Controller life expectancy
- Thread starter Bloedhoest
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Depends, really.
Nintendo and Sony controllers will last for decades. <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.277708-Reviews-from-the-Backroom-Backroom-Tech-1-N64-Controller-and-Restoration-Guide>N64 Controllers tend to have some issues, but the only controllers I've heard of anybody having fatal issues with is X-box and 360 controllers.
Nintendo and Sony controllers will last for decades. <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.277708-Reviews-from-the-Backroom-Backroom-Tech-1-N64-Controller-and-Restoration-Guide>N64 Controllers tend to have some issues, but the only controllers I've heard of anybody having fatal issues with is X-box and 360 controllers.
Never had issue with controller itself on my 360. Problem I had was eventually rechargeable power pack went after about two years.
Normally they last me the life of the console, when you add Ninja Gaiden into the equation they last like a week tops >_>
Never had to replace a controller...
However, I am having a problem with one of my PS3 launch controllers. The left analog stick is... sticky. It doesn't want to return to "neutral" and it won't register fine, steady motion properly (like on a radial menu).
It makes certain games really difficult to play (Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age O or 2, Assassins Creed 2/Brotherhood).
Also, this same controller will occasionally turn itself off (while still having plenty of power left).
My other launch controller is fine (I got 2)... this one is just off somehow. It still works, but it's a pain, and I've been considering buying a new one and retiring this one.
Anyone else had a problem like this with their PS3 controller?
However, I am having a problem with one of my PS3 launch controllers. The left analog stick is... sticky. It doesn't want to return to "neutral" and it won't register fine, steady motion properly (like on a radial menu).
It makes certain games really difficult to play (Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age O or 2, Assassins Creed 2/Brotherhood).
Also, this same controller will occasionally turn itself off (while still having plenty of power left).
My other launch controller is fine (I got 2)... this one is just off somehow. It still works, but it's a pain, and I've been considering buying a new one and retiring this one.
Anyone else had a problem like this with their PS3 controller?
Congratulations on having the most unnerving profile pic I've ever seen.Sun Flash said:
OT: I've never had to replace a controller, but a friend of mine has replaced one or two and stuffed the analogue sticks up quite a lot more.
It just depends on how well you treat them, I would never use a controller with dirty hands or after having eaten with my hands.
PS: Did you know that the image of a weeping angel is, itself, an angel?
I've only had to replace one controller because I accidentally crushed it. Other than that I'm still using my original controllers for the 360, ps3, ps2 and gamecube, and I generally clock in 8-10 hours a day.
Yeah, thats what burnt out my N64 controllers most of all...gmaverick019 said:
And my PS2's joysticks are beyond shot.
Only problem I have with my 360 controllers, is the left joystick of the one I use all the time, has a huge bite taken out of it.
Definitely because of sprinting in MW2, lol.