The TRUTH Behind Joystick Drift

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  • Опубліковано 13 гру 2022
  • In this video, we explore the phenomenon of joystick drift and why it occurs. We'll take a look at the common causes of drift and how to fix it. Whether you're a gamer dealing with drift on your controller or just curious about the mechanics behind it, this video has you covered. Tune in to learn more about joystick drift and how to fix it. Subscribe for more content!
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  • @Majimba_Enjoyer
    @Majimba_Enjoyer Рік тому +22378

    meanwhile my 5$ 15 year old wii nunchuck without drift : P A T H E T I C

    • @bigplayloci
      @bigplayloci Рік тому +761

      How tf, bro got premium

    • @aidenmcgonigle2498
      @aidenmcgonigle2498 Рік тому +1245

      nunchuck immortality makes skylanders so much easier

    • @matuti6109
      @matuti6109 Рік тому +55

      Bruh

    • @mpgodjr
      @mpgodjr Рік тому +75

      It probably isn't being used much
      Edit: wasn't being serious

    • @sluggo_25
      @sluggo_25 Рік тому +322

      ​@@mpgodjr I dunno, man. Wii I just built different

  • @gurglezit
    @gurglezit Рік тому +2561

    Remember everyone, everything is engineered to fail not engineered to last.

    • @ace-xy8ub
      @ace-xy8ub Рік тому +92

      It's engineered to fail at the easiest to replace part

    • @nicholas5905
      @nicholas5905 Рік тому +55

      Planned obsolescence

    • @isaace.6157
      @isaace.6157 Рік тому +74

      Literally. I once overheard a story between a salonist and a sales associate selling salon products. They were talking about having to replace their hair dryers about once a year. We're talking couple hundred dollar dryers here. But the saleswoman said that whenever her hair dryer broke, she just broke out her old dryer that she used in beauty school, and used that until her new one came in the mail. Her 40 year old hair dryer still works but the new hair dryers break every year?? These days at least, things are definitely engineered to break🥲

    • @jayydagod
      @jayydagod Рік тому +2

      Nothing lasts forever

    • @xdiq
      @xdiq Рік тому +17

      @@isaace.6157 what confuses me is that she orders new hair dryers when her old ones work

  • @skafreak69
    @skafreak69 Рік тому +581

    N64 didn't have a material durability issue, it had a Mario Party issue

    • @kevinschm9798
      @kevinschm9798 Рік тому +9

      I can feel my hand burn when i read your comment

    • @AfricanHaze7380
      @AfricanHaze7380 7 місяців тому +4

      Yea I played Super Smash Bros so much and never broke a single controller

    • @invisalats841
      @invisalats841 5 місяців тому

      One of the wwf games would also destroy the analog due to the circular motion you had to use to kick out of pins. If you were fat enough, matches could last for a long time before you and your opponent would be unable to kick out.

  • @BetaTestingUrGf
    @BetaTestingUrGf Рік тому +663

    In most of Europe, consumer laws give you 2 years of warrenty.
    I work in an electronic store and the customers litterally walk out with a new stick if they experience stick drift within 2 years.

    • @sannydahlbeck3217
      @sannydahlbeck3217 Рік тому +9

      Even Scuf controllers? I read they only have 6 months. Do you know anything about that? Would suck to have to get a new scuf every other 4-5 months lol

    • @BetaTestingUrGf
      @BetaTestingUrGf Рік тому +44

      @@sannydahlbeck3217 2 years warrenty on everything you buy. It's the law, and companies can't put the custumer at worse terms. Litterally everything. (okay there are a few exceptions, like food or single use cups and other stuff not normally meant to last more than 2 years)

    • @BetaTestingUrGf
      @BetaTestingUrGf Рік тому +14

      Maybe warrenty is the wrong word. We call it reclamation. I'm not sure if this word is used in English, and it's a bit different from warrenty.
      The law states that a company can offer further warrenty that goes beyond the reclamation, but newer put the custumer in a worse position.

    • @GHOSTTIEF
      @GHOSTTIEF Рік тому +7

      Well a lot states have implied warranty laws up to 1-2 years its just that people dont generally use them because they don’t know about them

    • @fredthechihuahua
      @fredthechihuahua Рік тому +2

      @@GHOSTTIEFgood luck on that one if you tried. You’d realize that’s not true.

  • @N_0_I_Z_E
    @N_0_I_Z_E Рік тому +4680

    I just learned how to solder and it takes a couple seconds to fix them I've had my Elite Series 2 Xbox controller for years and I solder new potentiometers when it breaks quite simple and quick and also very cheap soldering is easy to learn

    • @minem0nster472
      @minem0nster472 Рік тому +95

      You've had it for years? Did you mean the elite series 1

    • @Sphyxx
      @Sphyxx Рік тому +365

      @@minem0nster472 the series 2 was launched in 2019

    • @neontd
      @neontd Рік тому +317

      Dude you could make a killing off that. You know how many people need joystick replacements

    • @robertcasas5789
      @robertcasas5789 Рік тому +31

      Man I just bought my first elite series 2 last week but I feel like I’m going to need this later on..

    • @1ketfan
      @1ketfan Рік тому +22

      @@Sphyxxyea its been 3 years

  • @Roc_Rocker
    @Roc_Rocker Рік тому +1621

    This reminds me of a saying my financial lit teacher had; "The answers to all your questions is money"

    • @bigbrain4820
      @bigbrain4820 Рік тому +25

      *capitalism

    • @user-fr5hs4vj4d
      @user-fr5hs4vj4d Рік тому

      And what’s wrong with capitalism, your same broke ass would be crying your eyes out if they made it with the best material but it would then cost 200 dollars per controller

    • @voidinheritant
      @voidinheritant Рік тому +1

      ​@@bigbrain4820 yup.

    • @anonymouscommentor4954
      @anonymouscommentor4954 Рік тому +6

      more like corporate greed, capitalism shouldn't be blamed for this

    • @jibjibs9401
      @jibjibs9401 Рік тому +7

      @@anonymouscommentor4954Corporations are just doing capitalism well. It is 100% capitalism. If the execs don’t make obscene amounts of money for investors then they’ll be replaced with those who will in any publicly traded company.

  • @9ALiTY
    @9ALiTY Рік тому +62

    I think the companies know exactly what they are doing. This wasn't a big issue a few console generations ago.

    • @YouTube2021FM
      @YouTube2021FM 6 місяців тому

      Because these controllers didn’t also have Hall effect triggers, which interfere.

    • @soundwavesuperiorconstruct4627
      @soundwavesuperiorconstruct4627 6 місяців тому

      My Wii U still hasn't gotten stick drift

    • @No-one1650
      @No-one1650 4 місяці тому +3

      My ps2 controllers never got stick drift and I had them for years and played them like my life depended on it

    • @9ALiTY
      @9ALiTY 4 місяці тому

      @@No-one1650 exactly, I literally have some 20+ year old ones that have been well played with that still work fine

    • @BuffedAcheron
      @BuffedAcheron 3 місяці тому +1

      @@No-one1650maybe because back then they put lots of love into their consoles, now it’s mostly about that money

  • @ameliawade78
    @ameliawade78 6 місяців тому +19

    "So its planned obsolescence then?"
    "Always has been."

  • @grimjaw5862
    @grimjaw5862 Рік тому +798

    “It degrades with you “ lmfao

  • @grimjack8154
    @grimjack8154 Рік тому +1403

    My ass with a soddering iron and 5lbs of caffeine in my blood: I can fix you

    • @yeetteet3739
      @yeetteet3739 Рік тому +42

      @@Xio_XD I mean, there's really not much to learn to soldering it's so easy even a 10 year old can do it.

    • @illestvillain1971
      @illestvillain1971 Рік тому +18

      @@Xio_XDmelting and reapplying metal it's very simple but yes people are scared of even opening a device

    • @elliottwitt5369
      @elliottwitt5369 Рік тому +17

      Honestly I think it's hilarious how many of us gamers have taken to soldering. It's not even about the controllers anymore... It's about sending a message.

    • @frogz
      @frogz Рік тому +3

      @@Xio_XD dont forget flux

    • @Somethinoranotha
      @Somethinoranotha Рік тому

      Facts lol

  • @OHTIJ
    @OHTIJ Рік тому +37

    Yeah, I blame games that constantly made me HOLD R3

    • @zxq2370
      @zxq2370 5 місяців тому +6

      Blame Sony and Microsoft not wanting to use a technology that appeared 30+ years ago to fix the problem.

    • @nbasola5218
      @nbasola5218 3 місяці тому

      then you’re stupid

    • @fish_R_stinky69
      @fish_R_stinky69 Місяць тому

      @@zxq2370 The hall effect technology?

  • @hideyo12
    @hideyo12 6 місяців тому +5

    My controller drift is moving by itself in Minecraft so bad

  • @seriously6644
    @seriously6644 Рік тому +1088

    Me with my controller completely fine for 2 years: “it’s simple really, I’m just better”

    • @Dawg1341
      @Dawg1341 Рік тому +8

      That’s what I’m saying😂

    • @tomatogibson988
      @tomatogibson988 Рік тому +23

      I've had mine for 5 and I'm chilling

    • @Mister_Rat_
      @Mister_Rat_ Рік тому +14

      stick drift isn't as bad as he makes it out to be

    • @loadshedding_
      @loadshedding_ Рік тому +44

      ​@@Mister_Rat_yeah but it can cause really bad gameplay experience if it worsens

    • @cademaston9270
      @cademaston9270 Рік тому +43

      ​@@Mister_Rat_What bro, stick drift Is down right awful.

  • @xerothedarkstar
    @xerothedarkstar Рік тому +545

    Even a quick, low effort cleaning can completely revive a controller. Like a half hour breakdown to get the gunk out and clear your contacts can add a long time to the lifespan and make a marked difference in performance.

    • @madchoochoo1501
      @madchoochoo1501 Рік тому +12

      Real af, I got an og xbone controller and another for parts and they’ve lasted me 10 years

    • @irate_samurai
      @irate_samurai Рік тому +11

      Yup had two controllers get stick drift and wasn’t prepared to buy a new controller so I opened up and cleaned it and both controllers feel like new

    • @UTP_ENT
      @UTP_ENT Рік тому +4

      Facts I’ve literally poured alcohol into the gaps under the sticks and it fixed my stick drift

    • @BuffRampart716
      @BuffRampart716 Рік тому

      I think you're dumb and missed the point. Dirtyness has nothing to do with anything it's literally wear and tear

    • @xerothedarkstar
      @xerothedarkstar Рік тому

      @@BuffRampart716 Thanks for your input, to continue being useless, just keep being yourself! Congratulations! You've done it! You are still useless! I was offering helpful advice to try to extend the lifespan of controllers for people who may not know how, and here you are, telling me I'm dumb. Good job!

  • @mnmfreak502
    @mnmfreak502 Рік тому +25

    I just figured it was from me losing my patience and punching the controller.

    • @samuelstuff4557
      @samuelstuff4557 Рік тому +5

      I mean it could

    • @mnmfreak502
      @mnmfreak502 Рік тому +3

      @@samuelstuff4557 lol it most certainly is. Just making a joke.

    • @neowolf09
      @neowolf09 Рік тому +7

      I dont punch the controller until ut starts giving me issues. Percussive maintenance. Has actually helped me a few times. Just dint break it out of anger. All it needs sometimes is a good smack to knock some sense back into it ya know?

    • @slapshotjack9806
      @slapshotjack9806 11 місяців тому +1

      It is

    • @GORILLA_PIMP
      @GORILLA_PIMP 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@neowolf09Just like chics

  • @Riegle105
    @Riegle105 Рік тому +13

    yoooooo this is legit, you said what ive been thinking FAST

  • @friendlycomradeivan5393
    @friendlycomradeivan5393 Рік тому +1778

    "if you play 3-4 hours a day, that's about 3-4 months before your joystick starts to drift"
    My controller's sticks after 2 months: "Oh I'm Die thank you for ever"

  • @Raikos100
    @Raikos100 Рік тому +3932

    "Why they drift?"
    "So we can profit more"
    -Devs
    (Small update, also thanks for the likes. When I said developers I meant the hardware developers, but I guess I could had used manufacturer too, but it's mostly the ppl in charge of the creation and development about the design and quality, but either way ✌️😃).

    • @-Nathan87-
      @-Nathan87- Рік тому +55

      Auto tactical sprint mitigates this problem

    • @e5858
      @e5858 Рік тому +7

      The new joysticks also probably have more precise sensing or something

    • @VJArt_
      @VJArt_ Рік тому +95

      I dont think game devs are in charge of the hardware lol, its the exescs

    • @orangeinferno
      @orangeinferno Рік тому +52

      “Why do they make bad product?”
      “So we can profit more”
      -Entire AAA game industry

    • @GimOA
      @GimOA Рік тому +21

      That's why we can't have nice things,
      like a light bulb that lasts forever, a battery that's very efficient, or even a controller that doesn't sucks.

  • @dbzxghoul2751
    @dbzxghoul2751 Рік тому +4

    Also, the hall effect sensors use magnets, and those magnets over time could lose/change their magnetism causing less accuracy in their tracking

    • @benjaworld2804
      @benjaworld2804 Рік тому +9

      After 20 years

    • @Blade-Rave
      @Blade-Rave 6 місяців тому +4

      @@benjaworld2804^ this. And the rest of the controller may fail before you ever experience that. Plus if your controller still works after 20+ years without being repaired or replaced and the sticks drift after that, the controller owes you NOTHING

  • @user-mt5fs1oj2y
    @user-mt5fs1oj2y 6 місяців тому +1

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HELP❤

  • @DatRandomInternetDude
    @DatRandomInternetDude Рік тому +144

    Nintendo: imma pretend didn’t see that

    • @FrenchToastin_
      @FrenchToastin_ Рік тому +1

      Fr

    • @notg_c2639
      @notg_c2639 Рік тому +2

      Idk man I own a switch and my first set of joycons got drift (granted it was about a year or so after I got them/it)

    • @naraydaniels7832
      @naraydaniels7832 Рік тому

      Yes, but switch joysticks are replaceable, and still dirt cheap without soldering

    • @edythebeast7087
      @edythebeast7087 Рік тому +1

      @@naraydaniels7832 joy cons are like 80$ in Canada I wouldn’t say that’s cheap then again their are some really good 3rd party controllers that are cheaper

    • @skittles5042
      @skittles5042 Рік тому

      ​@@naraydaniels7832switch lite players

  • @yoppat1077
    @yoppat1077 Рік тому +32

    My 10 year old PS3 controller :
    T-poses menacingly

    • @rudolfhajdu2708
      @rudolfhajdu2708 Рік тому +1

      Lol same, just with a Xbox 360 fat controller.
      And I guess your favourite settings option is a inner deadzone setting.

    • @luichinplaystation610
      @luichinplaystation610 Рік тому +1

      About the flex contact.....

  • @suspense_comix3237
    @suspense_comix3237 Рік тому +2

    I connected an XBox One controller to my computer so I can control a plane in GeoFS with a joystick. The problem with this is that GeoFS doesn’t come with a calibrator and my Joystick isn’t centered properly.
    So sometimes when my joysticks are at zero on my controller the plane will pitch upwards or bank right despite me not doing anything.
    They are pretty sensitive so when I move it to try to centre the plane it will sometimes do something and mess up.
    Thank God for the A/P. Makes things easier for me so I don’t have to use the stupid controller to control all the time.

  • @AlmStGummyBear
    @AlmStGummyBear Рік тому +1

    Oh so that's why my left stick is slowly drifting

  • @sutonzu
    @sutonzu Рік тому +119

    As Chris rock put it many years ago, " Cadillac could make a car where the bumper doesn't fall off, but they don't"

  • @aztheguy6104
    @aztheguy6104 Рік тому +744

    Me who's been playing 4 years with the same controller and still ain't drifting:👁️👄👁️

    • @Jotchuaa
      @Jotchuaa Рік тому +76

      you've been blessed. my friend has had it for 6 years no drift. I get a new controller about every year

    • @LevX16
      @LevX16 Рік тому +8

      I've been using my controller for a year and its already drifting

    • @louistowers526
      @louistowers526 Рік тому +10

      I only started to get stick drift when once apon a time I dropped my controller sticks facing down one s white controller been suffering from stick drift on and off ever since

    • @Nenemon
      @Nenemon Рік тому +5

      Switch Joy Cons after a year committing seupuku. (the joysticks themselves have been replaced)

    • @grxn.
      @grxn. Рік тому +1

      My current controller that I've had for 4 months already has a slight drift

  • @smittywerganyangermanjense145
    @smittywerganyangermanjense145 Рік тому +3

    I've gotten more into doing diy repairs and honestly I love tinkering with my electronics if I have the time and resources. I refurbished my own ps4, giving it good cleaning and replacing thermal paste. I also replaced the fan in my Nintendo switch and the thermal paste. Once I have more expendable income I want to repair some of my old ps4 controllers because the only thing really wrong with them is the usb port for charging.

    • @Eldritch_O66
      @Eldritch_O66 Рік тому

      How would you fix the L1 bumper on a PS4 controller?

    • @Ohio_Isnt_Real
      @Ohio_Isnt_Real Рік тому

      ​@Charles Hollins If you take it apart something probably just fell out of place or maybe broke internally id youtube a video on it, shouldnt be too hard to fix

  • @godfreywashington3269
    @godfreywashington3269 Рік тому +1

    Need aftermarket modular options....mad cats get on this!

  • @alexandergodfreykleinhans8059
    @alexandergodfreykleinhans8059 Рік тому +79

    After 9 years, I have finally found out my answer.

    • @user-zk2kv2qt1q
      @user-zk2kv2qt1q Рік тому +1

      Don't worry your answer will be solved if the class action lawsuit goes through

  • @moodist1er
    @moodist1er Рік тому +12

    We don't need repair hacks, we need consumer protection.

  • @jamesbrandon5162
    @jamesbrandon5162 Рік тому +1

    You can temporarily fix the potentiometer drift with some very, VERY precise cleaning and adjustments. I would not advise a casual user to do such, but if you or someone you know is experienced in electronics repair, it'll stretch its use out for a few more weeks so you can plan to buy a new stick (or new controller).

  • @agr9k
    @agr9k 5 місяців тому

    That’s why I immediately got a Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra controller when sales started. It uses Hall Effect sticks

  • @SonicFanChris4
    @SonicFanChris4 Рік тому +103

    Massive Kudos to you for bringing up the Sega Saturn 3D Control Pad. The Dreamcast controller also has similar tech

    • @Nenemon
      @Nenemon Рік тому +5

      Such simple technology that has been lying there for almost 40 years and no other companies want to make use of it. Obviously controllers are a great way to make money for a company. But there is a lot of respect from gamers for just making the devices that are sold durable.

    • @patricksquarepants8000
      @patricksquarepants8000 Рік тому +7

      The Dreamcast is one of the most comfortable controllers I have, I just wish it had a second stick.

    • @mycelia_ow
      @mycelia_ow Рік тому +4

      So Sony and Msoft are evolving, just backwards....

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Рік тому

      Yep

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Рік тому

      ​@@patricksquarepants8000 same

  • @kelemenkovacs7388
    @kelemenkovacs7388 Рік тому +73

    Me who buys another joystick and replace it with the help of a youtube video:
    There is another

  • @FoxInkling
    @FoxInkling 5 місяців тому +1

    My PS2 controllers with a visible line of wear on the stick itself: O B S E R V E

  • @lol-ih4wy
    @lol-ih4wy Рік тому +180

    I modded my ps5 controller and replaced the old sticks with new ones. The new ones use a metal amalgam instead of graphite pads. Right now im also working on paddles for the controller.

    • @MajorisMons
      @MajorisMons Рік тому +7

      If you dont mind me asking, where'd you get the new stick modules from?

    • @ttttttttttttttttt.
      @ttttttttttttttttt. Рік тому +1

      will do this with mine at some point, seems like a fantastic idea. back paddles seem a lot more awkward to make work, but gl!

    • @ilikebread1661
      @ilikebread1661 Рік тому +1

      Please tell me where u found those, been looking everywhere

    • @lol-ih4wy
      @lol-ih4wy Рік тому +3

      @@ilikebread1661 i bought them from a romanian website, but you can find some on Amazon

    • @lol-ih4wy
      @lol-ih4wy Рік тому +1

      @@ttttttttttttttttt. there was a kit online for back pedals but once installed you coud not use 2 of the face buttons because the pedals would connect to the traces of those respective buttons on the pcb (pain in the ass to install and requires special tools). The ones im working on are 3d printed, slide on and off and will physically push down the buttons instead of replacing them. At the moment the mechanism is super clunky and fragile and progress is going slow because i dont own a 3d printer i use one on the grounds of a university (i dont actually go to it so if i get caught i might get banned)

  • @OwnedDwarf
    @OwnedDwarf 7 місяців тому

    I wasn't sure the stuff he said at the end was negative until later it took me a minute

  • @ghostplays544
    @ghostplays544 6 місяців тому

    The dpad: do i look like a joke to you?

  • @hunteraff5872
    @hunteraff5872 Рік тому +96

    I have never gotten stuck drift and you just put a curse on my new controller. Thanks

    • @arynstoker5988
      @arynstoker5988 Рік тому +3

      It’s just you didn’t realize till now

    • @CarBleach
      @CarBleach Рік тому +1

      @@arynstoker5988ah the controller i had since 2016 never had drift, it just gave out from what i assume is connection issues but the sticks were flawless but my friend had the same type of controller for about the same time and he fucked it up i still use it now and it has drift. i think it’s just how you play

    • @Frisiii
      @Frisiii Рік тому

      I'm already on my 3rd ps5 controller and it's fcking beginning again

    • @hunteraff5872
      @hunteraff5872 Рік тому +1

      @@Frisiii wtf

    • @hunteraff5872
      @hunteraff5872 Рік тому

      @@Frisiii Are you playing aggressive? And what game(also are you putting weight on the joystick when idle?

  • @hexaltheninjawow9531
    @hexaltheninjawow9531 Рік тому +102

    The Thrustmaster eSwap is really a godsend, you can swap out/rearrange the sticks with ease, I bought it around half a year ago, works like a charm

    • @GigaChad-bx5zr
      @GigaChad-bx5zr Рік тому +4

      Bro thrustmaster is such a epic name

    • @szczur03
      @szczur03 Рік тому +2

      ​@@GigaChad-bx5zr Based gigachad

  • @gamebrainjagras4193
    @gamebrainjagras4193 Рік тому

    Ty for educating me bro

  • @beimanuel942
    @beimanuel942 5 місяців тому

    this is why drone hobbyists use hall sensor gimbals

  • @stonewall-mz7yl
    @stonewall-mz7yl Рік тому +48

    “Planned obsolescence” is a big reason to use only a little bit of tech

    • @austinvanwie20
      @austinvanwie20 Рік тому +2

      Yup that’s the reason Karen

    • @stonewall-mz7yl
      @stonewall-mz7yl Рік тому +4

      @@austinvanwie20 Karen? Because planned obsolescence sucks?

    • @karlmarx9255
      @karlmarx9255 Рік тому +4

      ​@@austinvanwie20 "i like being scammed by big tech and the government doing nothing about it"

    • @mem7806
      @mem7806 Рік тому

      planned obsolescence isnt a thing, wanting to get more of your money by making shit cheaper is. its just capitalism baby

    • @macdaddymario
      @macdaddymario Рік тому +1

      @@mem7806 Meanwhile, Apple literally confirmed planned obsolescence, and they do it often. Very outspokenly at that.. It's not hard to find that it is a thing and is very much a practice of most consumer level electronics.

  • @David-mh5xq
    @David-mh5xq Рік тому +118

    I’m so happy there’s another engineer out there, in the world that tells us this because I would’ve never looked it up. I’m gonna be honest with you bro.😅

    • @Wolfmandipper
      @Wolfmandipper Рік тому +1

      you would never look it up because the problem is so minimal it doesn't affect game play when you are in a first person shooter your thumb stays on that stick it's not drifting any where

    • @Sleepy-zs
      @Sleepy-zs Рік тому +3

      @@Wolfmandipper I play rocket league and playing with stick drift is literally impossible for that game😭

    • @ghostridernz17
      @ghostridernz17 Рік тому

      ​@Wolfmandipper not really because it fights you so then you gotta mess with deadzones which isnt bad but for alot of other games they dont have deadzones. Only recent modern games

    • @Wolfmandipper
      @Wolfmandipper Рік тому

      @@ghostridernz17 I've never had a controller "fight me" it sounds like you just really suck at the game and are making excuses back in the day I used to go 24 and 0 with half my buttons broken get gud noob

    • @Wolfmandipper
      @Wolfmandipper Рік тому

      @@Sleepy-zs y'all a bunch of babies frfr I've been using the same controllers for years this guy claims u get "drift" after months I have controllers with the thumb pads chewed off them by animals and I've never once had a controller failure problem y'all are no different than the kids that say it was lagging every time they die it's not lagging you just suck at the game

  • @dmxracr9202
    @dmxracr9202 Рік тому

    Thank you for showing the solution in a half second each!!!!

  • @billrizer585
    @billrizer585 Рік тому

    Useful info! 🎉

  • @Your_western_knight
    @Your_western_knight Рік тому +23

    Me with my 17 year old ps2 controller: I don’t have such weakness

    • @joshuamaas5380
      @joshuamaas5380 Рік тому +1

      No you just have the vibration actuators shaking all over the place lol

    • @n64slayer
      @n64slayer Рік тому +1

      It has hall effect but half the buttons stop working

  • @R3AL-AIM
    @R3AL-AIM Рік тому +422

    Money. Simple answer. We already have the solution. Think of any problem that is just too profitable to get rid of.

    • @theonethatcan7780
      @theonethatcan7780 Рік тому +26

      Same reason why we don't have forever bulbs, and so many other forever products. Hell, cars could've also been better products if they tried

    • @monkeyl-
      @monkeyl- Рік тому +8

      ​​@@theonethatcan7780 to be fair on that bulb part tho, they do last a very long time and they're quite cheap when it comes to replacing them, had mine for around 4 years now.
      I'm not sure about this but I did hear that LED light bulbs can last up to 20 years

    • @GsQDoom
      @GsQDoom Рік тому +7

      ​@@monkeyl- he said forever bulb tho. not quite forever but theres a fire station that has had the same light on since the 1800's iirc.

    • @SpilledBeans
      @SpilledBeans Рік тому +1

      Phone durability

    • @treyanimationz
      @treyanimationz Рік тому

      Heard from my biology teacher that a "new cure for cancer" comes around every few years in the medical field but as soon as big pharma hears about it they shut it down asap because they'll loose millions. I asked him if that was just one of those conspiracy theories or something and he said it was legit so idk, take all this with a grain of salt, it makes sense though. Cool guy, tbh.

  • @talapantedtoad6461
    @talapantedtoad6461 Місяць тому

    Have had my elite series 2 controller for 4 years no stick drift yet and I hope I never have to worry about this😭

  • @davedixon2167
    @davedixon2167 Рік тому

    Got the new 8bitdo ultimate for my PC and soon for my Switch as well - hall effect is back!

  • @unfunnycesium
    @unfunnycesium Рік тому +18

    meanwhile Nintendo is over here making their joysticks last as short as possible so your joycons end up as useful as those disposable phone chargers minus the phone charging part

  • @razerscale3590
    @razerscale3590 Рік тому +30

    This kinda stuff is why I'm glad I learned how to fix my controllers when I was pretty young. I have a whole drawer full of controller parts I could make a Frankenstein controller if I wanted to

    • @fireblow6842
      @fireblow6842 Рік тому +3

      do it! >:)

    • @trexmaniac4
      @trexmaniac4 Рік тому +2

      Literally how my last controller was for ps4 before I got the ps5, that thing had parts from like 4 or 5 different controller, the things I remember replacing are the battery, some of the ribbon wires, the light bar in the front, and the thumbsticks. (And bullet casing style buttons but those were just from ebay, not another controller)

    • @BubbleMayhem
      @BubbleMayhem Рік тому +1

      Any suggestions for new bumpers for xbox? Ordered some but none of them fit and im abt to just buy a new controller

  • @Moto_x11
    @Moto_x11 Рік тому

    The copper coating inside the mechanism can create residue from the wear and tear like you mentioned. In return making false input in my case “stick drift”
    Ps4 controller 1 year old had stick drift and I cleaned the disc with a Q tip. Still works 1 year later.

  • @Kylebayerdagoat
    @Kylebayerdagoat Рік тому +3

    My 6 year old controller still been going strong

    • @stoneyhigh05
      @stoneyhigh05 5 місяців тому +1

      Wich brand?

    • @Kylebayerdagoat
      @Kylebayerdagoat 5 місяців тому +2

      @@stoneyhigh05 the regular PlayStation 4 controller

    • @gunaselanseggran4536
      @gunaselanseggran4536 2 місяці тому

      ​@@Kylebayerdagoat
      Agree my original ps4 contrller comes in box with console (2017) so far no issue besides battery runs out fast. But my new ps4 contoller 2022 ver, gt stick drift aftr 1year..😢

  • @chibipuppy77
    @chibipuppy77 Рік тому +97

    this is why i will stick to a keyboard, it will drift off my desk which is unfortunate sometimes… only happens when i loose a round tho might need to look into that bug

    • @SpurnOfHumanity
      @SpurnOfHumanity Рік тому +6

      Some genres of games are objectively better on controller and vice versa.

    • @chumpylumpy8072
      @chumpylumpy8072 Рік тому +1

      Never had a problem with stick drift and have had many controllers

    • @chumpylumpy8072
      @chumpylumpy8072 Рік тому

      @@SpurnOfHumanity majority of multi player games are better on keyboard

    • @applekicker1
      @applekicker1 Рік тому

      ​@@chumpylumpy8072 then you ain't really playing, stick drift happens ALL THE TIME

    • @chumpylumpy8072
      @chumpylumpy8072 Рік тому +1

      @@applekicker1 as someone who plays multiple hours a day and has been playing for literal years I can say I definitely play

  • @pandorasactor3795
    @pandorasactor3795 Рік тому +85

    At the end "you've got two options this or this(69)"

  • @fitz7696
    @fitz7696 Рік тому

    I've been using a new Hall effect controller lately, it feels really nice. I haven't had it long enough to speak to the durability though.

  • @peckron3
    @peckron3 5 місяців тому

    My dualsense had bad stick drift, I sent it back and got a replacement. There is some hope!

  • @asiangaming8409
    @asiangaming8409 Рік тому +12

    Meanwhile my 4 year old controller which has been through hell, flunged, thrown, punched, and all the other abuse: *p a t h e t i c*

  • @JRNimmo
    @JRNimmo Рік тому

    This is a big part of why I have a Gulikit King Kong Pro 2 controller because it sticks use Hall effects sensors!

  • @braydonjones4046
    @braydonjones4046 Рік тому

    Deep ash, I never knew most of this thank u 🤯🤯🤯

  • @NickVS
    @NickVS Рік тому +32

    third option spend $2 on new sensors, I've done it before. It was fun to learm soldering

  • @thatoneguy7618
    @thatoneguy7618 Рік тому +266

    Ooooor… pop it open and clean the pad. Works like a charm

    • @religionisapoison2413
      @religionisapoison2413 Рік тому +4

      Or just loosen the brackets holding potentiometer

    • @theofficialwizard2753
      @theofficialwizard2753 Рік тому +46

      Only works very early on and if the drift is caused by dust or other foreign contamination. If it’s caused by excess wear then cleaning it won’t fix it

    • @thatoneguy7618
      @thatoneguy7618 Рік тому +19

      @@theofficialwizard2753 idk about very early on. I’ve been using the same controller for 3 almost 4 years now, and it starts to get drift about every 4-6 months. Every time that happens, I pop it open and clean off the pad. However, I have noticed that it is becoming more and more frequent, so it makes sense that’ll eventually become irreparable. But even then, just replace the peto itself. It’s 3 easily accessible solder points, and a fresh one is super cheap. Sure as hell beats a 70 new one lol

    • @thatoneguy7618
      @thatoneguy7618 Рік тому +3

      Got rid of the “$” sign on 70 for some reason. My b

    • @Ohio_Isnt_Real
      @Ohio_Isnt_Real Рік тому +3

      ​@ThatOneGuy Ya i never knew you could switch them until recently i just need to learn how to solder now

  • @aetheralmeowstic2392
    @aetheralmeowstic2392 3 місяці тому +1

    Crazy idea: just outright ban potentiometer-based analog sticks

  • @psycho-nutkase9233
    @psycho-nutkase9233 Рік тому +1

    Video: Stick drift
    Me: moves hands off mouse and keyboard, interesting 🤔

  • @LetatDuPont
    @LetatDuPont Рік тому +6

    I like how the video game community still appreciates the old “flopped” consoles well enough that they can reference the fact that a slightly obscure SEGA console from the very late 90s has better hardware than current controllers.
    Literally breeding a new generation of programmers and engineers to hopefully fix the corporate politics of video game companies🙏.

  • @Iemonic
    @Iemonic Рік тому +16

    Me who just takes the batteries out and put them back in:

  • @ThatBritalian
    @ThatBritalian 9 місяців тому +2

    The wii nunchuk after 15 years: 🗿

    • @Russia724
      @Russia724 8 місяців тому

      Stolen

    • @BuffedAcheron
      @BuffedAcheron 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Russia724no one cares 😳🚨

    • @Russia724
      @Russia724 3 місяці тому +1

      @@BuffedAcheron still using a "comeback" fron the 11th century? Grow up nga

    • @BuffedAcheron
      @BuffedAcheron 3 місяці тому

      @@Russia724 it wasn’t supposed to be a comeback, it’s just the truth, how about you grow up and quit complaining about the smallest of things

    • @Russia724
      @Russia724 3 місяці тому

      @@BuffedAcheron nuh uh

  • @NewDARKAR117
    @NewDARKAR117 Рік тому +1

    Hey, one question, what control model is the one that has track pads? 😅

  • @gilbertplays
    @gilbertplays Рік тому +351

    Me who uses a keyboard and mouse: I have no such weakness.

    • @joiion913
      @joiion913 Рік тому +52

      Just carpel tunnel

    • @skar9046
      @skar9046 Рік тому +8

      ​@@joiion913 you can prevent that by stretching your wrist

    • @prasetyo_budiarto
      @prasetyo_budiarto Рік тому +4

      Switch failure is a thing for both keyboard and mouse

    • @PandaGamingPodcast
      @PandaGamingPodcast Рік тому +2

      KB/Mouse combo is an immersion killer in VR, If you can't get a HOTAS an Xbox controller is better for pitch and yaw.

    • @MonkayMan420
      @MonkayMan420 Рік тому +2

      @@skar9046 if I ever see someone stretching to play on their PC, I will punch them.

  • @lorenzo7207
    @lorenzo7207 Рік тому +25

    Nice video, this Always happen to my controllers

    • @space9341
      @space9341 Рік тому +3

      yeah thats how sony and xbox get most of they money is from purchases on controllers

    • @theunluckyidiot
      @theunluckyidiot Рік тому

      @@space9341 yeah idk newer controllers seem to drift way sooner my ps3 controller just started drifting after 5-7 years of use

    • @pegasusrr3156
      @pegasusrr3156 Рік тому

      thats because you dont look after your controller and keep it away from dust

    • @Tropicality.
      @Tropicality. Рік тому

      @@pegasusrr3156 who’re you to make such a assumption of them being careless about their items? You don’t know them physically enough to make such claims

    • @pegasusrr3156
      @pegasusrr3156 Рік тому

      @@Tropicality. ive created controllers
      Thats the only way a joystick can get stick drift
      Stfu

  • @SSpider41
    @SSpider41 Рік тому

    Picked up a DS5 that was drifting while using BT but not when wired. Strange 🤔. Slightly adjusted the deadzones and problem fixed 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @devonthedad
    @devonthedad Рік тому

    First time hearing about modular controllers would love to know more. I might just have to contract someone to build a custom controller for me out of chosen parts.

  • @SketchyParakeet
    @SketchyParakeet Рік тому +290

    **switch joycons have left the chat**

    • @Yoshi_958
      @Yoshi_958 Рік тому +11

      For real they were the ones that introduce it

    • @lazarotreto7457
      @lazarotreto7457 Рік тому +1

      i dnt get it

    • @SketchyParakeet
      @SketchyParakeet Рік тому +2

      @@lazarotreto7457 he didn’t mention them Thats y

    • @Yoshi_958
      @Yoshi_958 Рік тому +4

      @@lazarotreto7457 the switch joy cons invented stick drift yet he didn't mention it

    • @thetohoapologist4240
      @thetohoapologist4240 Рік тому +2

      ​@@Yoshi_958 that's untrue

  • @thomascelentano433
    @thomascelentano433 Рік тому +1

    Pretty sure the Dreamcast controller usef Hall effect sensors as well, including for the triggers.

  • @Lasagna69
    @Lasagna69 Рік тому +6

    I always knew at least one friend with a controller with super broken joy sticks 🤣💯

  • @cosinguspalpatine4449
    @cosinguspalpatine4449 Рік тому +6

    Finally someone shedding light on planned obsolescence

    • @Cyborg_Lenin
      @Cyborg_Lenin Рік тому +2

      Of only anyone connected it to its cause. Capitalism.

    • @javieralejandrotrianapaz6343
      @javieralejandrotrianapaz6343 Рік тому +2

      ​@@Cyborg_Lenin not that capitalism is flawed, it's just that corporate greed kicked in

  • @Neosxmarduk
    @Neosxmarduk Рік тому

    ...and that's why I got the new 8BitDo Pro Ultimate.
    They come stock with Hall Effect sensors, instead of the old potentiometers. Hell, for how much the Elite 2 costs, they should have put Hall effect sensors in those.

  • @gabriellcaballero5302
    @gabriellcaballero5302 Рік тому

    XD the supreme sticker on the mic. xD cool kid

  • @a-jayleblanc359
    @a-jayleblanc359 Рік тому +42

    There’s actually a weird fix for this. All you have to do is cover the joystick with your mouth and then blow. This has always worked for me although i don’t know if it works for a controller that has been used for a very long time

    • @joeyhandles
      @joeyhandles Рік тому +38

      weird, my uncle told me this once too

    • @WarPigstheHun
      @WarPigstheHun Рік тому +3

      Wat lol

    • @MGrey-qb5xz
      @MGrey-qb5xz Рік тому +2

      i think that's a user being a hobo issue that blowing air is required to remove all the gunk

    • @slapshotjack9806
      @slapshotjack9806 11 місяців тому

      Lol if you want Covid go ahead 😂

    • @glikky
      @glikky 10 місяців тому

      @@joeyhandlesI think you were molested bro

  • @snwmn4783
    @snwmn4783 Рік тому +7

    Me with my steering wheel: I don’t have such weaknesses

    • @Kevin-dt9xm
      @Kevin-dt9xm Рік тому +1

      Racing wheels still need position sensors, its just that they only need one. The position sensor is also usually a potentiometer iirc, meaning you have exactly such weaknesses.

    • @snwmn4783
      @snwmn4783 Рік тому

      @@Kevin-dt9xm I- Uh- Just because you’re right doesn’t mean you’re correct

    • @n_tas
      @n_tas Рік тому

      ​​@@Kevin-dt9xm if your racing wheel uses a potentiometer you deserve everything you get for being so cheap. Even Logitech's toy wheels from decades ago used optical encoders and there's no way Fanatec, Thrustmaster or any higher end brand is using a pot instead of something more sophisticated.
      The pedals, on the other hand...

    • @Kevin-dt9xm
      @Kevin-dt9xm Рік тому

      @@n_tas man, if potentiometers are good enough for real car pedals, theyre good enough for toy car pedals lol

  • @billyrussell8684
    @billyrussell8684 Рік тому

    Longest thrust master ad I’ve seen

  • @aidanwilliams6475
    @aidanwilliams6475 Рік тому

    I just opened up the controller without knowing a thing about it and got a feel for what I was looking at. A quick bit of research and online shopping and I replaced the part with some luck and good judgment. Hope I never have an issue that requires warranty service.

  • @jrkay747
    @jrkay747 Рік тому +20

    Mouse and keyboard players rn:🗿☕️

    • @GayKermit-._-.
      @GayKermit-._-. Рік тому +1

      Didn't ask but ok.

    • @asiangaming8409
      @asiangaming8409 Рік тому +1

      You forgot to mention that the average PC gamer’s Keyboards lifespan is about half a year

    • @Privates_Private
      @Privates_Private Рік тому +1

      As a PC player a computer mouse are likely to break after at least 2 years such as the two mouse buttons or the scroll button to not click anymore or the mouse won't detect the clicking anymore.

    • @kekw9585
      @kekw9585 Рік тому +4

      @@asiangaming8409 no, no it isnt, you literally made that up LMAO

    • @Z-Test
      @Z-Test Рік тому +2

      @@asiangaming8409this is true. as someone who likes to take a piss on their keyboard it always breaks every couple months dunno why

  • @OG_Orly_OG
    @OG_Orly_OG Рік тому +9

    you can’t “TL;DR” me in the middle of a video, you’re just giving a simple recap.

    • @itsthem5699
      @itsthem5699 Рік тому

      You can when a bot writes your script

  • @cheeseboi3169
    @cheeseboi3169 8 місяців тому

    I still have my OG PlayStation controller with the 1st gen ps4 that I got in release and it doesn’t have stock drift. The T2 and L2 triggers have broken their springs and require more pressure but other than that it’s all good. Even my newer controller is fine and I’ve had that for 2 years

  • @a_v1rus
    @a_v1rus 5 місяців тому

    We fixed that issue with the gamecube controller with the creation of the PHOB

  • @hyakin7818
    @hyakin7818 Рік тому +5

    Wow even mentioned the optical sensor of the n64
    I would like the optical sensors bc they are way cheaper to manufacture and are extremely precise

  • @JACOBxRL
    @JACOBxRL Рік тому +30

    Some people would be surprised when they hear about cleaning their controller with alcohol daily

    • @jackspicy7228
      @jackspicy7228 Рік тому

      Thats stupid

    • @tequalssquareplushell5358
      @tequalssquareplushell5358 Рік тому +8

      Alcohol everyday?
      I'm not religiously opening my controller just to rub a little alcohol in there until it short wires.
      Besides this specific problem sounds more like degradation then it being dirty. AND ANOTHER THING oh wait my rant is over.
      But no a little dusting it off saves the day.

    • @JACOBxRL
      @JACOBxRL Рік тому

      @@tequalssquareplushell5358 Take the batteries out so it doesn't short..then use alcohol on a q-tip on buttons and sticks and 90% of problems don't arise. The actual degradation is less of a problem and it's usually a bunch of gunk from peoples booger fingers and never cleaning it. Just saying but if it isn't for you then don't 🤷‍♂️

    • @DaintyCalf
      @DaintyCalf Рік тому +1

      ​@Jacob Jettie how long have you done this

    • @delson3880
      @delson3880 Рік тому

      Schizo behavior

  • @sparshagarwal8294
    @sparshagarwal8294 6 місяців тому

    You can also purchase the potentiometer stick and solider them on and as you said they are dirt cheap

  • @TheGreyBird71
    @TheGreyBird71 7 місяців тому

    My 7 year old xbox controller: LOOK WHAT THEY NEED TO MIMIC A FRACTION OF OUR POWER

  • @misty-skies
    @misty-skies Рік тому +21

    Ah yes, this or this, very specific and I can definitely tell what you're showing me in 3 seconds

    • @TheBaldrickk
      @TheBaldrickk Рік тому +2

      Setting a deadzone, or buying a replacement controller

    • @thegamingnews703
      @thegamingnews703 Рік тому +1

      you really that slow, i didn’t even have to read it as there’s only 2 options anyway. increase deadzone or spend another $70

    • @Tropicality.
      @Tropicality. Рік тому

      @@thegamingnews703 such insolence

  • @anthonyc5039
    @anthonyc5039 Рік тому +4

    Virpil Joysticks: “Hold my beer, and my wallet”

  • @razediff1080
    @razediff1080 Рік тому +1

    3. option Deadzone setting

  • @definitelyaraven
    @definitelyaraven Рік тому

    My xbox one controller that sends my camera up the moment I touch the right analog stick:

  • @andyk3246
    @andyk3246 Рік тому +31

    Two words for you:
    Planned obsolescence

  • @zachman893
    @zachman893 Рік тому +3

    givin me real chocolate rain vibes this guy lol

  • @sirlancelot_gunn7962
    @sirlancelot_gunn7962 Рік тому

    This man is very smart. I'm dumb as hell, but ever since a brand new From Software game comes out. It seems like all of my controllers seem to break down over time.

  • @Spongeboobie
    @Spongeboobie Рік тому

    When I was young. I just got so used to holding my ps3 controller stick forward a little that when I got a new one I found myself inching forward on gta v because it was muscle memory to hold it up a little.

  • @dylandollar1235
    @dylandollar1235 Рік тому +8

    Me: *adjusting my dead zones so the stick doesn't drift*

    • @ZJKOA
      @ZJKOA Рік тому

      That's what I did as well💀💀