Here s Why PS5 Joysticks Drift (and Why They ll Only Get Worse)

Mere months have passed since the PS5s hotly anticipated launch, and already theres a classaction lawsuit brewing over joystick drift on Sonys hightech DualSense controllers. Who could have seen this coming Well, as it turns out, everyone. Everyone should have seen this coming. Because for all its exciting new tech, the DualSense uses offtheshelf joystick hardware with a long history of predictable, preventable issues. And now weve investigated those issues in excruciating detail. Sony isnt the only company to use offtheshelf joystick modules, but, like Microsoft, theyve made it difficult to repair this consumable component. Joysticks have a known life expectancyits listed right in a product sheet from the manufacturer. In this video, we head back inside a DualSense controller to see what is failing, and how. You can read more about joystick drift in our blog post on Links to other vide