PS5 DualSense Controller Design Tweak May End Stick Drift

gamerant.com:

TheDualSense controller for the PlayStation 5 has received a lot of praise since the console's release in 2020. Its haptic feedback and triggers that adapt to what is happening in-game have been widely praised, and the controller is held as one of the best in recent console history. But this does not mean the DualSense is free from all the problems known to plague video game controllers.

Since the d-pad controllers for the NES, the video game controller hasn’t changed all that much. Other than a few more buttons and triggers the core design has stayed mostly consistent, with the exception of some Nintendo consoles like the Wii. When analog sticks were added in the 90s, the industry as a whole agreed this would be the new standard for moving and controlling the camera in a 3D space.

PS5 Console Exclusive Ghostwire: Tokyo Gets New Trailer at State of Play Event

But with the analog stick, of course, eventually came stick drift. Any console's analog stick sensitivity is known to fade with repeated use, this can manifest in gameplay in two ways. Either a dead-zone will appear in the center of the stick's movement or the stick will be in an always-on state causing the camera or characters to move in-game even when no one is touching the controller. Every new generation of controllers has tried to tackle this problem in some way and now Sony has made some subtle changes to the latest DualSense controllers that could tackle the issue further.

The three latest DualSense color variants are Starlight Blue, Galactic Purple, and Nova Pink, but a video by YouTuber TronixFix has revealed that the color change is not the only thing new about these controllers. Taking apart the controller to examine the components, TronixFix found two