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DualSense edge is a POS
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Muddy
Member
Had 3 Dualsense controllers since launch. No issues whatsoever.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
They are location specific unfortunately, like they have little tabs that only allow them to gomin one location.DS Edge is good, not great. Certainly isn’t a piece of shit.OverHeat being a bit of a drama queen here. Most don’t have problems.
Why not just swap the existing button placement?
The replacements are dirt cheap, just shipping is expensive so I bought a whole bunch at once.
Edit: Stick drift out of the box is bad no matter how you slice it. Having sticks that will eventually drift is bad enough, but for them to have passed QA already drifting on a $200 controller would be rage inducing.
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TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
Man, back in my day, we'd get used to controller quirks. Got stick drift? Well I'll keep that controller and learn to make it hum as is, so I'll have a secret advantage the next time local couch multiplayer happens.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
So it’s not just the games, but even Sony’s controller perform also best on PC?
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Yes for the controller part
LectureMaster
Gold Member
The Dualsense edge's largest issue imo is the battery life. For a $200 premium controller, it has a laughable 3-4 hours batter life that is even 33% shorter than the regular one. What a clown show.
Topher
Identifies as young
Stick drift out of the box is just a defective unit. Sucks, but it happens
hououinkyouma00
Member
I wanted to like this controller as it kind of ticks off nearly every box but I'm not a huge fan of the grip. I prefer when the handles go outward more while the 8bitdo controllers are more vertical. It's the same reason I find the Steam Deck and Switch uncomfortable (I only use the Switch handheld with a Satisfye grip), and in a similar vein the fucking Dreamcast controller as I swear those grips actually face inward.Nothing can and will ever beat...
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I still have the other wireless Switch controller they have though despite that. I just didn't need a second controller that's more expensive for a console I barely use.
I know aesthetics shouldn't be super important, but this is one of the ugliest controller I have ever seen. This looks like some 2004 madcatz shit. Their G7 controller however looks great, and I would use it for PC if it wasn't wired only.
Switch placement? It's been around since 1990. Plus, the buttons don't matter anyway unless you can't press buttons without looking at them.
I think my problem with the Edge aesthetic wise just the glossy trim and the fact the buttons are black.
I've owned and returned an Edge 3 times. I really want to like it but I just can't. First time was simply because of the cost at 2.66x the cost of a regular controller, second time was me buying one to give it a fair chance and just realizing that I just prefer the feel/grip/weight of the regular dualsense and simply didn't need it, and the third was the 30th Anniversary Edition which I think looks much much worse then the regular 30th and I only bought it because I could and wanted to know I had one if I wanted to. Plus it would sort of render my regular 30th and my custom Dualshock 2 controller (black controller with custom retro face buttons, dpad, and PS buttons) useless as I wouldn't really use them even if I got used to the Edge. My biggest issue with the edge is probably the battery. Using my new 30th anniversary and switching to the Edge when I had it was such a HUGE difference.
Same. I take care of my stuff and when I'm done it goes into it's charging dock. I can already hear the "it didn't happen to me so it mustn;'t be true" people coming though.
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Deleted member 848825
Unconfirmed Member
I've got two and both been heavily gamed on for 18+months. Zero issues. Favourite controllers I've ever owned. And I've owned loads of expensive custom ones. Only two flaws - we need 4 paddles and better battery life.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Yeah but is also like them just letting you know that this is also what your controller is going to be like a minute after the warranty ends.
My dualsense is still fine, but my series controller is still sat waiting for me to replace the right stick. Both will be the last traditional stick controllers I will ever buy.
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PharaoTutAnchAmun
Member
Tip....you dont need to push agains the stick, like an arm wrestler when you are fustrated...a light push is enough i have both and my 4 years old Dualsence and my edge have ZERO stickdrift....
TheGodfather07
Member
Everything is good except those garbage sticks! Mines ended up being unusable because of it jittering and drifting all over the place. I also found that so many have the exact same problem specifically. Which is severe left drift on the left stick.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Sadly anything is susceptible to being bad out of the box
I bought a brand new F150 a few years ago that once you got up around 80 MPH it would drop its 10 speed automatic transmission to 1st gear and felt like we were getting rear ended every time
Our local dealer replaced so many parts including the transmission and would take it for a drive and it wouldn't act up as it seem to only happen after driving it for quite a few miles
After several attempts to fix it Ford eventually bought it back via lemon law
Shit happens
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Deleted member 848825
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Deleted member 848825
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You just replaced the sticks though?
jm89
Member
I might attempt a fix on them, have been too lazy to do open it up.
Also i saw a few videos showing that replacing the stick in somecases might not be enough, that it might need soldering.
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Deleted member 848825
Unconfirmed Member
Nah, I was kinda asking if we were still talking about the Edge, or just normal dual senses... Its just that I have had issues with normal dualsense sticks. But ironically my edge ones, which are replaceable. Have been flawless (and I have 2 new spare stick modules just in case)
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
When my Elite Series 2's go bad I'll probly replace them with 3rd party stuff from now on. Steam controllers might be my new go to in the future, unless they also do the planned to go bad design of Nintendo, Xbox and Playstation controllers.Nothing can and will ever beat...
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Deleted member 848825
Unconfirmed Member
I'm on my 4th Series 2 now. And its already starting to get drift in the right stick. It probably doesn't help that I have the stick tensions set to their softest. But still, time for something different next time. Probably Razer V3.
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ConkerTheSquirrel.
Member
Yup, I'm on the same boat as you. Hate Sony's controllers precisely because of their proneness to stick-drift.
Topher
Identifies as young
Sony uses the same sticks as everyone else who isn’t using Hall effect
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Not agreeing with almost the entirely of this post.
ReBurn
Gold Member
Luckily Sony has engineered a solution for the problem they also engineered.
direct.playstation.com
Buy Stick Module for DualSense Edge™ wireless PS5™controller | PlayStation® (US)
Maintain your DualSense Edge™ wireless controller’s great performance with this replacement stick module.
direct.playstation.com
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
There's Xbox version as well. It's not a top priority for me right now, but I'll get it eventually.
I don't look at the buttons so it's not a big deal for me and never was an issue in any game I've played which is not out on Switch - which I don't have and never will, same goes for Switch 2.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Luckily Sony has engineered a solution for the problem they also engineered.
Buy Stick Module for DualSense Edge™ wireless PS5™controller | PlayStation® (US)
Maintain your DualSense Edge™ wireless controller’s great performance with this replacement stick module.
Seems more like a tactic to earn more from players by getting them to buy replacement parts, considering they are not using Hall effect analogs for the controllers.
Topher
Identifies as young
That’s how I have them programmed for Space Marines 2. Makes a big difference. But yeah, battery sucks
bender
What time is it?
He's Canadian.
lh032
I cry about Xbox and hate PlayStation.
rumored nintendo is going for hall effect joy con for switch 2, i hope this is true so the public could pressure Sony follows Nintendo.
Gullikit hall effect has been cancelled, i suspect sony is the one forcing them to do so.
In my country, the stick module is always out of stock for some reason, and we all knows why
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Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Edge and Elite controllers are for gamers that have to over compensate for something else anyway . . .
Yerd
Member
I haven't invested in the dual sense edge. Didn't seem like a great controller.
I have 3 dual sense and no stick drift, but I have one that has been used more than most and the clicking of the left stick has been diminished, and it makes a creaking noise as I click. I bought hall effect joysticks to replace, I only bought 4 so I have to decide which joysticks get replaced. It requires soldering to replace.
I have 2 xbox elite series 2 controllers that both have bumper button issues. I have already opened both and cleaned out the button locations, and it did not fix the problem. I have bought bumper button replacements for those, that I have had lying around for months. I haven't taken the time to open them back up. Also, soldering required for that fix.
I'm not the most experienced soldering scientist, but I like trying to get better at it.
I looked into hall effect joysticks for xbox elite controllers, but apparently the magnets in other locations interfere and it makes the joysticks chaotic.
I have 3 dual sense and no stick drift, but I have one that has been used more than most and the clicking of the left stick has been diminished, and it makes a creaking noise as I click. I bought hall effect joysticks to replace, I only bought 4 so I have to decide which joysticks get replaced. It requires soldering to replace.
I have 2 xbox elite series 2 controllers that both have bumper button issues. I have already opened both and cleaned out the button locations, and it did not fix the problem. I have bought bumper button replacements for those, that I have had lying around for months. I haven't taken the time to open them back up. Also, soldering required for that fix.
I'm not the most experienced soldering scientist, but I like trying to get better at it.
I looked into hall effect joysticks for xbox elite controllers, but apparently the magnets in other locations interfere and it makes the joysticks chaotic.
BlitzerRadic
Member
DS battery life is what it is because that is the biggest battery that will fit in that chassis.
I need one of these! Is there a reputable store where I can buy from? I hate eBay.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
You can't; the buttons are shaped to fit in their specific spots and won't fit if you just try swapping them.
Yerd
Member
I'm pretty sure there were some on amazon when I was looking for the joystick parts. I'm going to make my own.
Topher
Identifies as young
At this point it is clear that Sony is selling a shit product so we buy new hardware every few months, I bought 5 controllers and they all have drift.
I wanted to buy DS Edge, but the reviews said that it doesn’t solve the drift problem and the replacement sticks are a bitch to find.
Fucking scammers.
I wanted to buy DS Edge, but the reviews said that it doesn’t solve the drift problem and the replacement sticks are a bitch to find.
Fucking scammers.
Don't waste money on new joysticks, it's useless, they use graphite sensors, they wear out from friction during use, so the life of your sticks is equal to the intensity of your gaming sessions. Hall Effect Joystick - use magnetic sensors and a magnetic field, there is no friction in them, this does not mean that they are eternal, since nothing eternal exists, but they serve for years. The cheapest way (This is what I did) is to simply order sensors for the desired joystick and install them yourself, if knowledge and hands allow. (I have a modified dualsense with 2 hall effect sticks).
If you don't have self-confidence and don't know a master. Just buy a joystick with Hall Effect Joystick already installed, this is of course a more expensive option, but in the end it will save you a lot of money.
If you don't have self-confidence and don't know a master. Just buy a joystick with Hall Effect Joystick already installed, this is of course a more expensive option, but in the end it will save you a lot of money.
Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
Just got one of these and it is, indeed, excellent. Does it have Hall effect sticks? I can’t remember.Nothing can and will ever beat...
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Hero_Select
Member
Yes it does. I also got one and I freaking love it.
