EggyheadWhy I Never Replaced a Joystick in a DualShock 3 Controller
Why I Never Replaced a Joystick in a DualShock 3 Controller
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This has been my experience too. My PS3 controllers still work fine, aside from a shorter battery life due to age. I used them just a month ago to play through all of the metal gear solid games on PS3.
PS4 controllers, I got one that is showing slight drift, and one that is showing bad drift. But I did use these controllers quite a bit more than the PS3 controllers due to using them on PC, so these were by far my most used controllers.
I’ve had my PS5 controllers a lil over a year now and already have one showing bad drift, barely used compared to the others.
VeryBulletCan definitely confirm the short lifespan of PS5 sticks.
Mine not only started drifting within a year, it also has “stuttering” inputs where tilting the stick forward sometimes produces short inputs in bursts for a second before it works normally.