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DualSense triggers failing for some users
- Thread starter EeK9X
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Lucky you. I had three of them break with <200 hrs logged on each. The R2 went on all three and the L2 went on one. The little plastic prongs that clip them into the main housing broke on them.
Yeah, i'm still amazed about the nintendo switch joycon quality.
This happens with every new console.
Somehow, heavy handed folks are ripping their controllers apart.
Meanwhile, mine last the entire gen.
🤔
Somehow, heavy handed folks are ripping their controllers apart.
Meanwhile, mine last the entire gen.
🤔
"dropping like flies"
*reads topic, no one has issues and OP has a reddit google search as source*
I mean...you can literally do a Google search on anything breaking to get thousands or millions of hits.
*reads topic, no one has issues and OP has a reddit google search as source*
I mean...you can literally do a Google search on anything breaking to get thousands or millions of hits.
Long term, I'd be more concerned about wear and tear on the plastic gears. But the spring isn't unique to the adaptive trigger design.Adaptive triggers were a mistake, way too prone to break.
look at the cheapo spring in the bottom right. combine that with the plastic screw mechinism which gives the resistance and it is clear why the spring is broken sooner or later.
the spring is way too finicky to withstand the resistance in the long run.
I've had no issues with my triggers so far and honestly this doesn't seem nearly as widespread as something like Joycon Drift, seems to just be a few cases but we'll know more over time if it's a proper issue. One of my DualSense controllers does have kind of a sticky X button though which is a bit annoying.
I can confirm this happened to me - about 50 hours of Demons Souls, 10 hours of Miles Morales and 10 hours of Black Ops totally loosened my R2 trigger. It doesn't really have any resistance when I pull down now and in some FPS games will shoot with the slightest brush up of my finger.
Sony customer service is going to fix it but I have to pay for shipping.
Honestly, it's not that big of a deal and I bought a second controller but for a $70 controller I definitely would expect it to handle the wear and tear of the adaptive triggers better.
Sony customer service is going to fix it but I have to pay for shipping.
Honestly, it's not that big of a deal and I bought a second controller but for a $70 controller I definitely would expect it to handle the wear and tear of the adaptive triggers better.
I've had to return three controllers due to their face buttons/dpad buttons getting stuck or not registering correctly.
I have not had any issues with the triggers yet, but my first thought when using them is that any device that creates variable mechanical resistance is going to break a lot sooner than ones that don't.
I have not had any issues with the triggers yet, but my first thought when using them is that any device that creates variable mechanical resistance is going to break a lot sooner than ones that don't.
I mean this as actual feedback because it's true, not to excuse low-effort responses:
"Use shitty title, get shitty replies."
Flies would drop at a different velocity than a dualsense would too due to air resistance slowing the descent of the fly. Screw you OP analogy is inaccurate. 😡
It sucks that it happened, but putting a thread title like that is only going to get people's backs up. I just asked around a group of friends all with PS5s and the crew from my site, nobody has had anything like this, or heard about it. Absolutely not downplaying it as it's all circumstantial, but c'mon... "Dropping like flies"... Really?
Slightly nervous about this. Only just got my ps5 and I love the adaptive triggers. You can actually hear it adjusting while playing Fifa as the players get more tired and the run button gets harder and harder to use as the game goes on. Then if you sub someone on you hear constant shifting of the resistance as you pass the ball about.
Love it in assassins creed Valhalla too, makes me use the bow and arrow as weapon of choice.
Love it in assassins creed Valhalla too, makes me use the bow and arrow as weapon of choice.
Not sure why your are bringing console wars into this thread but I doubt it.
Inflammatory thread title aside, my experience with Sony consoles from the OG PlayStation to PS4 (OG,Slim,Pro) is their QA on hardware is absolute utter garbage.
Just the last gen I've used EBGames promotions to trade in my DS4 + $20 (Canadian) to swap for another controller at least 3 times. My pro still sounds like a Harley when I attempt to use it.
Multiple threads here concerning hardware issues or annoynances with PS5
No way it is widespread as claimed in OT as I'm sure it would have made the media circuit.
Terrible, clickbait title is working the opposite of what was intended, even if the points made and examples shown are good.
Zero issues after more than 100 hours of play BUT the DS seems to be a rather complex mechanical construction so something becoming dislodged seems inevitable in at least a few units.
I mean it's not like the Joy-Con drift where the whole thing is more or less built to malfunction but it definitely has more possibilities to fail than a traditional controller.
I mean it's not like the Joy-Con drift where the whole thing is more or less built to malfunction but it definitely has more possibilities to fail than a traditional controller.
Nothing happening to mine yet but I would be lying if I said it wasn't a concern of it being a possibility. Especially for launch controllers.
Nah sorry, the analog stick cheap rubber falling apart was a bigger controversy with DS4 at launch.
How you use the thing definitely matters as well.
Children seem to go through any controller I have at a much faster rate until they get a little older and are more gentle on the things. I have seen adults abuse the fuck out of their controllers to and then complain that the thing is made like shit.
But sometimes there is something off with a controller. I had a two PS3 controller were the batteries were total shit and would eventually die after like 2 uses of moderate use. Also 4 of my Joy Cons had drifting.
Title is fine. People just want to complain and thread derail.
Show me one person on this forum who genuinely didn't understand exactly what OP meant from the thread title. Everyone knows OP means "reports of Dualsense trigger issues are increasing".
All the way back to the DS3. The trigger springs are quite fragile.
That spring's only purpose is to return the resistance lever to its resting position when the motor lets go. That's it. It's not under any real pressure from either side, and has nothing to do with providing any resistance itself, even when the motor isn't active. The spring pushing against the R2 button itself is completely separate and not even visible in this picture.Adaptive triggers were a mistake, way too prone to break.
look at the cheapo spring in the bottom right. combine that with the plastic screw mechinism which gives the resistance and it is clear why the spring is broken sooner or later.
the spring is way too finicky to withstand the resistance in the long run.
Yeah mine hasn't broken but I hear the "snap" from the triggers a lot and it terrifies me. Especially noticeable in FIFA where players have different stamina levels throught the match
I would hardly describe all the "more than 100 hours" arguments here as a lot of playtime for a controller
you were annoyed by their console warring, and one upped it with new fronts lol,
like go read about $200 "elite" controllers maybe.
I understand the critic to the thread title, but handwave the problem because you are not affected is also wrong. A simple google search shows similar cases. Its very clear that the trigger is overused because of FPS games and its not holding the pressure for many consumers. How widespread the problem will be, time will tell.
Why are you so focussed on the title? The whole OP is hyperbolic and literally calls it a widespread issue, which you yourself said it's too early to say...
If it didn't have the sensationalist headline the majority probably wouldn't have even chimed in to say no issues.
On-topic, I can confirm that my R2 is looser and I noticed it felt off while playing 2K21 the other night. I don't press hard at all and haven't dropped it or anything like I have my Xbox controllers many times lol
I've maybe played 50 hours in total since launch.
Preach. It's hilarious to think that some people in this thread and on Era in general, truly believe that their hot takes and hyperbole are representative of reality at large.
Tbf, I don't think many/any people are dismissing it as a potential issue because they're not affected. Lots of people are chiming in saying they don't have the issue because the OP asked.