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While it’s still very difficult to even buy a PS5 without fighting hundreds of thousands of other customers (and scalper bots) online, the ones who got and played it may be diligent. with the new DualSense controller already noticed after just a few months that an old common issue is back.
In some cases, the joys on the DualSense controller start to move. As it is, when you are not moving them in any direction, they may slowly drag your character or cursor in one direction or the other.
This was a problem on the PS4 as well, and my two PS4 controllers still have directional transfer issues, and I switched between them based on the game I was playing when there was little movement left or move a little up worse. . But that was after years of practice, and some are already experiencing this on PS5. Past studies have reversed a “stick lifespan” of just over 400 hours of use before the outbreak begins.
This is, of course, something that has also plagued the Nintendo Switch, with the Left Joy-Con move being an ongoing problem since its launch, so much so that Nintendo had to open a replacement / repair program for the issue, and they have been the target of many class action lawsuits over the flaw. Sony has also now been hit with at least one lawsuit over the PS5 DualSense move.
The additional bad news is that if Sony does not correct this, it will only become an increasingly apparent problem as time goes on. Players who got a PS5 have launched out of good luck and it looks like they will have to deal with this at some point, depending on frequency of use, but if Sony hasn’t fixed this going from PS4 to PS5, no it’s unclear if they’re going to fix it during the PS5’s lifetime either, even though it starts to attract more potential lawsuits.
A new video from the iFixit channel discusses the reasons for this, ie discrepancies created within the controller from overuse, and why the nature of the problem means that it will not but getting worse:
There aren’t many real solutions for this, you really can’t break anything home without voiding your warranty, at best. Some games have motion ship calibration to change over time for the problem, but not much. All iFixit recommends is to try to reinstall under warranty before it’s too late, or just buy a new controller (something I did many times in PS4 time for similar reasons).
It’s true that this is an issue that can happen with most delights these days, as these problems have been common across Nintendo and Sony for years. Microsoft has passed scrutiny for the problem at the level of its competitor, and despite looking up the Xbox One controller move, you can see that there are still issues, and yes, even an action lawsuit. class against them as well. But that doesn’t seem to be the case as many reports of transfer issues of the PS5 Series X / S controller, although that may change over time.
This sounds like a problem that the industry has to solve as a whole, but for now, it’s just something to keep an eye on, and you may have to cycle through regulators. covered by a warranty as the way to get around right now, previously it will be a case like this you have to shell out $ 60 + for a neat new controller. Sony’s current position is that it will repair or replace all warrant-controlled controllers, but we’ll see if they can take bigger steps in the future to take further action. avoid.
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