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Have you suffered from How the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller works? A new teardown may have revealed why this keeps happening.
A new video from iFixit – a veteran chain that has taken the technology apart and examined how it has worked for years – shows a teardown of the PlayStation 5 DualSense that reveals why the new pad may be doomed to drift issues.
iFixit claims that PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox controllers have “a long history of predictable and preventable problems” thanks to the stock joystick hardware in their pads.
According to the video below, the DualShock 4, Xbox One, and Xbox One Elite controllers “could easily exceed their lifespan in just over 400 hours of play.”
As any dedicated gamer will tell you, that’s not very long at all for a pad that will set you back $ 69.99 / £ 59.99.
iFixit dives into a fact sheet from the joystick parts maker – a company called ALPS – which notes that the expected life of a joystick would last around 2,000,000 cycles, with the “ click ” of the joystick being able to last. than 500,000 cycles.
This is because the potentiometer (a three-terminal resistor with a sliding or rotary contact that allows the joystick to move freely) wears out with repeated use, and because the spring-loaded mechanism that centers the joystick begins to sag. ‘stretch and deform with constant use. .
Per iFixit analysis of a standard Call of Duty: Warzone game, that means you’ll get around 417 hours of gameplay out of the sticks before performance starts to degrade.
As VGC points out, “If a PS5 player were to use their console for two hours a day, they would technically exceed the operating life expectancy of their controller in 7 months.”
So what can you do if your pad starts showing telltale signs of drifting? Watch the embedded video above – it gives clear and precise instructions on how to repair your pad and keep it in working condition.
“After this research, it’s strange to us that console makers don’t view gamepads as consumable parts and design them to be easily replaced,” concludes iFixit. “No device rated for a limited number of stocks, especially one that lives next to such contamination and experiences so much abuse, can maintain perfect performance forever.”
Class actions are pending in various countries around the world against Sony and Nintendo over the “ material, serious and hidden defects ” underlying the controller drift issues.
Our own Alex Donaldson also notes that the pad’s battery life isn’t quite what you’d expect from a modern kit, although the controller is one of the best he’s ever used.