Hello, VGC! I'd like to ask for some feedback in this case:

I've had a wired 360 controller for a while. It's like this (but in black):

So, this thing is actually very nice, and I save a lot in batteries. But I've noticed a strange trend in some games whenever I use the wired controller: when pressing Up in the left analog stick, the character starts moving slowly, like I'm not pressing it entirely (but I am). Moving slightly to the right or to the left the controller would then make the character start dashing like he normally should (just, slightly to the right or to the left, which makes it annoying). This only happens in few games, such as:

· Bully: Scholarship Edition.

· Dark Souls.

· Final Fantasy XIII-2 (started playing it now, which triggered my question regarding this problem).

Is the controller broken? Or is it something regarding the games themselves?

Grab your controller and put it in the freezer. Wait for an hour, no more no less. Take it out and let it thaw. wait for a few hours and there you have it. Like a new one.

Sure thing.

On a more serious answer... I had the same problem with my Dualshock 3 controllers. I would be playing Resident Evil 6 and random button inputs would happen when I was playing with my friends. For example, I was shooting a zombie and then my controller would open the menu and discard my bullets, or use my healing items. It was a weird problem and it happened with a lot of games. It made RE 6 a lot more fun though.

The conclusion was easy... the problem was with the controller. I had to buy 3 new controllers in the end... When this kind of wierd stuff happens it's probably the controller but if it only happens with 2 or 3 games I say you deal with it!

Plug it into a pc and do their calibration thing. It should show u visually if there is anything wrong with the controller

I'll give it a try, thanks!