The REAL Science Behind Controller Drift

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  • Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024

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  • @FullOfSith3230
    @FullOfSith3230 3 года назад +3857

    Having an astrophysicist explain stick drift is like using a morphine for a paper cut

    • @anthonynorman7545
      @anthonynorman7545 3 года назад +178

      There's no kill like overkill!

    • @mistermyself1128
      @mistermyself1128 3 года назад +30

      Actually the paper cut would be a lot more profitable.

    • @sonicandroxas
      @sonicandroxas 3 года назад +14

      Rocket launcher on a animal

    • @n0body550
      @n0body550 3 года назад +5

      @@sonicandroxas some animals you’d need a rocket launcher, so kyllä ei

    • @farmerf22
      @farmerf22 3 года назад +63

      More like using morphine as a hand cleaner, completely the wrong use. Couldnt they have found an electrical engineer or someone vaguely related or was astrophysicist the first person in the phone book

  • @GribGFX
    @GribGFX 3 года назад +688

    Manufacturers dont want you to open their electronics because they’d rather you buy a new one than being able to repair it yourself. Its not about potentially breaking it when its already broken...

    • @pluto9516
      @pluto9516 3 года назад +6

      No because you could fully break the controller if you open it and correctly put it back together

    • @vengeful_pluto5586
      @vengeful_pluto5586 3 года назад +53

      @@pluto9516 and? Then you still have the backup plan of just buying a new controller

    • @vengeful_pluto5586
      @vengeful_pluto5586 3 года назад

      Nice name btw B)

    • @Turin-Fett
      @Turin-Fett 3 года назад +61

      @@pluto9516 oh no, I might break my already busted ass controller, ahhhh....!

    • @snowfirebeast
      @snowfirebeast 3 года назад +24

      @@pluto9516these company's dont do repairs anymore. The controllers are so cheap they just send you new ones. Changing the joysticks isn't actually that hard to do yourself. I fix them in my area for like 10 bucks each.

  • @sexygecko3208
    @sexygecko3208 3 года назад +372

    My solution is one of two options. Either pay a little more for higher quality parts, or slice that $70 price tag down considerably.

    • @SR2active
      @SR2active 3 года назад +34

      And make it easy to replace the analogs when u get drift

    • @sweeety969
      @sweeety969 2 года назад +33

      We're already paying more for higher quality parts, but only getting duds, and that's the problem. Controller prices have skyrocketed with the last few iterations of consoles while quality has decreased.

    • @ender003
      @ender003 2 года назад +4

      Back in the Gamecube era I would always buy cheap, shitty Mad Catz controllers. They were frequently 10 or fewer dollars, and I knew it wasn't going to last long.

    • @xKrylonify
      @xKrylonify 2 года назад +13

      Nope I bought a $200 controller 6 months later… stick drift

    • @vadimkrylov
      @vadimkrylov 2 года назад +4

      I bought Xbox Elite 2 for $200 .after 5 months stick drift.

  • @TwentyEightySeven
    @TwentyEightySeven 3 года назад +770

    This was never an issue on older controllers. Never heard of anyone having drift on PS1-3 and none of mine ever had (some are over 20 years old). Just down to cheaper poor quality components these days, unacceptable as they are so expensive.

    • @duewest9801
      @duewest9801 3 года назад +74

      PS3 controllers got drift too. As with all electronics, sometimes they can last years without problems and other times they are faulty and break. Just luck of the draw

    • @TwentyEightySeven
      @TwentyEightySeven 3 года назад +24

      @Minecraft Kid Yes it did. The original Dual Shock.

    • @TwentyEightySeven
      @TwentyEightySeven 3 года назад +12

      @Minecraft Kid It absolutely did, SCPH-7000

    • @JEsterCW
      @JEsterCW 3 года назад +16

      I feel ya was using one ps3 one for 3 years actively play with one game every single game for hours. The stick literally stopped working propely after sround 4600 hours which is still impressive and one rb or it was rt was getting stuck sometimes if didnt press with enough force.

    • @venomdank965
      @venomdank965 3 года назад +19

      for real I grew up with N64 played for hours golden eye, zelda ocrania of time... NEVER had problems...

  • @poliwb1
    @poliwb1 3 года назад +2084

    actually, i think I'd be ok with the "modular, or easily replaceable thumbsticks" idea.

    • @pnvgordinho
      @pnvgordinho 3 года назад +152

      It makes sense but I can imagine that companies wouldn't sell a replacement as cheap as 10 or 15 dollars.

    • @dotbox3018
      @dotbox3018 3 года назад +126

      @@pnvgordinho it still would be cheaper that the whole controller

    • @pnvgordinho
      @pnvgordinho 3 года назад +133

      @@dotbox3018 It should even be free. If you buy a controller and in the first months it starts having problems, the replacements should be free, instead, they would charge and Im sure it wouldn't be cheap.

    • @BygoneT
      @BygoneT 3 года назад +36

      @@pnvgordinho I'd be fine with paying. Give the first 2 replacements for free but pay the rest. If a newly bought controller starts drifting within 3 months, it shouldn't be counted, a digital system taking note of replacements using your credentials would be good enough.

    • @BenjerminGaye
      @BenjerminGaye 3 года назад +2

      its been done before

  • @b4ckwoodbilly
    @b4ckwoodbilly 3 года назад +2776

    “Just buy a new remote, it’s not rocket science.”
    You’re right, it’s astrophysics.

    • @someonewhoisinevitable4430
      @someonewhoisinevitable4430 3 года назад +29

      Lmfaooo

    • @luca_magna7753
      @luca_magna7753 3 года назад +12

      Lol

    • @ukaszpaluch4950
      @ukaszpaluch4950 3 года назад +35

      Yesss because they got cheaper this gen right

    • @b4ckwoodbilly
      @b4ckwoodbilly 3 года назад +42

      @@ukaszpaluch4950 bruh I guess I just went to buy a new DualShock and it’s f*cking 89$ USD. But for a dualsense its only 60$ like WHAT

    • @joeresio
      @joeresio 3 года назад +20

      That’s why D-Pad was always superior

  • @acidt7083
    @acidt7083 3 года назад +213

    Controller drift problem needs to be solved as soon as possible.

    • @GO_142
      @GO_142 3 года назад +10

      I smashed the side of my controller and now it drifts permanently 😭

    • @snooppp8873
      @snooppp8873 2 года назад +26

      it's been happening on ps4 controllers for years now, and it's still happening with the new ps5 controller wtf

    • @sqfyr259
      @sqfyr259 2 года назад +11

      @@snooppp8873 same I’m pissed off I can’t play my game usually my character moves it self or looks up

    • @yourefatmom6159
      @yourefatmom6159 2 года назад +5

      Im pretty sure it’s because the sticks underneath our fingers are just old or its a scheme that they use to get more money.

    • @bobafett9321
      @bobafett9321 2 года назад +1

      8 months later and it’s still the same

  • @davidgread511
    @davidgread511 3 года назад +381

    The asking price of the controllers is outrageously high for the quality. the issue is as usual, poor business ethic rooted by greed. Every controller could be designed to be easily taken apart, cleaned or fixed. instead you need special tools, and knowledge not given by the manufacturer, and if you open them you just void the warranty and the company washes their hands of it anyway. It's poor business ethic 100%. There is no need to sacrifice any element of the product, we use to get product that was good, cheap and reliable, now everything is overpriced garbage. We aren't getting any of those elements listed. They sacrificed everything for a sale. Since when did controllers ever have such a ridiculously low life span? I know people with working NES controllers from the 80's. And who of us would actually buy the controller knowing it will not last them? If they told people how long the controller lasted, they would have to make them last longer because no one would be paying 80 bucks or more a pop if they knew. This is why they are all facing lawsuits, because they deserve it. It's a scam to sell as many units as possible, when change in design would largely alleviate this issue and every developer making this trash knows it. They just wouldn't get as much money. That is literally in a nutshell why we can't have nice controllers. companies are greedy fucking assholes.

    • @realcmyt
      @realcmyt 3 года назад +9

      Tbh… I ain’t bout to read all that

    • @davidgread511
      @davidgread511 3 года назад +66

      @@realcmyt lol, than why respond? A couple paragraphs too much literature for you LOLOL.

    • @davidgread511
      @davidgread511 3 года назад +42

      maybe go grab some picture books from the kids section.

    • @realcmyt
      @realcmyt 3 года назад +3

      @@davidgread511 well I mean yeah, I’m still in school lmao, and alright I’ll go get a manga book, but honestly at the end of the day this shit doesn’t matter, you took this too far up the ass when we are all just going to die, lighten up my man

    • @davidgread511
      @davidgread511 3 года назад +37

      @@realcmyt if you aren't going to read what someone else says, they likely aren't going to read what you say.

  • @IkuzoMundo
    @IkuzoMundo 3 года назад +572

    When you need a scientist to combat controller drift.

    • @j5rxmseyfrr
      @j5rxmseyfrr 3 года назад +5

      Fr tho lmao

    • @Shubham-hk6yf
      @Shubham-hk6yf 3 года назад

      Thankfully we have keyboard and mouse..

    • @DC...
      @DC... 3 года назад +9

      @@Shubham-hk6yf
      You'll get dust in the mouse.
      Instead of cleaning it they'll make a 12 minute video explaining how the optics work with an unrelated specialist.

    • @dropndeuces82
      @dropndeuces82 2 года назад

      Scientist sounds excessive. I prefer a good old Engineering Tech

  • @ZubanKesari
    @ZubanKesari 3 года назад +1186

    Dont you dare diss the PSP man! That shit was amazing for its time

    • @TheBuster0926
      @TheBuster0926 3 года назад +41

      Days of Star Wars Battlefront 2's space battles man!

    • @Link_t.
      @Link_t. 3 года назад +5

      No the first party games were not high quality like ps4

    • @Kelenae
      @Kelenae 3 года назад +21

      MHFU >.>

    • @ZubanKesari
      @ZubanKesari 3 года назад +91

      @@Link_t. Why are you comparing it to the ps4. Of course objectively the ps4 is better than the psp just like its better than the ps2. But at that time the psp was the best handheld with the best graphics and a huge selection of great games

    • @__-tz6xx
      @__-tz6xx 3 года назад +2

      True

  • @null3076
    @null3076 3 года назад +236

    They should make controllers where you can swap out that exact module there’s no reason that we have to purchase a whole new controller for such a small module

    • @MasterDracer
      @MasterDracer 2 года назад +7

      They make money with it so it won't be like that I think

    • @dsilverleaf4668
      @dsilverleaf4668 2 года назад +8

      Dude theyve been doing this since the original xbox. They've had 30 years to fix stick drift. 30 fucking years! Btw they've always been 80 dollars. 😑 like the other guy said: fuckin Assholes

    • @TehFifaPlayers
      @TehFifaPlayers 2 года назад +3

      They do have controllers like this. And if they dont fix the root of the problem you will just be replacing thumbsticks over and over again. Not a good idea

    • @qwertykeyboard5901
      @qwertykeyboard5901 2 года назад +5

      We should use optical sensors instead of variable resistors

    • @stoopidhaters
      @stoopidhaters 2 года назад +5

      You can, but it involves soldering 🙄

  • @keithobrien149
    @keithobrien149 3 года назад +581

    “You get what you pay for” is something that applies to almost everything except for the gaming industry as worth a buy said.

    • @dBm_drillingbits
      @dBm_drillingbits 3 года назад +3

      Amen!

    • @oldarthurmorgan6319
      @oldarthurmorgan6319 3 года назад +27

      Honestly 60 dollars for a PS4 controller that is useless after like 3 months because it's drifting and slowing down my sens when I turn to the left ugh the only thing is the actual console is pretty cheap for what you get like 300 for a PS4 and it can play games pretty well

    • @The_Patbey
      @The_Patbey 3 года назад +1

      @@oldarthurmorgan6319 I think you're abusing your controller then

    • @oldarthurmorgan6319
      @oldarthurmorgan6319 3 года назад +18

      @@The_Patbey I legit am not I don't throw it I don't eat infront of it nothing like that

    • @The_Patbey
      @The_Patbey 3 года назад

      @@oldarthurmorgan6319 🤨🤨🤨

  • @eliasdailey3911
    @eliasdailey3911 3 года назад +402

    This is the intellectual equivalent of Steven hawking telling you how to restart your router

    • @elijahharris9784
      @elijahharris9784 3 года назад +4

      That man was a genius RIP to him

    • @eliasdailey3911
      @eliasdailey3911 3 года назад

      @@aidenwhiting5131 yes that’s what you do when you tell jokes, you exaggerate. Being someone so smart and popular as yourself, I’m sure you’re very familiar with exaggerating jokes to make them funny.

    • @eliasdailey3911
      @eliasdailey3911 3 года назад

      @@aidenwhiting5131 and while you may find that this joke wasn’t funny, I’m sure in your infinite wisdom you realize that I didn’t make it just for you. Since you’ve fundamentally have proven that you’re very funny by criticizing my post, then I’m sure you can make something even funnier right?

    • @Yepitsmedude
      @Yepitsmedude 3 года назад

      @@aidenwhiting5131 bro... it’s a joke

    • @Yepitsmedude
      @Yepitsmedude 3 года назад

      @@eliasdailey3911 the joke was funny. He just happens to be boring at parties

  • @user-vm3fm1cp8s
    @user-vm3fm1cp8s 3 года назад +1032

    FFS.... for $70 I’d expect a great controller, no exceptions

    • @Zeroshiki
      @Zeroshiki 3 года назад +222

      Exactly. Shit in the gaming industry keeps going up and up in price but the quality keeps going down. It's bullshit.

    • @Cronyth
      @Cronyth 3 года назад +132

      @@Zeroshiki EXACTLYYY. I never had to deal with this shit on Xbox 360. PS4 has drift the absolute worst tho

    • @Zeroshiki
      @Zeroshiki 3 года назад +85

      @@Cronyth It really does. I've been a die-hard fan of PlayStation foe a long time and I don't remember having this problem on PS3, 2 or 1, either. Something with these new ones, feels like they're doing it on purpose like Apple does. Make something shitty, mark up the price, profit.

    • @Jamooson_
      @Jamooson_ 3 года назад +13

      @@Zeroshiki don’t know if this is universal or what but had my ps4 since 2016 and only been through 1 controller. Have 3 and only one has an issue which is something broke off the potentiometer I think, otherwise they’re been very good to me and are absolutely fine. Didn’t know so many people had issues. Either I’m lucky or a lot of you just got bought bad controllers

    • @diego5909
      @diego5909 3 года назад +17

      @@Jamooson_ my ps4 controller is pretty old and doesn’t have controller drift but my Nintendo switch joycons are like a year old and the controller drift is really bad

  • @crangejo
    @crangejo 3 года назад +77

    The real reason they don't want you opening the controllers is that they want you to encounter resistance when trying to repair them, or extend their use, so that you go and buy a new one.

  • @ijustsawthat
    @ijustsawthat 3 года назад +33

    Video : Controllers last 2 Million Cycles
    Me: So... 2 smash rounds ???

  • @treymtz
    @treymtz 3 года назад +120

    Controller drift needs to freakin go. This is 2021.

    • @Fenris2
      @Fenris2 3 года назад +6

      Cheap plastic and rubber

    • @EpicGamer1.
      @EpicGamer1. 3 года назад +5

      @@Fenris2 exactly.

    • @albertalberto2288
      @albertalberto2288 2 года назад +9

      Controller drift makes them money! Makes us buy new controllers, so i don’t think that will happen

    • @SportsFan-vq9kk
      @SportsFan-vq9kk 2 года назад

      @@albertalberto2288 That's stupid

  • @venomtailOG
    @venomtailOG 3 года назад +399

    Man the PS2 controllers were built like tanks. All of my controllers still work, some even after 10 years of having layers of dust

    • @wiktor3727
      @wiktor3727 3 года назад +63

      The Xbox 360 controllers are similar. It's just so wellmade

    • @vinimooraess
      @vinimooraess 3 года назад +12

      For me it's the complete opposite, ps2 controllers would break in a few months but both my ps4 controllers still work perfectly after 4 years, tbh i never had any controller drift issue since the ps2

    • @hartleeroy197
      @hartleeroy197 3 года назад +25

      Back then every thing was build like tanks

    • @ChuckBassFGC
      @ChuckBassFGC 3 года назад +7

      That’s weird, I’ve had my ps4 controller for 7 years and no controller drift, both the rubbers are fucked tho. Same for the ps2 controllers tho

    • @64-bit6
      @64-bit6 3 года назад +1

      gamecube too

  • @alex_oiman
    @alex_oiman 3 года назад +39

    telling me the shit will go bad in 200hours doesnt excuse the fact that it goes bad in 200 hours.
    but hey, good thing we have touchpads literally no one asked for

    • @chazzilla8919
      @chazzilla8919 3 года назад

      I have over 395 hours in smash ultimate already and I'm not experiencing drift yet so that's good

    • @nycempirestate4689
      @nycempirestate4689 3 года назад +1

      @@chazzilla8919 It doesn’t necessarily always have to be, “your controller moving by itself.” Sometime it can be your in game camera moving a little to far in one direction. If you feel as though your sticks aren’t as responsive as they used to be, this is still stick drift IMO. Mostly because it all stems from the same problem. Those problems being dirt and grime getting into the mechanisms, or general wear and tear.

    • @chazzilla8919
      @chazzilla8919 3 года назад

      @@nycempirestate4689 I didn't know that if the camera prefers one direction over another that's drift. Thanks for letting me know! I also mostly play on pro controller with joycons sometimes do note that

    • @Dizzy_Shows
      @Dizzy_Shows 3 года назад +1

      I got drift on the dualsense in 3 weeks of having the ps5 . I only played for about 50hr so disappointing

    • @alex_oiman
      @alex_oiman 3 года назад

      @@Dizzy_Shows oof. theres more and more reasons not to buy a ds for my pc

  • @morky3673
    @morky3673 3 года назад +184

    "Drift never used to be a thing."
    Yeah, I sure am watching an IGN video.

    • @cashmoneyrblx8124
      @cashmoneyrblx8124 3 года назад +8

      I never had drift on my Nintendo 3ds

    • @morky3673
      @morky3673 3 года назад +14

      @@cashmoneyrblx8124 because it uses axial deadzone. Doesnt even have an analog stick

    • @Nicolas-qc3jf
      @Nicolas-qc3jf 3 года назад +1

      @@cashmoneyrblx8124 Yeah, instead you get a thumbstick that breaks if you play anything that isn't an RPG on it. Try playing more than a couple weeks of smash on a 3ds and see what happens.

    • @cashmoneyrblx8124
      @cashmoneyrblx8124 3 года назад +5

      @@Nicolas-qc3jf already did

    • @celticcomradelad1850
      @celticcomradelad1850 3 года назад +36

      I personally never had issues with stick drift until the ps4 and xbox one era, lost 3 ps4 controllers and two xbox controllers from stick drift alone. Never had this issue with PS2, PS3, Xbox, or Xbox 360.

  • @Jemski_T
    @Jemski_T 3 года назад +1007

    Lets be honest here. The big 3 gaming companies would rather go through the lawsuit than try to change their fabrication process. Paying for the lawsuit is much cheaper and they can recuperate the money lost by dragging out the lawsuit by years. Changing their production lines though on the other hand would be so much more expensive to do. I really hope we can come to a middle ground with this though so we can all have a better lifespan for our controllers.

    • @foxlance
      @foxlance 3 года назад +107

      As far as I know, they don't own these fabs. Specifically, these potentiometers are the third party. Notice they are called ALPS in the video (alpsalpine.com I believe). The potentiometer from the PSP Slim (2000) was not soldered but was simply screwed and uses contact points. Why PS ever moved away from such I could never imagine, unless they simply want it harder to repair so you buy more every time it broke. Imagine giving your customer the ability to change potentiometers for USD $1.25 instead of buying a new one for USD $60.0?

    • @ArmedBatman
      @ArmedBatman 3 года назад +55

      @@foxlance shhhhh you know too much.

    • @felito21
      @felito21 3 года назад +4

      @@ArmedBatman lol

    • @mancerrss
      @mancerrss 3 года назад +5

      That makes a lot of sense. You're unto something here

    • @sakelaine2953
      @sakelaine2953 3 года назад +14

      Stop buying pieces of shit made by companies that aren't interested in making anything but cheap crap
      BAM, problem SOLVED

  • @philippkrueger4410
    @philippkrueger4410 3 года назад +303

    Ive gone through 4 DS4 controllers already... And my Game Cube controller that came with the console on 2005 still works fine and doesnt drift at all.

    • @jplusosec977
      @jplusosec977 3 года назад +33

      My 4 N64 controller that my dad bought when the n64 came out aswell. With a absurd amount of game play. Goldeneye multiplayer.

    • @Thats-Akumetsu
      @Thats-Akumetsu 3 года назад +48

      @@jplusosec977 my ps2 controller is over a decade old and is still working perfectly

    • @nonterrestriaI
      @nonterrestriaI 3 года назад +37

      I've gone threw over a dozen Ps4 controllers in a few years..
      Yet my Original Ps1 and Ps2 controller ALL still work.

    • @jplusosec977
      @jplusosec977 3 года назад +1

      @@nonterrestriaI I don't play that much ps4 so my controller is good for now. But I tend to take really good care of all my stuff. ps3,n64, 3party ps2 controllers. With them mostly selling new consoles at a loss I can see them cheaping out on the controllers.

    • @justiceprovider9822
      @justiceprovider9822 3 года назад +20

      @@nonterrestriaI Planned obsolescence

  • @ryanhashimoto9189
    @ryanhashimoto9189 3 года назад +19

    So frustrating especially when none of my controllers have taken physical damage

    • @ncshuriken
      @ncshuriken 3 года назад +2

      Same here, I treat all my stuff with care. Fuck splashing £45 on a new pad though, I took the whole thing apart, right down to stripping the analogue stick housings open and removing those "contact discs" then got some switch cleaner in there. It was extremely fiddly and a bit worrying but it seems to have fixed it. Not like I had anything to lose if it went wrong.

  • @kevinallain2415
    @kevinallain2415 3 года назад +75

    What I find shameful is that they keep increasing the prices of the controlers for features (or at least that's the reason given) but they will most likely die out or be useless anyway, e.g. trackpad.

    • @xmarksthespot1372
      @xmarksthespot1372 2 года назад +5

      Exactly, why the hell would I want to but another controller that will probably break in month, that also cost the same price as a knew freaking car.

  • @VCofdaG
    @VCofdaG 3 года назад +766

    Now this is rare from IGN.
    A genuinely great ideia for a video, and well executed as well.
    Give this guy a raise and more screentime on the channel

    • @2drealms196
      @2drealms196 3 года назад +25

      I agree the University of Sanfransisco should give a raise to Astrophysist and USF instructor Aaron White. He should also be hired onto IGN to do part time consulting on tech stuff.
      Its too bad that IGN guy kept hogging the screentime, if it was entirely devoted to Aaron he could have gone into further detail about the drift and how to fix it.

    • @martinromer6997
      @martinromer6997 3 года назад +11

      @@2drealms196 THIS. Also, I love (read:despise) how the video thumbnail actually reads "Scientist explains how to fix controller drift", yet no actual fix is offered in the video. Top content, IGN, bravo.

    • @TheGamingDandy
      @TheGamingDandy 3 года назад +14

      @@martinromer6997 I mean, he offered 2 fix suggestions. I think they meant "fix" as in a systematic fix, not how to fix your personal controller.

    • @martinromer6997
      @martinromer6997 3 года назад +9

      @@TheGamingDandy I'd still call the thumbnail misleading. "Start building controllers that aren't shitty" is hardly a fix viewers can use.

    • @pouglas2714
      @pouglas2714 3 года назад +1

      @AggrievedCommenter you seriously can’t be defending a game review company that can’t even make competent reviews.

  • @matthewhacker236
    @matthewhacker236 3 года назад +140

    Dude they got a whole ass astrophysicist for controller drift💀

    • @Gideon13397
      @Gideon13397 3 года назад +2

      It's like that time that university funded a study to determine whether trans women are more likely to dominate olympic sports than actual women. You can guess what the results were 😆.

  • @noelr9376
    @noelr9376 3 года назад +26

    I like the modular idea of being able to swap the joystick. That just makes sense. They should seriously consider this an option.

    • @ov3rkill
      @ov3rkill 2 года назад +5

      Not if they're making money from the sales of controllers alone.

    • @kushalkarmur3314
      @kushalkarmur3314 Год назад +2

      Sony and microsoft heard you
      Dual sense edge and elite series core 2
      swap-able sticks

  • @kcatalanarts
    @kcatalanarts 3 года назад +149

    Hey! That was my Astronomy Lab Instructor for college!! He was one of the best teachers ever. Took us to the planetarium to relax and have class in.

    • @wedoaliltrollin2978
      @wedoaliltrollin2978 3 года назад +1

      cool

    • @freeuse3926
      @freeuse3926 2 года назад +3

      cap

    • @sajivfx6313
      @sajivfx6313 2 года назад +2

      cappity cap, but if that’s true, cool

    • @kcatalanarts
      @kcatalanarts 2 года назад +3

      No really! No cap, He even showed us Tim and Eric’s universe skit for our first day, and made a joke about why the Cancer Zodiac sign is the worst with a Greek myth story. He made us memorize at least 15 constellations as our final. He gave out his PSN to my classmates as well.

    • @kcatalanarts
      @kcatalanarts 2 года назад +3

      He was still an undergrad at that time and was the Vice President of the astronomy club too. I think he teaches physics now?

  • @Divineniijigamer
    @Divineniijigamer 3 года назад +276

    He forgot to mention shooting games are even worse.

    • @dariuscross2946
      @dariuscross2946 3 года назад +27

      Fighting games are even worse than shooting games

    • @Divineniijigamer
      @Divineniijigamer 3 года назад +34

      @@dariuscross2946 I wouldn't say that because you do a lot more movement a Call of Duty etc.

    • @dariuscross2946
      @dariuscross2946 3 года назад +38

      @@Divineniijigamer in fighting games like smash some combos are nearly frame perfect, in a game where 1 mistake could cost an entire game can be game changing, each combo you learn has different timing in lag which is why top players often go for easier combos in order play optimally online but I can see what you mean, fortnite has alot of movement, overall games like fighter z and marvel vs capcom 3 all face the same problem 😩, maybe 5g will save us

    • @FirstLast-ob1hr
      @FirstLast-ob1hr 3 года назад +20

      @@Divineniijigamer cod is so easy and aim assist is so strong the game's skill ceiling is capped low for controller players. I use to mostly play fps like apex/halo/cod and i have to say they are so much easier than fighting games. In a fighting game one misinput can drop an entire combo or make you use the wrong move. Stfu about cod "movement" apex movement is 100% better and harder anyways

    • @juanurena87
      @juanurena87 3 года назад +3

      @@dariuscross2946 that's false

  • @MrOnboard
    @MrOnboard 3 года назад +253

    IGN:"We went to the university of San Francisco to talk to Aaron White"
    Cuts to video call.🙃

  • @GuyLogen
    @GuyLogen 3 года назад +50

    A few hundred hours isn’t enough for a controller that you pay almost 100 dollars on (more than that in different countries). They should bump it up to a few thousand hours and people won’t mind the initial price bump if the controller will last the lifespan of atleast 3 few hundred hour Controllers.

    • @tklatt8431
      @tklatt8431 3 года назад +8

      They make them break easily so u buy more controllers

    • @dra6o0n
      @dra6o0n 3 года назад +2

      It really doesn't help that they lock down controllers to the ps5 and not allow custom controllers.

    • @venomdank965
      @venomdank965 3 года назад +2

      I just bought a Elite today... I paid $250... They always fuck 3rd world countries on electronics.. Only the High mid class and rich can get them....

  • @PRIM3TACTiCZ1
    @PRIM3TACTiCZ1 3 года назад +8

    The controller that came out with My ps4 ( that I bought in 2015 ) has been going strong no problem. But these new controllers last almost a 10months - a year before there's issues

    • @albertalberto2288
      @albertalberto2288 2 года назад +3

      I bought it in the same year and that controller worked for 3 years! But the new ones don’t get more than 4 or 5 months

  • @SalivatingSteve
    @SalivatingSteve 3 года назад +150

    These controllers are NOT cheap costing $70-80! So they better be good AND reliable!

    • @alexradice8163
      @alexradice8163 3 года назад +1

      For the tech, lol ya they're cheap

    • @juke414
      @juke414 3 года назад +40

      @@alexradice8163 It costs sony 18 dollars to make a ps4 controller and they sell it for 60$, not sure about ps5. But that price is stupid for a controller that sometimes won’t survive a year

    • @StillEvol-
      @StillEvol- 3 года назад

      @@juke414 honestly if it's barely lasting you a year that's something you did

    • @Thecleetus
      @Thecleetus 3 года назад +2

      I make 30 bucks a week and that shit barely gets me 4 meals

    • @alexradice8163
      @alexradice8163 3 года назад +2

      @@Thecleetus bro that's tuff

  • @SiiCKIViiBE
    @SiiCKIViiBE 3 года назад +145

    If only these companies actually cared about their consumers.

    • @jaysibiri
      @jaysibiri 3 года назад +17

      They care about the money in our wallets and how many controllers we can buy

    • @legendlonewolf6009
      @legendlonewolf6009 3 года назад +7

      Just like the government 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @Umbra_Nazgul
      @Umbra_Nazgul 3 года назад +1

      @A K oh the irony of your ingorant comment

    • @davidjorquera4192
      @davidjorquera4192 3 года назад

      Honestly I'd pay the extra 10/20 bucks for a controller if it could last more than 1 yr without suffering from stick drift

    • @GodSkul
      @GodSkul 3 года назад +3

      @@Umbra_Nazgul oh the irony of your ignorant comment

  • @syzygy2464
    @syzygy2464 3 года назад +13

    Every now and again IGN impresses me by posting something resembling newsworthy

  • @kuda9464
    @kuda9464 3 года назад +7

    We need them to be modular with easily replaceable parts, that's my favorite option.

  • @XxZombieAlexxX
    @XxZombieAlexxX 3 года назад +121

    I’ve had a controller with a drift and held off on getting a new controller because they were 60$ ‘s. I finally bought a new one and it immediately had the same problem.
    This was on the ps4.

    • @pooka1454
      @pooka1454 3 года назад +23

      I'm buying a new controller a month, it's seriously fucked up

    • @KaiNagakami
      @KaiNagakami 2 года назад +2

      Same

    • @riduckulus1574
      @riduckulus1574 2 года назад +5

      I bought a 2 pack back in August and both already suffering from drift before September ended.

    • @stoopidhaters
      @stoopidhaters 2 года назад +3

      Easy fix, but still scummy on Sony's part. Not everyone has the time to open up there Controller and clean out the Potentiometers.

    • @stoopidhaters
      @stoopidhaters 2 года назад +7

      @Neil N Please don't blame Capatilism, blame the Greedy Companies. There are still Honest people out there that sell Great Quality Products for Great Prices.

  • @BlueV205
    @BlueV205 3 года назад +69

    Now I kinda feel bad for spinning my analog stick when the game is loading out of habit.

    • @arhxm9066
      @arhxm9066 3 года назад +2

      Ahh yes im not the only one thank God😅

    • @kevinl606
      @kevinl606 3 года назад +4

      I stopped after my controllers started drifting once 🤣

    • @tentedkarma7465
      @tentedkarma7465 3 года назад

      But why

    • @BlueV205
      @BlueV205 3 года назад +4

      @@tentedkarma7465 Watch the video. It basically reduces your analog cycle by a ton.

    • @tentedkarma7465
      @tentedkarma7465 3 года назад

      @@BlueV205 no way really

  • @saitamahero2516
    @saitamahero2516 3 года назад +1

    My control just starting having a drift then I see this video

  • @KentaElZeroM
    @KentaElZeroM 3 года назад +15

    I've found that slightly separating that green square from the joy stick mechanism fixes the drift. Though if you don't wanna void your warranty i would just leave it and deal with it until you get a new controller.

    • @sturmx96
      @sturmx96 Год назад

      Thanks a lot. Thought I'd have to throw away an ‘open box‘ controller I bought from an asshole on ebay which came dirty and with heavy drifting left stick. Tried bw100 with no improvements at all, I found that pushing that green piece fixed an issue but I couldn't keep it under the pressure obviously. Your solution worked. I'm just thinking how long it will last.

  • @thekingnumberone2427
    @thekingnumberone2427 3 года назад +273

    Every PlayStation 4 controller I've had. Has had controller drift at one point.

    • @Posit_Zero_Blue
      @Posit_Zero_Blue 3 года назад +36

      YUP!! Drift, or the L3 shitting the bed. I've gone thru 4 controllers during the PS4 console life. I had the same 2 all thru PS3's life.

    • @intelchip_x86
      @intelchip_x86 3 года назад +36

      and somehow my ps2 controller has no drift

    • @hurrdurrherpderp3283
      @hurrdurrherpderp3283 3 года назад +4

      Somehow none of my dualshock 4s had any stick drift that had any effect on the gameplay, all I noticed was slight drifting on the warzone map. But the dualsense that came with the PS5 I got at launch started having drift issues after two months and shortly after became unusable due to right stick having really erratic upwards drift that constantly changes the intensity so deadzone cant really fix the issue.

    • @jamessnyder3807
      @jamessnyder3807 3 года назад

      Yeah. I don’t think they’ve suddenly chosen cheaper pots (electrical engineer short for potentiometers). The switch does have a somewhat different design and is maybe more prone with the compact design but I suspect the PS5 controllers are getting caught up in some higher awareness around the Nintendo lawsuit. Fwiw haven’t seen any drift with either and we’ve put hundreds of hours on a PS5 and a switch.

    • @hurrdurrherpderp3283
      @hurrdurrherpderp3283 3 года назад +3

      @@jamessnyder3807 I'm pretty sure ALPS switched to cheaper materials in their products since the older PS4 controllers I have got no issues with drift. But the controllers I've gotten in the past year or two all have some form of drift and the PS5 controller is unusable because it drifts so hard.

  • @johnvocatura1019
    @johnvocatura1019 3 года назад +793

    I like the subject and style IGN. Nice job.

    • @IGNGames
      @IGNGames  3 года назад +82

      Thanks for watching! - Zach

    • @rileysgamerandshorts6864
      @rileysgamerandshorts6864 3 года назад +2

      @@IGNGames I am impressed

    • @franbsb
      @franbsb 3 года назад +1

      IF this trouble cant be solved I Will adopt keyboard and mouse to play ps5 games.. Sorry Sony..

    • @Ccubed92
      @Ccubed92 3 года назад

      @Kzaxrtij Skather your on here to be negative?

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep 3 года назад

      I like how the guy looks like Trevor Phillips

  • @Nesty9
    @Nesty9 3 года назад +11

    those days when u could open your controller and clean the muck out of it where the good days

  • @astrosnipa5752
    @astrosnipa5752 3 года назад +36

    I love how he said we never had this problem in the past. Yes we did 😂 it’s been years of sad drift

    • @sethreign8103
      @sethreign8103 3 года назад +14

      Pretty sure he's talking pre PS3 era. Back then this issue was so rare.

    • @Gideon13397
      @Gideon13397 3 года назад +4

      @@sethreign8103 That's also false. The Dualshock 2 was buggy as hell too.

    • @jakemoonwolf1079
      @jakemoonwolf1079 3 года назад +9

      I mean it wasn't as common back then even newer ones drift in a month or two.

    • @nolangeorge921
      @nolangeorge921 3 года назад

      I have only had stick drift on N64. The joysticks were crap. Plastic rubbing on plastic.

    • @nolangeorge921
      @nolangeorge921 3 года назад +2

      To this day other than the N64 I’ve never had stick drift issues. I’m starting to feel like I’m the only one.

  • @andreweccles4322
    @andreweccles4322 3 года назад +45

    I love how everyone says dust first but never cheap materials FIRST

  • @aozf05
    @aozf05 3 года назад +123

    That didn't really explain why my PS2 analog sticks are still in good working order after having played dozens of games over many years while my Joy Cons and Dualshock 4 started drifting within a year after a small handful of games.

    • @willnottell6350
      @willnottell6350 3 года назад +17

      If I really had to guess is that they traded more smooth and precise movement for faulty mechanics. PS2 controllers were cheaper, but as they age also tend to get a little rough to move. At the same time tho, they were also way more durable. But if I have to guess it’s a basic enough mechanic behind the controller so there are less small pieces that can break.

    • @thestigseasterncousin
      @thestigseasterncousin 3 года назад +9

      Same with both of my PS3 Slim controller. They've been flying over 10 years now. And I never had a stick drift 😂🤷‍♂️

    • @dsilverleaf4668
      @dsilverleaf4668 2 года назад

      Because at the time xbox was king.

    • @stoopidhaters
      @stoopidhaters 2 года назад +1

      @@willnottell6350 True, I noticed that my Gamecube Controllers aren't as smooth and accurate as my Switch Pro Controller.

    • @ceffydriver
      @ceffydriver 2 года назад +7

      Luckily I can explain this one to you.
      After having drift issues AND the l3 r3 buttons failing to work I pulled apart my ps4 controllers to be greeted by those small green potentiometers, small chassis that has plastic internals and a really small plastic star 1mm thick that contacts the micro switch for button L/R3.
      I pulled apart my old ps3 controllers, a rock candy controller and a logitech f310.
      What I found is that older controllers (ps2 to ps3 era) have a larger joystick chassis, the button actuator (also the axle for Y direction) is long and goes across the whole micro switch and is sometimes metal like the logitech f310.
      So in short the older controllers are by far more robust as the potentiometers have larger wipes with a longer radial path and the axle that depresses on the button doesn't wear down.

  • @pigsempire1839
    @pigsempire1839 3 года назад +7

    My xbox one controller has worked perfectly for five years, got the series x for Christmas and i already got drift, personally id be willing to fork up a little more cash for a controller that actually lasts

  • @Oomze
    @Oomze 3 года назад +4

    The Ds3 was so reliable it still works for me 11 yrs later.

  • @arfink
    @arfink 3 года назад +94

    Sega Dreamcast used hall effect sensors for joysticks and triggers that don't wear out like this, and maintain highly consistent and accurate sensing. Maybe it's time for that to make a comeback.

    • @arfink
      @arfink 3 года назад +20

      @@subtegral in my day, there wasn't a distinction.

    • @MonguzTea
      @MonguzTea 3 года назад +2

      The dualshock 3 had it as well, but pots are marginally cheaper.

    • @junaydfisher211
      @junaydfisher211 3 года назад +3

      I remember the Nintendo Wii's nun chuck not having this problem or I could be mistaken and those were cheap, couldn't Nintendo do what they did there?

    • @emperorfaiz
      @emperorfaiz 3 года назад

      I know there is an arcade stick module using the same kind of sensor.

    • @Clara_Page
      @Clara_Page 3 года назад +1

      I've not had great experiences with the dreamcast's analogue inputs in the past, I found them very inaccurate but im willing to try the tech again if it fixes the rampant stick dift issues we have nowadays.

  • @OGbluetooth_
    @OGbluetooth_ 3 года назад +342

    Only thing I can say is, imagine playing apex on switch lmao

    • @ncshuriken
      @ncshuriken 3 года назад +13

      Or on PS4, with basically any game where the camera suddenly jerking upwards is bad (which is most games these days since its 80% shooters).

    • @dexteroreo3392
      @dexteroreo3392 3 года назад +5

      @@ncshuriken Happens on ps5 too. Sony cheaped out on that part.

    • @ved2367
      @ved2367 3 года назад +5

      Man fuck this im irritated

    • @coltchristian4860
      @coltchristian4860 3 года назад +2

      I have no choice but to play apex on switch🤧

    • @nixsur4573
      @nixsur4573 3 года назад +5

      @@ncshuriken breaking news: happens at xbox one too

  • @freak3dot
    @freak3dot 3 года назад +4

    Another solution that wasn't discussed is a software fix. If it drifts by a predictable amount, that amount could be ignored by the software. Assuming the controllers have some kind of unique id, this drift value could be tied to that specific controller. Of course, this would necessitate some sort of "fix drift" screen in the config.

  • @renamamiya8092
    @renamamiya8092 2 года назад +1

    I was here trying to find out what was causing my stick to “drift”. Turns out my right shoulder button was stuck down.

  • @maxchronicler
    @maxchronicler 3 года назад +480

    Wow IGN finally a great video. BRAVO!

    • @IGNGames
      @IGNGames  3 года назад +93

      RIght on! Thanks for watching. - Zach

    • @maxchronicler
      @maxchronicler 3 года назад +25

      @@IGNGames keep up the good work I might sub again.

    • @maxchronicler
      @maxchronicler 3 года назад +3

      @@subtegral 🦧

    • @GhostOfJohnLennon
      @GhostOfJohnLennon 3 года назад +2

      @@maxchronicler they don’t want you

    • @maxchronicler
      @maxchronicler 3 года назад

      @@GhostOfJohnLennon who asked you 😂😂😂 by the way are you them? No so STFU

  • @keithp8506
    @keithp8506 3 года назад +509

    The fact that Aaron White can explain controller drift to the world but can’t fix his crooked glasses shows you no one can have everything.

    • @ssgssbeet4133
      @ssgssbeet4133 3 года назад +3

      Lol

    • @anthonyshanaman5637
      @anthonyshanaman5637 3 года назад +8

      His face is crooked

    • @theistnate
      @theistnate 3 года назад +6

      Violation

    • @faufaufau
      @faufaufau 3 года назад +16

      Just like he said, 3 factors, but you can only pick 2

    • @betwilliams420
      @betwilliams420 3 года назад +2

      Literally scrolling through looking for a comment about his crooked glasses LOL

  • @parkourjesus1614
    @parkourjesus1614 3 года назад +1

    Things just aren't made like they used to be either. I've been using the same xbox 360 wired white controller that came with the first edition xbox 360 and between Halo, Oblivion, Skyrim, KOA Reckoning, AC and Destiny I've e a s i l y put 10,000hrs over the course of 10ish years into it and those are just my most played games, yet I'm still not experiencing controller drift to this day. Now if I plug it into my laptop I get ever so slight drift, but it's so insubstantial setting a tiny tiny deadzone is enought to mitigate it. Nothing is built to last anymore.

  • @Tom--Ace
    @Tom--Ace 3 года назад +3

    I would have expected high end controllers like the Xbox elite series to use hall sensors. Its ridiculous that hall sensors are not being used, when joysticks have long taken advantage of them in high precision/high reliability applications

  • @paulm394
    @paulm394 3 года назад +210

    They got a physicist in to explain planned obsolescence lmao

    • @el-danihasbiarta1200
      @el-danihasbiarta1200 3 года назад +4

      lmaoo

    • @ok_listen
      @ok_listen 3 года назад

      HAHAHA

    • @TheDukeOfReason
      @TheDukeOfReason 3 года назад +2

      Taking a leaf from the light bulb companies. 😂

    • @bingbung
      @bingbung 3 года назад +3

      @@TheDukeOfReason u saw the RUclips video too.

    • @Roach22
      @Roach22 3 года назад

      So you're confused too that IGN got someone who studies the stars and the universe to explain how a controller works?

  • @steven9674
    @steven9674 3 года назад +82

    Man every hardcore gamer needs to watch this video. This definitely cleared some things up for me and made me sad as a rocket league player. Makes sense of why I go through 3-4 controllers a year now.

    • @dirtydirtsgt4751
      @dirtydirtsgt4751 3 года назад +5

      Or every switch owners lol

    • @FRMC_SALMON
      @FRMC_SALMON 3 года назад +1

      I used to play rocket league a lot but I got stick drift on my PS4 controller and i couldn’t play as well as I used too

    • @octane6778
      @octane6778 3 года назад +4

      I have right stick drift and I basically have to control recoil in rocket league lol

    • @steven9674
      @steven9674 3 года назад

      @@octane6778 LMAO big F's bro out here playing warzone in rl 😂😂😂

    • @octane6778
      @octane6778 3 года назад +1

      @@steven9674 honestly tho it made my recoil control better I wish I was kidding but it’s almost perfect now

  • @jmton6510
    @jmton6510 17 дней назад

    Having an astrophysicist explain stick drift is like having fentanyl for a head ache

  • @frederichencarnacion8109
    @frederichencarnacion8109 3 года назад +3

    "Couple hundred hours" that explains why my controller couldn't survive my 1300 hours in monster hunter

    • @Dizzy_Shows
      @Dizzy_Shows 3 года назад

      My dualsense only lasted like 50hr

  • @FrancO-pp5hu
    @FrancO-pp5hu 3 года назад +106

    The PSP disrespect in the beginning was uncalled for. Best handheld ever!!!

    • @Hope_Upstairs
      @Hope_Upstairs 3 года назад +7

      Ok so what about ALL THE NINTENDO HANDHELDS?

    • @Clara_Page
      @Clara_Page 3 года назад +2

      Best handheld for modding definitely and I love the face buttons & dpad on the psp 2000 but I prefer nintendo portables in general.

    • @Hope_Upstairs
      @Hope_Upstairs 3 года назад +2

      @@Clara_Page the 3ds had better homebrew support

    • @toone1562
      @toone1562 3 года назад

      @@Hope_Upstairs the vita does

    • @toone1562
      @toone1562 3 года назад

      @@Clara_Page best handheld for modding? The Vita?

  • @cumdoctor3537
    @cumdoctor3537 3 года назад +178

    Me gets Controler Drift
    Me: I guess I have to put the joystick in my mouth and blow air into it

    • @Monster3Games
      @Monster3Games 3 года назад +1

      Yeees!!!!!

    • @amishaa...
      @amishaa... 3 года назад +1

      So true 😩

    • @Gum-Gum_King
      @Gum-Gum_King 3 года назад +1

      I controlled controller drift by blowing soft air into it

    • @angelvee11
      @angelvee11 3 года назад +15

      Sounds ridiculous I know but welcome to the 90's problem solving trick. Nintendo and Sega counsels.

    • @thatboy7401
      @thatboy7401 3 года назад +11

      Bruh I started hitting my controller to fix it
      And it's crazy that it actually worked now I haven't had controller drifting in like 6 months

  • @BlazeInferno360
    @BlazeInferno360 2 года назад +1

    My controller drift is so bad that I can't play my PS5. I was so excited to play my PS5 that I completely ignored this issue...

  • @RichardCyberPunk
    @RichardCyberPunk 2 года назад +1

    My 14 year old PS2 controller still works. Also, my 3 year old Logitech F310 controller also still works. Seems, the older controllers have better sticks than the latest versions of Sony,Xbox and Nintendo.

  • @amvolret8326
    @amvolret8326 3 года назад +25

    rather than adding the useless features like track pads, blowers, haptic feedbacka and a speaker they should give quality analogue sticks.

  • @951258tike22
    @951258tike22 3 года назад +18

    I never knew what people meant by drifting until this year when my dualshock 3 started doing it. I always just thought people were pushing too hard on the sticks, wearing out the spring tension until the stick rests outside of the deadzone. Crazy seeing the difference between the two in person. Really depressing because the DS3 is hard to find new these days.

  • @joshuaashton8948
    @joshuaashton8948 Год назад +1

    im shocked that the 30 year old technology of hall effect joysticks wasn’t mentioned at all. it was literally used decades ago by game companies, and has no physical contact internally since it uses magnets, resulting in better precision and durability. expected better reporting IGN

  • @latinman7698
    @latinman7698 Год назад +2

    Im 46 and been gaming all my life and never had stick drift in the past. 3 months into my ps5 use and controller has severe drift issues. My switch has drift issues about 7 months in. Unacceptable! These companies know there is an issue but choose to bilk customers by having them buy new controllers!

  • @illuzions1615
    @illuzions1615 3 года назад +13

    So basically we the consumers have to deal with defective controllers that the company knows aren't going to work as intended after about 100 hours of play time and we have to give them more money for controllers that are inevitably going to stop working again after a few hundred more hours. I'd rather pay extra for a reliable higher quality controller than constantly having to go buy new controllers for my games to work as intended.

  • @limitless8877
    @limitless8877 3 года назад +8

    Fun fact: nintendo's joycons also have some system software issues. When my brother and I got a new pair of joycons because our old pair was drifting terribly, we connected the new ones and they started drifting straight out of the box. We had to manually get rid of the controller on our system for the system to recognize the new one and stop the drift, proving that it's not only a controller problem , but a system error too

  • @Badumtss2468
    @Badumtss2468 2 года назад +1

    I think, I faced this in my PSP as well. All these technology advancements and yet controller drift ain't solved yet.

  • @RikiGuitarist
    @RikiGuitarist 5 месяцев назад +1

    The Dreamcast controller is over 20 years old, and it uses Hall Effect triggers and thumbstick. If you want to use old technology, use that.

  • @Gjallarprawn
    @Gjallarprawn 3 года назад +23

    i think its a mix of making a product as cheap as possible and planned obsolescence

  • @limberlad
    @limberlad 3 года назад +37

    I think those cycles translate into 5 hours of game play on Mario Party 64

    • @MercenaryJames
      @MercenaryJames 3 года назад +2

      Would explain why N64 controller joysticks wear out so quickly.

    • @rabbyd542
      @rabbyd542 3 года назад

      Hahahaha. Palms looking like you got crucified after a 20 round game.

    • @dddangerdick
      @dddangerdick 3 года назад

      @@MercenaryJames maybe, but I had never even played Mario party before my controllers were drifting.

    • @elcoolhaag7737
      @elcoolhaag7737 3 года назад

      Or 1 hour of dragon ball budokai tenkaichi 3

    • @gold___er7288
      @gold___er7288 3 года назад

      Or 15 minutes in botw

  • @samscreativefarm
    @samscreativefarm 2 года назад

    He said that no resistance generates a lot of heat but it’s exactly the opposite and low resistance wires are ideal, the problem is that we can’t afford to make electronics with no resistance wires yet because the wires and junctions would need to be made of molecularly perfect carbon matrices. The reason you want to use resistors is to control the voltage in your wires because the components they supply can only work in a voltage window e.g. (1-3v dc). The whole circuit is designed to regulate the current and dissipate heat evenly across the board to stop the creation of hot spots which is always caused by electricity being lost in the form of heat which happens as it travels through any object that resists current. Another benefit of resistors is that they work like a fuse where in the event they are over supplied they blow up meaning that you can often replace them instead of burning out wires, circuits and key components.

  • @yoink8412
    @yoink8412 3 года назад +1

    Lol the game I was playing while I noticed my most recent controllers drift is on the thumbnail

  • @abeld94
    @abeld94 3 года назад +16

    Just a regular advice. I had two dualsense and both of them I still put them on the plastic bag that they came. Those copper wires inside the controllers are very sensitive to dust. So avoid that and you will increase life span to your controllers

    • @arthurvalaer5306
      @arthurvalaer5306 2 года назад

      I started putting mine away and I still got stick drift on my PS4. I stopped snacking while gaming, too. I think it's because I starting cleaning my living room less and it became more dusty when my controller was out.

  • @Yae_1995
    @Yae_1995 3 года назад +119

    This is the first ign video i watched in probably a year

    • @IGN
      @IGN 3 года назад +12

      In a year!?! Boo!
      Here, try these next -- might be up your alley as well:
      ruclips.net/video/aYg4wv3fPj8/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/aBaSuw5iXLA/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/cRoDonQqk1E/видео.html

    • @ozordiprince9405
      @ozordiprince9405 3 года назад +8

      @@IGN I watch more ign stories than actual ign videos cause of sydney goodman

    • @levidavis1093
      @levidavis1093 3 года назад

      @@IGN nice. Those are actually pretty good and interesting videos TBH, NGL

    • @sagemode1088
      @sagemode1088 3 года назад

      Right???🤣

    • @Monster3Games
      @Monster3Games 3 года назад

      Years* fixed it for us all

  • @zincyellowmach1523
    @zincyellowmach1523 2 года назад +1

    Hall effect sensors would fix this problem. Sega used them in the triggers of the dreamcast and I have upgraded rc transmitters with them. They use the hall effect rather than a physical potentiometer that wears down and eventually breaks. Only option now is to keep swapping them with new ones and get high quality ones.

  • @one_spicyboi7376
    @one_spicyboi7376 2 года назад +1

    Dear Media Outlets, It's called *"Stick Drift"* . Thank You -- Entire Gaming Community

  • @Michael59197
    @Michael59197 3 года назад +24

    "You don't want the very best. You want cheap. And I got cheap."

  • @musicunitedforever
    @musicunitedforever 3 года назад +30

    had my switch controller start drifting a couple years back, havent touched the thing in years now.

    • @dirtbikehussle61
      @dirtbikehussle61 3 года назад +2

      Let me have it. I'll take good care of it 😆

  • @antiinjusticias3892
    @antiinjusticias3892 2 года назад +2

    In short, companies increase their revenue by making shit, while fans lose their ass to Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft.

  • @cavaliervillage
    @cavaliervillage 3 года назад +1

    These companies have to fix these drifting issues soon.

  • @illusiveelk2558
    @illusiveelk2558 3 года назад +13

    8:01 exept when an elite controller starts drifting 4 months into a 3 year warranty.

  • @vector7938
    @vector7938 3 года назад +135

    And guess what: the engineers know which components they're putting into controllers and how long it takes to beat them.
    Take that as a friendly reminder, that it's unwise to blindly trust companies.
    They generally try to generate the most success with the least amount of effort. 💰💰💰

    • @Christopher-md7tf
      @Christopher-md7tf 3 года назад +26

      Buying a controller and expecting it to work for a decent amount of time isn't really "blind trust" in my book, it's just reasonable.

    • @levidavis1093
      @levidavis1093 3 года назад +4

      True story statement, brother. It's a cash grab scam

    • @coolperson4283
      @coolperson4283 3 года назад +3

      You console gamers need to wake up and demand keyboard mouse support in every games. Compared to a controller, any KBM that is half decent will outlast any controller, by a mile.

    • @Christopher-md7tf
      @Christopher-md7tf 3 года назад +22

      @@coolperson4283 lol what. Consoles are played mostly in living rooms on couches, KBM is not suitable for that at all. Also, there are tons of genres like 3D platformers and racing games that actually control way worse with that setup than with a controller.

    • @coolperson4283
      @coolperson4283 3 года назад

      @@Christopher-md7tf Then nothing can be done about it, I guess. But KBM support should be native on all games already, whether its clunky or not.

  • @GOATGamerProSticks
    @GOATGamerProSticks 3 года назад +1

    All consoles need a recalibration test bed on the X media bar at minimum, or in the button re asignment page or at the blue tooth connected object page to reset your deadspot position & size per pad its not that hard! (with cut & paste option to all pads for deadspot size) While there at it they can add the touch pad L & R zone share button & options button to remap. Stick axis flipping, Stick switching. Response curve adjustment on both axis independently (attached to the edge of your digital dead spot as zero position not under it!) And sensitivity max turn rate at outer stick bound % so we can really taylor & save setups per pad with sliders over 100% ranges in 1% increments factory reset for each setting if you mess it up. Then provide a per game save profile to really get over short sighted launches & control calibration options. Just think how many games where sunk by poor control scheme options or clunky calibration? Its infuriatingly bad & should have been fully implemented from PS3 era? Onwards. But no 3rd party endorsement & greed was just to juicy to suckle at filling the world with lanfill products chasing minimum viable product mandates not fit for intended purpose. And thats just the Digital side forgetting quality & longevity of contacts & wipers lol.

  • @foobars3816
    @foobars3816 2 года назад +1

    Really disappointed that you didn't look into the question you asked at the start of the video. Why is this more common now?
    Answer: Nintendo64 used optical and Dreamcast and DS3v1 used magnetic sensors. Why did they suddenly decide this cost was too high?

  • @ChrisWTube
    @ChrisWTube 3 года назад +21

    I thought it was more common on switch because the joy-con shell opening for the stick, is too small and doesn’t stop the mechanism being over pressed past it’s maximum position.

  • @kurtheil4922
    @kurtheil4922 3 года назад +27

    Having gone through 2 Xbox elite series 2 controllers that both began drifting within a couple of months it is clear they used the cheapest parts they could. Having paid as much as I did for the controller they should have lasted considerably longer than they did.

  • @nayeonranghae
    @nayeonranghae 3 года назад +1

    3:59 ik that, 2 new gens and one old gen ps4 controllers opened, i called the potentiometer a rotator cuff tho

  • @UA10i12
    @UA10i12 2 года назад +1

    Legally, you didn't void the warranty. The law states that the MANUFACTURER needs to prove that whatever you did broke the item in question to be able to deny a warranty claim. #NotALawyer

  • @godofspacetime333
    @godofspacetime333 3 года назад +64

    His hat creeps farther and farther back on his head as the video goes on.

    • @oldcowbb
      @oldcowbb 3 года назад +45

      Or you can say it is drifting

    • @godofspacetime333
      @godofspacetime333 3 года назад +14

      @@oldcowbb can’t believe I missed that one.

    • @instantgratification3925
      @instantgratification3925 3 года назад +3

      @@oldcowbb Lol clever

    • @MrDumesday
      @MrDumesday 3 года назад +2

      I skipped to the end to see if you were trolling. You were not.

  • @factsmachine7177
    @factsmachine7177 3 года назад +13

    For the sake of improving the lifespan of controllers, I don’t think I would be against changing movement controls a bit. Best I could think of is something like the Steam controller or maybe an internal stylus reader instead of stick potentiometer? Haven’t seen problems yet but after seeing this I know it’s coming soon.

  • @joddog
    @joddog Год назад +1

    “These controllers last forever, the real trick is making them only last a year so they buy another one” The Sony CEO probably

  • @killerlamp982
    @killerlamp982 2 года назад +2

    Acting like £60 is cheap for a controller that hasn't changed much since the 360 back when it cost £15 and had none of the problems

  • @nikotine4613
    @nikotine4613 3 года назад +73

    As a ps5 owner, this is so true

    • @GhostOfJohnLennon
      @GhostOfJohnLennon 3 года назад +9

      I can confirm...2 controllers. Specifically hitman 3. Just walking out from behind a corner exposing myself when I try to brick someone in the face.

    • @FunKaYxxD1sCO
      @FunKaYxxD1sCO 3 года назад +12

      I’m hearing all these reports and nothing wrong with my dual sense controller.

    • @billybadass7718
      @billybadass7718 3 года назад +2

      My controller only drifts in menus. It’s not game breaking but it occasionally annoys me.

    • @sugonmaballs
      @sugonmaballs 3 года назад +2

      No issues so far with either of my 2 dual sense controllers. Same with my original DS4 controllers and Joycons as well, though I usually use my Pro controller on Switch.

    • @FunKaYxxD1sCO
      @FunKaYxxD1sCO 3 года назад +1

      @@sugonmaballs maybe a lot of these people leave there controllers face down and the thumb sticks are stuck at a certain Angel.

  • @dlmillerjr
    @dlmillerjr 3 года назад +8

    +1 for hall sensors. Insanely accurate measurement of magnetic fields and incredible reliability/durability. Hall sensors are used in high end flight joysticks already. Pots are cheap but sooner or later those carbon tracks are going to wear out. Not sure if it would create a problem with the wireless operation of current controllers but you have to use magnets for hall sensors to work. Miniaturization may also be a problem as well.

    • @DracoSafarius
      @DracoSafarius Год назад +1

      The wireless thing was Sony's excuse for going away from that at their first iteration of wireless controllers, but at this point they would have had more than enough time to design it in such a way to either include shielding for the wireless network module, or shielding around the actual sensors itself

  • @hestkuk99
    @hestkuk99 3 года назад +1

    If u play with controler on pc u can Just expand the dead zone area on your stick, it took my drift away

  • @callmecorrin
    @callmecorrin 3 года назад +15

    The persona 5 royal one will most likely be more runs as a playthroughs time is made up of most dialog and not actual joystick-interactive movement