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Question: Is buying second hand repaired PS5 controllers a good idea? (piefed.ca)
submitted 5 months ago by dudesss@piefed.ca to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I worried about potential stick drift or other broken components. Sellers advertise that there is no stick drift, but I'm not sure know how easy that is to fix, and whether to trust them.

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[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago

They are not worth it. First party controllers are expensive for what they offer, given there's better gamepads for less money.

Just buy an 8bitdo Ultimate 2C or another one of their controllers with the 2.4GHz dongle. The wireless dongle has less latency than wired xbox/PS5 controllers, not to mention Bluetooth.

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