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According to the video from the popular technology channel iFixIt, DualSense uses the same out-of-the-box joystick hardware as many controllers on other platforms, including PlayStation 4 “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/playstation/ ps4 / “> PS4, Xbox One” href = “https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/xb1/”> Xbox One, Nintendo Switch “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms / nintendo / switch / “> Nintendo Switch and more.
Each of these platforms has also seen derivation problems occur for some users, with Switch Joy-Cons, Xbox controllers and now DualSense, all facing collective lawsuits over the problem in the U.S.
iFixIt notes that an ALPS information sheet – the manufacturer of the joystick parts – reveals that the expected life for the knob pots is 2,000,000 cycles, while the central pressure function (when the stick is “clicked”) is 500,000 cycles.
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This means that if a PS5 player used his console for two hours a day, he would technically exceed his controller’s operational life expectancy by 7 months.
The channel concludes that the wear of the pot, caused by general use, was the biggest reason for the deviation of the joystick. This is the same claim made in the various class actions.
However, iFixIt notes that continuous use can also stretch the springs inside the joystick unit, which determine its neutral point, while contaminants such as dust can also cause drift.
Whoever is experiencing drift has three options, says the channel: “fix it yourself or through an experienced technician; if it is still under warranty, you can send the controller to the manufacturer for a correction; or, if none of this is possible, you will have to buy a new one. “
He said: “After this research, it is bizarre for us that console manufacturers do not consider joysticks as consumable parts and design them to be easily replaced.
“No device rated for a finite number of actions, especially one that lives close to so much contamination and withstands so much abuse, can maintain perfect performance forever.”
Recent lawsuits from diversion controllers have claimed that Sony Interactive Entertainment “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/sony/ “> Sony, Xbox Game Studios (Microsoft)” href = “https: // www .videogameschronicle.com / companies / microsoft / “> Microsoft and Nintendo” href = “https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/nintendo/”> Nintendo is aware of the derivation problems in its controllers and accuses them of practices misleading when continuing to sell them that develop the defect.
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Microsoft recently issued new statements calling for its case to be removed from court by convincing arbitration, which would see disputes resolved by an impartial judge.
In March 2020, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington took Nintendo’s case to arbitration, although it also rejected Nintendo’s offer to close the case.