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How Do You Deal With Thumb Stick Drift? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So I like to use Xbox controllers (doesn't matter if it's first- or third-party) because I like the layout, it's just comfortable to me. However I've noticed that on all my controllers in the past few years, the left thumb stick will start to "give out" over the course of a couple months. For instance I'll be pushing it forward all the way, but it won't register for some reason and my character will only move a little bit. Sometimes wiggling it a bit will fix it, sometimes it doesn't. And it's not like I'm squeezing the hell out of the controller or mashing the stick constantly; in fact it's made me try to be more delicate with my controllers, even though I'm just playing the games normally.

Is it just how controllers are, or am I just getting the shit end of the stick?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I replaced my Joycon stick with a hall effect stick. Now it just drifts in a different direction, and I can't run full speed to the left anymore.

CORRECTION: I had to calibrate it. Now it works great!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

DId you recalibrate it after the swap? That definitely shouldn't happen.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean by recalibrate?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I mean going to the Switch system settings > Controllers and Sensors > Calibrate Control Sticks

The controller was previously calibrated to its old stick. If you change the stick, you have to recalibrate it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I had no idea this was a thing, so thank you!