{"id":121016,"date":"2025-09-16T01:11:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T01:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2137689"},"modified":"2025-09-16T01:11:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T01:11:27","slug":"ps5-dualsense-teardown-reveals-potential-causes-of-controller-drift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ps5-dualsense-teardown-reveals-potential-causes-of-controller-drift\/","title":{"rendered":"PS5 DualSense teardown reveals potential causes of controller drift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ps5-dualsense-teardown-reveals-potential-causes-of-controller-drift.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A new PlayStation 5 DualSense teardown has revealed the potential causes of controller drift.<\/p>\n<p>The YouTube video, below, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifixit.com\/News\/48944\/heres-why-ps5-joysticks-drift-and-why-theyll-only-get-worse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iFixit<\/a> looks inside the DualSense to find out what is causing the drift that some users have reported.<\/p>\n<p>According to iFixit, the DualSense as well as the DualShock 4, the Xbox One and Xbox One Elite controllers all use off the shelf joystick hardware &#8220;with a long history of predictable, preventable issues&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-02-20-ps5-dualsense-teardown-reveals-potential-causes-of-controller-drift\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-02-20-ps5-dualsense-teardown-reveals-potential-causes-of-controller-drift\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new PlayStation 5 DualSense teardown has revealed the potential causes of controller drift. The YouTube video, below, from iFixit looks inside the DualSense to find out what is causing the drift that some users have reported. According to iFixit, the DualSense as well as the DualShock 4, the Xbox One and Xbox One Elite controllers all use off the shelf joystick hardware &#8220;with a long history of predictable, preventable issues&#8221;. 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