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[–] viral.vegabond@piefed.social 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

PC obsession? Seems like a strong word. I'd say they're just throwing carrots. Not good carrots either, just the ones that were already destined for the compost bin.

[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wish they were more obsessed with making a controller that doesn't develop stick drift and had better batteries.

[–] skizzles@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I'm curious about the stick drift thing.

I have 3 controllers, two of which I've had since maybe 6 months after the PS5 was released since that's about how long it took me to get one.

Both controllers have a few hundred hours on them, neither have stick drift. The third one doesn't have nearly the amount of hours on it since my kid spilled juice on it and I procrastinated for a few months to take it apart and clean it lol so I'm not considering that one.

Is it really that bad or did I just get lucky? These things are almost 4 years old and still work perfectly fine.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've had two of 'em that see a lot of use for about 3 years and both are still fine.

[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I got a ps5 before you did, and I have 2 controllers, and both have had battery failures and stick drift.

[–] Mako_Bunny@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

I literally got stick drift a week after release day, ever since then I've gotten stick drift on two other controllers (just on ps5) It's just a lottery and I'm fucking tired of it

[–] RagingInside@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I got stick drift on my first one within 200 hours and within 150 hours of the second one. I've never had stick drift on any other controller in my life and I've owned every major platform except for the Wii U all the way back to the N64 and PSX. I was still using my launch PS4 controller until the PS4 Pro and that controller until 1 year into the PS5.

[–] Gamoc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I got two controllers with my PS5. Two months later they had both been replaced.

[–] Iapar@feddit.org 1 points 1 year ago

Had one for 3 months and then it started. Send it in and got a new one which works finde for the last month.

It just comes down to luck I guess.

[–] cevn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve only lost one out of 4 controllers to stick drift. So 25% chance, sample size 1.

[–] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] cevn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I guess I meant myself as the sample, but 4 makes more sense.

[–] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Yea same I have a couple of older controllers and never once experienced any issues with them. The same can't be said for my damn Logitech mice that seem to fail every year.

[–] Romkslrqusz@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The last two generations of Playstation and Xbox controllers have all used the same Alps joystick modules.

Elite Series 2 is the only exception I know of, I haven’t taken apart the Dualsense Edge so that one could be different too.

And given one "selling point" is replaceable sticks, last time i checked I had more chance to find a unicorn

[–] MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Sony used to be so legit back in the day but I've avoided them like the plague for the last 15 years because their shit always comes with some annoying Sony-exclusive fuckery. Like a smart person with a shit personality.

[–] MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

With that Helldivers scandal with needed a PSN account to play the game, will there be another outcry if Bloodbourne cones to PC, and you need an account then too?

[–] zecg@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Good fucking luck, Sony. I'll help you by buying all your open world shit once it hits 20€ or less provided it's on Steam with no kernel-level drm and no launchers/logins other than gaben's. I know, it's a tall order, right?

[–] vashthedrifter@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago

Too bad they don't support their own platform. H9 headphones only updates through windows with admin rights.

[–] RangerJosie@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

It's super scummy, what they're doing with PC.

The plan is to launch games on PC then lock sequels to console to try and force more hardware sales.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

They've literally already released sequels, with another coming in September.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Everything points towards them beginning to plan for simultaneous releases, going forward.

And so far, sequels have come to PC, eventually.

Maybe they hoped some would grab consoles during the wait, but I'm willing to bet it wasn't anywhere near an amount they would need for it to be worth it. PC players are VERY patient when it comes to waiting for a version that can turn up the graphics, resolution, and frame rate.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

They're trying to hedge their bets. Nintendo effectively dropped out of the home console market, Microsoft has transitioned away from the console, so Sony is dipping a toe in

[–] astrsk@fedia.io 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like you don’t understand how running a business works or being a major platform creator works…

[–] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Welcome to Lemmy! Where the real world is a complete unknown.

[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Now the question will be: How long until emulation of these console-locked games is viable?