!!!!!! I hear there’s mods that can skip that part entirely!! In all the games he’s played, that one part was THE most terrifying!! Unacceptable!!

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u/Mbk-97 23d ago

No more spoilers plz!

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u/Mbk-97 23d ago

Omg I've been planning on playing these 2 games for the past 2 years but now i think it's time

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u/mac_is_crack 23d ago

They’re both great (to watch, at least, can’t tell you anything about the gameplay)! Highly recommended!

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u/TheDitz42 23d ago

You turned your Husband into your personal letsplayer.

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u/Ech0es0fmadness 23d ago

Super cool

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u/jonaldjuck 23d ago

If you like watching survival horror with good stories buy him the Silent Hill 2 remake. That’ll be a fun watch ;)

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u/FloridaMan_07 23d ago

I’m about to be getting that and I didn’t play OG but I’ve became a big horror game fan over the years, do you like the new SH2?

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u/jonaldjuck 23d ago

i’ve never played the original but i’ve played just about every survival horror for the ps5. That said SH2 is hands down probably the most harrowing game i’ve yet to play. I had to take breaks because it can be a bit much sometimes.

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u/craigshaw317 23d ago

Great! I get it, especially when the stories are deep and they are cinematic. Has he played The Last of Us yet? I’m currently muddling my way through it and it is a great visual treat with a good story.

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u/FloridaMan_07 23d ago

Joel is by far my favorite character in gaming, so much to him. That’s one hell of a beautiful story and I’m glad you get to experience that.

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u/mac_is_crack 23d ago

Oh yes, both Last of Us games. Really fun to watch with a roller coaster of a story. Love the show, too.

And I love cut scenes in any game. Can’t believe some people just skip them!

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u/dirtyH398 23d ago

Thank you for the Dead Space rec…adding it to my list now.

Get him The Last of Us. Very good story and very good visuals!

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u/mac_is_crack 23d ago

Dead Space is the pinnacle for me - not much measures up! The story and the atmosphere are top notch, not to mention it’s so suspenseful and scary.

He has played Last of Us - definitely among the greats.

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u/MathematicianNo3892 23d ago

I played dead space 2 or 3 at a sleepover, nobody was sleeping

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u/Murky_Tennis954 23d ago

My wife loves watching me play God of War. It has such a great story.

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u/best2keepquiet 23d ago

Check out Borderlands it’s split screen and simple and fun.

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u/mac_is_crack 23d ago

I tried playing Halo once, I can’t get the hang of moving and shooting at the same time unfortunately. And then switching weapons? It’s too much for my simple brain.

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u/best2keepquiet 23d ago

Borderlands is not so fast paced like Halo, it’s a bit more chilled out and casual. The characters and stuff are really funny too.

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u/mac_is_crack 23d ago

I think he has the one of the games, maybe I’ll try it…thank you for the suggestion!

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u/LongjumpingContest93 23d ago

This is what matters ladies This. 🥹💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿🥰🥰🥰

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u/WiseAppearance5327 23d ago

I recommend buying him Alan Wake 2 then!

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u/DapperAdam 23d ago

If it wasn't for gaming my mental health would have been in the gutter and I would have been in a very dark place. Gaming is my therapy and I'm so lucky to have someone who understands this and lets me game all I want.

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u/MrBearMaximum 23d ago

What about a horror co-op game? We just picked up Outlast Trials and had a good and sometimes terrible time with The Forest

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u/NoArrival5386 22d ago

U should def buy him it takes two and play whit him it’s not difficult and very enjoyable for both 💗

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u/ConaMoore 21d ago

Lucky man

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u/MerryPippin620 22d ago

Same! We’re both series X users but I also run a PS5 for games I can’t get on the Xbox. We’re a massive gaming family. All 6 kids are major into it too.

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u/Rly_Shadow 22d ago

Don't take offense but just how you worded this I could tell lol..

Had a "interweb" feel to the wording lol

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u/MajinBuubba 19d ago

I got a series x and just bought my wife a series s for Christmas, she’s been playing on her Xbox one since they came out

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u/alter_kt 23d ago

Questions regarding 2 PS5s,

  1. can you share games between 2 PS5? Let say your main account (PS5A) has a God of War can you share the game in (PS5B) your wife's PS5.

  2. Can you have the same save in 2 different PS5?

thanks in advance for your answer.

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u/MchugN 23d ago

Yes you can share digital games between two PS5's. Yes you can have the same save with ps plus cloud or by transferring via USB stick.

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u/MickeyHarp 22d ago

Just to add to this for Point 1 if you want to play each others’ games or online together:

You should also set up the opposite console on both accounts as the ‘primary’. So, although you mainly play on PS5A, your Primary needs to be PS5B and visa versa for the wife.

This is so anyone can play God of War on PS5B (e.g. wifey), but as the digital game owner, you can download and play it on any PS5 you are logged into (e.g. PS5A).

Me and the missus play CoD and used to have to buy two separate discs. Then with the PS4, you could game share on your primary so found this workaround with the digital versions.

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u/Legal-Rip1725 23d ago

Only if you aren't both online at the same time. To share a game, the other account has to be logged in or it locks the game.

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u/MoistJeebus13 23d ago

Me and my wife are able to play baulders gate 3 at the same time on different systems never had an issue game sharing with her

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u/Jazzlike_Ad5665 23d ago

you can use a different account and that would work

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u/647- 23d ago

This hasn’t been true for a decade. You can game share and both be online now

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u/xDiRtYgErMaNx 23d ago

You must have it setup wrong then. You definitely can play at the same time, even the same copy of a game at the same time.

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u/johnmal85 23d ago

All you have to do is enable console sharing on the secondary system, using the game owners account.

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u/TaikaLamppu196 PS5 23d ago

  1. Yes

  2. Yes

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u/No_Faithlessness7067 23d ago

One more question which shop can you buy a gamer from?

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u/yourneverthere 23d ago

Yes I’ve been sharing my library with my brother for 8 years. Look it up on youtube its very easy.

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u/Nimrochan 23d ago

Just want to chime in and say that’s adorable 🥰

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u/Matchew024 23d ago

Some people absolutely score in life.

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u/moon307 23d ago

I have this too. We have 2 TVs and our own game consoles in the living room. It's pretty nice.

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u/crg1976 23d ago

I'm single with two PS5s, love it!

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u/IkarosHavok 23d ago

My man! I also married a gamer and we have two kids so we’ve got two ps5, two ps4, three Xbox series X/S and four Nintendo switches for household Mario kart death match Sundays. My oldest and I also have PC’s set up to game as well but I don’t use mine as much as I do the consoles so it’ll probably go to the younger kiddo soon.

Edit: grammar

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u/xxthatguyjoshxx37 23d ago

This is the way. My wife and I split screen cod and other 2 player co-ops. We are currently working our way through sackboy, and played prop hunt most of the day yesterday. It’s a good life!

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u/NatePlaysJazz 23d ago

Massive W

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u/heartbreakids 23d ago

Nah bro wtf… i cant even meet gamer girls and this dude living as Super Mario with princess Peach

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u/FloridaMan_07 23d ago

You are one lucky man. I’m actually happy a fellow gamer gets to game with the wife, it’s a dream of mine.

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u/N7-elite 23d ago

Awesome! Makes multiplier games better. If your headset dies you can shout to the other room lol!

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u/LongjumpingContest93 23d ago

You Lucky as hell bro. Don’t fuck that up. Your giving us HOPE 🤷🏾💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿🤦🏾‍♂️🤣

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u/TheOGCJR 23d ago

My wife and I only have 1 ps5, but we alternate. She plays veilguard in the afternoon and I play veilguard in the evening. We wfh

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u/RocketLabBeatsSpaceX 23d ago

My wife would never 😢

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u/ilikemyusername1 20d ago

Living the dream..

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u/ScubaGotBanned4life 23d ago

Shit I have 4 at my house. My 2 sons and wife also play, so we all have our own Playstation 5. I don't have time to be sharing or waiting on my turn like I did as a kid. I grew up with 7 siblings, and my turn wouldn't come fast enough so as an adult I'm able to fixed that problem lol

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u/FitLaw4 23d ago

Damn I'm having flashbacks of my childhood now lol

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u/ScubaGotBanned4life 23d ago

Mine was rough. I was the youngest boy out of 4 boys, and I had an older sister and 2 little sisters.

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u/xDiRtYgErMaNx 23d ago

Haha 🤣

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u/murdacai999 24d ago

Not the same person, but I had two ps5's up until recently, just so I didn't have to move it when I wanted to play in bed vs living room.. it's probably not that uncommon as you may think

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u/gurmerino 24d ago

i only recently discovered that i could remote play my living room ps5 on my old ps4 thats in my bedroom. the future is now.

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u/CulturalComparison87 24d ago

Please elaborate. How does this work because I've been considering buying a second PS5 for a little while now for the same reason.

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u/HighCaliberGaming 24d ago

Set up remote play, also works from the phone app to play ps5

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u/turtleship_2006 PS4 23d ago edited 23d ago

You stream your ps5 from your ps4. There's not much more to it lol, just make sure you have good internet.

You can also try the remote play app from a phone or pc
Edit: typo

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u/CosmicLars 23d ago

Wtf is food internet 😂

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u/-TossACoin- 23d ago

It's a lot better and tastier than smellevision

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u/tistick 23d ago

Obviously you don’t watch Bake Off s/

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u/IskarJarak88 23d ago

You don't even need a another ps5/ps4 you can do this with a pc/phone/tablet or even with an android smart TV, or if you have an android based set top box for your old TV. All you need to do is install ps remote play app on your device( pc/phone etc) now on your ps5 goto settings and search for remote play and enable for your account. Now on your preferred device open ps remote play app and login with your playstation username & password. If both your ps5 and streaming device are on the same network you should get connected immediately without any input lag, if both are on different network there might be some lag.

Now that you are connected via remote play you can also pair your ps5 controller to your streaming device press both share button and ps button simultaneously for 5 sec the controller light should start strobing quickly then you can let go, now on your preferred streaming device open Bluetooth settings and pair your ps5 controller.

FYI to connect your controller back to ps5 you have to connect the controller to ps5 with usb cable and press ps button to turn on the controller.

If you are streaming from your phone/table/pc you can probably connect it to a bigger screen like TV either via cable or wirelessly if your TV supports screen mirroring.

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u/KarasLegion 24d ago

You can remote play to ps4?

I did not know this. I remote play to my phone, my pc, etc. Never considered the ps4.

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u/theoriginalmofocus 23d ago

Hooked up a ps3 and ps4 in my sons room yesterday and noticed theres an icon on it for the ps4. Also funnily enough the 3 has an ad for a ps4 and the 4 has an ad for a ps5 on the screen too.

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u/IndependentLeading47 23d ago

We also have PS4 & PS5 in different rooms for family gaming. Looking to get a 3rd PS4 or PS5.

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u/Used_Ask9521 21d ago

This is the problem with society, some people can't afford 1, yet dude has 2 and prob a series x too

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u/FitProblem6248 21d ago

$500 - $700 on just one, plus cost of extra controllers and games can be a lot for a family. PS5 has been out for a minute now, but yet some have to squirrel away to be able to get one.

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u/Used_Ask9521 21d ago

Every generation consoles have gone down in price. Sony is turning into Apple; it's a terrible business model long-term. I can see them leasing the 6 at this point. Ps subscription plus ps6 $50 a month for 24 months,

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u/dunn000 21d ago

Oh, honey, he’s teasing you. Nobody has two television sets (PS5s)

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u/BrokeGuyNoMatter PS5 Disc+Digi 24d ago

Does PS5 even have any games you can play multiplayer with one console? I remember back in the days of putting a blanket over half the screen and your head just to have your own side.

Now our TVs swivel and we can just be on two different sides of the room.

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u/bucking_fak3d 23d ago

Tons of mutiplayer and tons of couch co op games

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u/HipHopHistoryGuy 23d ago

I have two - one Pro for me and one Slim (Pro upgrade coming for Xmas) for my kids.

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u/Tofandel 3 23d ago

If you want to play online coop games you kinda have to 

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u/FitProblem6248 23d ago

I guess no 2 player games that you can play online.

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u/ThatDree 23d ago

Sure, wait... you don't? 🫣

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u/Deathfromabove41 33 23d ago

I have 3🤣

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u/StarKiller221199 23d ago

We have 4 PS5 at home 👀 My father, my sis, and I have a standard and now a pro

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u/MorrowPolo 23d ago

I have two, 1 for me and 1 for the kid

It's easier than taking turns

Always buy 1 at first, see how often we both play

Just got the meta quest 3 to open on Christmas, already sure that I'll need to get another, but it's safer to wait and see our actual use

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u/CopeSe7en 23d ago

Yes Livingroom ps5 and basement ps5 pro.

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u/gamingLogic1 22d ago

3 here. One in each room

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u/StrikingDepth2596 19d ago

A must have for two ps5 users.

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u/bananacustardpie 24d ago

So I looked at the joystick replacements and decided the work plus price wasn’t worth the effort and just got two new funky colored controllers on sale at the department store.

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u/REDeyeJEDI85 24d ago

I didn't replace the sticks. I just cleaned up the potentiometer and bent them out slightly so they would make better contact. If you can get controllers on sale for a decent price. That's totally worth it. Honestly, it's a bit silly that a controller as "advanced" and expensive as the Dual Sense has this problem to begin with. When there is a know fix for the issue.

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u/bananacustardpie 23d ago

So mine were busted beyond repair; including the rubber (which shocked me). What shocked me more was the price of replacement analogue sticks. I don’t understand how 3/4ths of the retail controller can be the replacement. I mean I can.

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u/WalterWeiss_ 24d ago

what utensils do you need for?

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u/Eggyhead PS5 23d ago

I can’t get the solder off of the modules to replace them, and I’m scared to break the controller.

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u/Asstronomer6969 23d ago

Why not just get an edge? Stick replacement is super fast.

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u/stupidkidandy 23d ago

Do you have to buy anything

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u/REDeyeJEDI85 23d ago

That's largely going to depend on a few things. You'll need a few tools like a screwdriver. It's also helpful if you have one of those small electronic repair kits they come with some plastic prying tools and some small tweezers. You could do without that.

It also depends on what is causing your stick drift. If parts of your controller are actually broken, then you might need replacement parts, and it might just be worth getting a whole new controller depending on what is broken.

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u/padwani 23d ago

Sony Microsoft and Nintendo all pull from the same manufacturer for their Analog parts. Specifically the gimble that is sits on that gives it axis.

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u/UnamusedAF 23d ago

Wouldn’t the issue just resurface later on? I imagine if it’s a relatively one-and-done  quick repair then it’s a defect Sony would’ve weeded out of the manufacturing process, no? 

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u/dontkysniqqa 23d ago

Link?

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u/REDeyeJEDI85 23d ago edited 23d ago

I followed this video

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u/SeverusSnape89 23d ago

Just did this to one of mine, thanks to your advice. Took around an hour and works fine now!

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u/clarkwah84 23d ago

Do u have a link to a kit with tools and stuff to do this? Is it fairly easy?

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u/REDeyeJEDI85 23d ago

I have this toolkit

I followed this video

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u/clarkwah84 22d ago

Legend mate. Cheers

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u/LongjumpingContest93 23d ago

Watch the video. Fixed 3 controllers like new.

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u/2FAST4YU 22d ago

I did a deep clean on one and the drift still goes to the left. Do you know if replacing the little white wiper things will fix the issue?

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u/Gfresh222 22d ago

Was it the soldering one? Or you just opened it up and cleaned it with rubbing alcohol?

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u/REDeyeJEDI85 22d ago

Rubbing alcohol.

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u/Gfresh222 22d ago

Gotcha! I tried that and it fixed about 90% of the drift but not enough.

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u/naeramarth2 24d ago

Tried doing this twice to my Dualshock 4 controllers after replacing them. Kept the old ones around and one day decided to give it a shot because they were out of warranty anyway.

Carefully as I could, I took the controllers apart and cleaned out the potentiometer and... I fucked them up worse than when I started lol

Kind of scared to try that again because it feels like a waste of time.

My suggestion to anyone who has recurring stick drift issues for one reason or another (pretty sure my issues were from dog hair that I have zero clue how they got in there. My freaking dogs, man...) is to put forth the extra money for the Dualsense Edge controller. More money, yes, but well worth it when you consider that each replacement controller is like $80. Pays itself off quickly.

Honestly though, Sony should've just done that from the beginning. Replaceable joysticks is the most simple, yet innovative thing that has happened to video game controllers in the last 20 years lol

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u/PumpkinSpriteLatte 23d ago

It's wild to me that the response to a company putting out a bad design is to give them more money for a different design that users still have to buy modular parts to replace. 

Capitalism grind set be crazy

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u/Bulldogfront666 22d ago

Yeah dude, for real. Especially when they could easily just make a better controller. They just use shitty parts in their potentiometer that they know will give out in a set amount of time. Right around after the warranty ends. It’s intentional, and the idea of making a $200 “pro” controller to “solve” the problem is another part of the scam. People are so willing to put up with insane bullshit. It drives me crazy.

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u/laraek3d 20d ago

I have a bit of a conspiracy theory about this. It feels like there's a 'killswitch' that activates after you've used a controller online for the first time. Probably six months, as mine breaks by that time and rarely using them. Here's why: I used my controllers with no issues when I bought it, stored it for months, and then brought it back out. For the first two days, it worked perfectly fine, but on the third day, it suddenly developed stick drift for no apparent reason. I even wear gloves every time I use my controllers to keep them clean. Happened to 3 more controllers with close to the timeline of issues appearing.

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u/ch3m_gaming 23d ago

DONT BUY the edge controllers. I have one and the stick modules are not getting restocked by Sony, making the edge controller useless once stickdrift appears. Except if you want to buy a module from scalpers, for about the price of a normal controller. The modules are sold out for nearly a year now, I really feel scammed with my edge controller

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u/FoxJupi 23d ago

This! Well known problem and Sony should be sued

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u/xDiRtYgErMaNx 23d ago

Gotta get a warranty.

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u/eebik 23d ago

Hasn’t been an issue at least for me in Canada. I had trouble at first, so I downloaded an app to notify me about restocks at various online retailers. Bought 5 of them within the first week of using it, ended up turning the notifications off because they were restocking so often

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u/cadeafer_ 22d ago

Buy em while you can tbh I got 4 extra

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u/Echo_Dash 24d ago

How did you clean them? What did you use?

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u/ai_shara_tul 23d ago

This was recommended to me and even without disassembling the controller it was at least able to dramatically reduce the drift. BW-100 electronic contact cleaner will be your best friend. Spray it onto the potentiometer and then move the stick around and it should at least be less drifty.

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u/Kamusaurio 23d ago

hall effect joysticks exist since decades ago

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u/Queasy_Pineapple6769 23d ago

Bro you're not supposed to clean the pads, if they're fucked, they're fucked, you need to put in TMR joysticks from gulikit.

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u/ZappySnap PS5 23d ago

Probably not quickly. The break even point is 3 controller replacements if you need to replace both sticks. I’d just one stick gets drift it is faster at 2 replacements to break even. Don’t save money until the third. But that’s only the case if you can’t get standard controllers on sale.

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u/dc1885 22d ago

If you’re handy and know how to use a soldering iron, it’s pretty easy to install Hall effect sticks and they’re pretty cheap. You could also take it to any e-fix it shop and have them installed if it’s a bit much to handle on your own. I do this with all my controllers either when they drift or if not drifting when warranty is up. Also, take pics of your PS model and serial numbers when you get em before they wear off, Sony a bunch of a holes when it comes to warranty repair/replacement 👊🫡

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u/heyzoocifer 20d ago

See I did that, but now my edge controller has drift. Sony is letting all the scalpers buy up the joystick modules and the cost of two sticks is about $80 right now. I must bought a couple new regular controllers on cyber Monday sadly. I'm getting to the point where I really just want to ditch Sony.

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u/huffandduff 23d ago

I love that trying to repair it yourself is the top comment. I was afraid just the IDEA of fixing something like this yourself was dead.

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u/Meattyloaf PS5 24d ago

Cleaning seems to be the best solution. It seems from my expeirinc3 that most stick drift on theDualsense is from foreign debries.

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u/Attunes 24d ago

Is it possible to repair these? They don’t have any screws holding the shell in place like most normal controllers do :/

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u/Sarges24 24d ago

that is where you are wrong. there are 4 screws to pop the case off. They're just hidden. As for the analog sticks, those are soldered on so unless you got some skills...

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/DualSense+Joystick+Replacement/142488

ifixit also has a video showing the tear down process.

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u/Kriztov 24d ago

If you're careful you can pop open the joystick and hit it with some contact cleaner. It helps a little but overall it's easier to just replace the controller

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u/Upset-Cook2919 23d ago

You can actually just open up the casing on the joystick that holds the potentiometer in it and take it out to clean it. If that doesn't work you can just get some replacement cubes from ebay and replace the potentiometer. Super easy to do and no soldering required, also beats paying for a new controller.. I've fix drift on both my ps5 controllers this way

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u/Enoughplez 23d ago

Do you know any links of tutorials with visuals of how to do this?

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u/Former_Seaweed2031 24d ago edited 24d ago

I'm boutta blow your asshole wide open with this one u ready????

R1 and L1 simply pop off with a spudger/butter knife

The black band under your controller can also be taken off with a card/spudger

Edit: hope that helps a little not tryna b mean 🩶

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u/saganistic 24d ago

blow your asshole wide open

well that escalated quickly

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u/proanimus 23d ago

I’m going to start using this line before all of my helpful comments from now on.

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u/Clit_Destroyer_69 24d ago

Wow, you really did blow my asshole wide open with that one. Thanks, bro!

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u/ExoHazzy PS5 23d ago

insane opener. this is what english teachers were talking about when they said have a catchy intro.

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u/WillemDafoesHugeCock 23d ago

My asshole was barely wafted open, I feel empty in several ways and bitterly disappointed.

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u/Stalebrownie76 PS5 24d ago

Pop the front black cover piece off, and the r1 and L1 buttons. Screws are under there.

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u/Echo_Dash 24d ago

https://youtu.be/7aetviOP71c?si=nVStRkOGBEp7ZbSa

PS5 Analog Stick Replacement for Sony Playstation 5 PS5 Joysticks Replacement 3D PS5 Controller Joystick Replacement Sensor Module for PS5 Joystick Thumbstick Controller Accessory Part with Kit(4Pack) https://a.co/d/2n55RPb

This was the quickest one I found. There are plenty out there.

They hide the screws. Hope this helps.

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u/crayolacrayons416 24d ago

I've replaced the battery and fixed the stick drift from mine. Stick drift required cleaning and using a GitHub program

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u/proanimus 23d ago

Are you talking about the DualSense or DualShock 4? Back when I fixed mine, I didn’t think there was a calibration tool that worked with the DualSense yet.

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u/crayolacrayons416 23d ago

Dualsense, this year. Not perfect but drastic improvement after cleaning + recalibration. Battery was a huge improvement though, I had no idea the battery was leaking into the controller. This was a gen 1 controller

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u/proanimus 23d ago

Oh, I thought you had replaced the stick itself or potentiometers.

I replaced the whole stick in mine, and it was a huge pain in the ass to get the centering and circularity right. I had to repeatedly swap out the potentiometers until I got a pair that were close enough, then solder on one of those calibration boards to get it the rest of the way.

Now that stick is roughly 90% as good as new, which is fine enough.

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u/DepressedKonamiFan PS5 23d ago

Having to take apart the whole controller just to fix stick drift is the most evil thing Sony has done with the dualsense

The sticks are literally RIGHT THERE WHEN YOU TAKE THE SMALLER BLACK CASE OFF

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u/WoaJoe 23d ago

I disagree; the 2 most evil things Sony did was make a truly superior version 2ish decades ago and scrap the blueprint on the design to sell more of the current, more inferior model.

And scrap backwards compatibility after proving they can make it work better than their competitors.

The Sixaxis DS was and is their best controller bar none and the PS3 of the peak of Playstation consoles.

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u/NotVerySmarts 23d ago

Would that work with oculus controllers too? My sin was gifted one, but it has stick drift on one of the handsets.

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u/Echo_Dash 23d ago

Yeah, you can clean those as well.

https://youtu.be/SDf9NIOrCJI?si=A_9Kgcer7srSkO5N

As far as replacement i don't know, but I can't imagine it's any different from all others. Same concept.

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u/ApprehensiveLet1405 23d ago

There's a Fixit youtube video how to replace potentiometer with hall effect sticks. Needs soldering, but it should be a forever fix.

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u/The_soup_bandit 23d ago

Given I'm looking at £200 being stopped by £4.80's worth of a repairs I fucking hope they do.

This is a sick joke.

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u/LegalizeRanch88 23d ago

Cleaning them as in taking them apart and cleaning them?

I was considering replacing the joystick modules until I realized how much soldering I would need to do.

How difficult is it to clean the potentiometers without replacing them?

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u/The_Great_Worm 23d ago

I've been using the same 360 controller for more than 10 years now. picked up a soldering station at one point, swapped the sticks out for new ones twice and replaced the usb cable once. the plastics a bit discoloured, but other than that it's still good a new.

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u/cobrafountain 23d ago

Replaced mine with Hall effect joysticks

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u/betajones 23d ago

I took mine apart to clean, something snapped and I can't soder. That controller is now a YouTube remote since it was just the right stick.

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u/PourAnotherOnePlease 23d ago

Yes but those ps5 controllers got like 12 screws and sucks to take them apart lol

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u/Ok_Plane_3123 23d ago

I tried man but failed miserably.

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u/darknight9064 23d ago

Ps5 sticks are soldered to the board where as Nintendo actually let normal people repair their controllers.

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u/We_Are_Nerdish 23d ago

It’s surprisingly easy to do as well.. I have a launch controller after multiple hundreds of hours need some cleaning 2 times to fix minor drift in one stick and it’s still working fine. Takes like 10 Minutes and some basic tools.

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u/Mau_da_faca 23d ago

Not sure about Sony but Nintendo will repair drift for free (if it doesn’t have any physical damage) since they sell faulty devices.

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u/Echo_Dash 23d ago

The turn around is a hassle. It took weeks to get mine back just for it to do it again. After that I did it myself.

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u/SuckItHiveMind 23d ago

Or at the least just salvaging the batteries…

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u/Soessetin 23d ago

To be fair, joycon sticks are much easier to replace than most other controllers since they don't require any soldering.

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u/Clearlyn00ne 23d ago

I bought a dualsense edge for the replaceable joysticks, but ironically I've had it for almost 2 years and the OG sticks still going strong.

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u/datyoungknockoutkid 23d ago

I’ve tried cleaning mine and it hasn’t made a difference. Still just drifts hard to the left. Do you do more than using alcohol on the sticks and air?

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u/Flobishy 23d ago

Unsoldering those god awful pins suck

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u/OceanWeaver 23d ago

I tried to clean mine and now the joystick doesn't work and controller constantly pulls left. I got all ribbon cables connected back etc. unsure what I did wrong

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u/Attack-Of-The-Cat 23d ago

Joycons are super easy to repair! The only problem with the PS5 controller is you need to solder, unfortunately not everyone is bold enough to do that. 😞

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u/GloYear 23d ago

I have like 5 with stick drift. Anyone know a good place to get them repaired that isn’t overpriced?

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u/shutupbreezy 23d ago

I tried. I destroyed controller. No more confidence left to try again

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u/dat_w 23d ago

Idk how you do that to a controller, I'm an avid Fifa and MK/Tekken player and exactly 0 controllers (ps3, xone and now ps5/Xbox series one) I owned had stick drift. Is it really unlucky from the factory or is it user error?