peffsi Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Sorry if this has been discussed before, but I couldn't find anything. With the widespread media reports on drifting DualSenses.. and the lawsuit.. I am curious how many people here are ACTUALLY experiencing drift. Is this actually a major problem, or is it another case of hand-wringing over a few social media complaints? I didn't notice any drift until about 1 month of use. I was playing one of the Spyro games and noticed Spyro shuffling to the left a little bit. I thought it was some glitch with where he was standing or the camera position. I wiggled the sticks a bit, it stopped, and I went on happily playing. Hours later, it happened again in the same game. Some days/weeks later, I noticed it happening in Bug Fables and maybe in a couple of other games. So my experience has been that my controller IS drifting, but it's quite rare, and when it does happen, it's just a tiny bit of movement that immediately stops once I wiggle the sticks around. Also, I just want to note that I never noticed any drift happening to any of my DualShock controllers (PS1 to PS4), and my PSP and first PS Vita were totally fine. However, I imported a Japanese Vita (the model with LCD screen) that has pretty bad drifting issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thephoenixshow Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 I have a little bit but I blow into the analogue stick and the problem seems too be gone for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 What I learned from ifixit's take on the DualSense stickdrift: Is that ALL the controllers out there all use the same hardware from the same vendor. Nintendo, Microsoft and includes previous generations. And the conditions leading to drift are highly dependent on gameplay both hours and aggressiveness of the user. For the most aggressive of players, it's likely to start in as little as 400 hours played. I've never experienced stick drift in any of my years of gaming, and still haven't experienced anything on the DualSense, but I can see how it happens and I think all gamers are about due for a new vendor to come up with an improved design. I also see this class action either being expanded to include Nintendo and MS and eventually getting settled because the premise that Sony released the DualSense with the intention of them all failing and selling people new controllers isn't going to fly with a jury. The lawyers will make bank and Sony will reiterate that the 1 year warranty covers stick drift. I am curious to see what kind of data points for warranty claims on stick drift Sony presents in court. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UlvenFenrir Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Drifting on dualshock 4 controllers only. Had to go through quite a few of them. That or the buttons got stuck for no reason. Dualsense for now works fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peffsi Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 Ok, well, with our tiny sample size of 22 responses so far, the results look about normal for a new controller? I had a feeling the outrage was the result of clickbait journalism. Of course, DualSenses have only been out for about 3-4 months, so we'll see how they hold up over time. Totally agree with DaivRules, tho, I would hope somebody invests in improving the stick design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivis_apprentice Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Nah no drifting but after playing man hunter I’ve had the broken R2 trigger spring, I’ve replaced it but the new spring isn’t quite right, quite annoying because it will pick up the slightest touch. No good when you battling enemies in Demons Souls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel6burgh Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 I don't have drift problems but I have problems with sticking. I have two controllers and on one the touchpad sticks and clicks when press it and the other the X button kind of sticks when i press it. I think the controllers need to be improved upon for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh4d0wzcs Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 No, but I got 2 controllers for just to have a backup. The one that came with the PS5 has an annoying habit of cancelling out my sprint in cold war though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluziion90 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 I got 2 controllers and don't seem to have any issues with them. Playing since mid December with both. I do however play much more gentle with these new controllers. I always have a feeling I'm going to break the L2/R2 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesmaBR Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Not yet, have 2 controllers since December. But my Joycons started drifting after a year so still worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jantrick2 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 I've had my PS5 since December and I still haven't experienced the drift issues. I have drift issues on my left Joycon but it's bearable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHoNxVa Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 I fixed my drift with WD-40 Contact Cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivis_apprentice Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 2 hours ago, PsYcHoNxVa said: I fixed my drift with WD-40 Contact Cleaner. What can’t WD40 fix? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHoNxVa Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 5 hours ago, Vivis_apprentice said: What can’t WD40 fix? Very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatThaRiPP3R84 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 hard reset redux is drifting a bit, from both analogues, i use my other dualsense and it does it too. i think it's just because the size of the analogue on the dual sense is much bigger with more range then a dual shock 4, and the dead zone is way different, dual sense is a 60 fps controller so it gives you more precision, dual shock 4 is all about speed more then precision, both analogues are different with different deadzones, in many cases it's just bc games that aren't tuned for the dual sense. i never have drift on ps5 games on either controller and so far it's just this one bc game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast_On_Cheese Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) On 25/02/2021 at 5:50 PM, UlvenFenrir said: Drifting on dualshock 4 controllers only. Had to go through quite a few of them. That or the buttons got stuck for no reason. Dualsense for now works fine for me. Same here, never had stick drift on licensed controllers till DS4. Ended up having so many I could just repair them with pieces from other controllers. Wary about getting a PS5 because of drift issues. Edited March 19, 2021 by Toast_On_Cheese Added some text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolDust Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 I've had two controllers since November and both have been perfect, hopefully that continues... I did have Drift on a few DS4's including the one that came with my Death Stranding PS4 Pro out of the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiichangmin Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 I'm not sure if this is drift, but when i play games, most noticeable in dead by daylight, sometimes my camera randomly shoots up and it's extremely annoying.. i have two controllers and switch between them when one runs out of charge so am not sure if its just one of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowNinjaRaccoon Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Sadly yes... it went from not being able to press UP all the way to almost constant movement to the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_obviously Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 PS5 hasn’t arrived yet.. but both my DS4’s drift... one considerably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trini Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 On 3/19/2021 at 10:05 AM, SnowNinjaRaccoon said: Sadly yes... it went from not being able to press UP all the way to almost constant movement to the left. What did you end up doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD-D2 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 No drifting, but I've already had one controller's R2 button dislodge from whatever tension spring it had in there, so it feels loose every time I press it. Had to buy a new one, sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iFraaN97 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Yeah, the controller that came with my ps5 only lasted like three weeks until the drifting in the right stick became unplayable, never experienced anything like that with any other controller. Thankfully, I contacted support and they sent me a brand new one which is fine so far after a few months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFATMA Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 I have 2 controllers and 1 of them did start drifting recently. It's not constant though. I only use that one as a backup when I need to recharge my main controller, so I haven't been too worried about it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tothoro Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 My left stick started to drift, but blowing into it fixed it. Haven't had any issues with it since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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