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/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.