Copy and pasted from Reddit:
My original post is now the second most controversial thread on Reddit... ever.
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1q68ek/ive_had_my_ps4_controller_for_a_little_over_a/
Sony is apparently doing replacements for the entire controller, but if you have to send it in you won't be able to play your PS4 for up to a week. My goal is just to get some visibility so that they are forced to increase the quality of the rubber for future iterations.
What's the point of getting your controller replaced if it's just going to happen again in 1-2 weeks?
Top post in that thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1q68ek/ive_had_my_ps4_controller_for_a_little_over_a/cd9n8q4?context=3
picture in case it gets deleted: http://i.imgur.com/z0FPTzl.png http://i.imgur.com/bJPNR72.png
Other thread I made on the same day in /r/PS4: http://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/1q66h4/the_sticks_on_the_ps4_controller_ive_had_for_2/
Videos showing that this was a problem about a month ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSk8GPldOSM&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsSKZfCKxXA&feature=youtu.be&t=5m45s
Forum posts where people complain that this is happening as well:
http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Peripherals-Support/Day-1-PS4-thumbstick-rubber-wearing-off/m-p/42357585
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/691087-playstation-4/67945416
NeoGAF thread that originally followed the old thread. Around page 25+ you can see that others are claim to be having the same problem.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=711160&page=25
A user posted in my last thread claiming to be a DM for some company that dealt with either the distribution or development of the controllers. Obviously this is impossible to prove, but there seems to be sufficient evidence to back his story.
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1q68ek/ive_had_my_ps4_controller_for_a_little_over_a/cd9lknb
And finally, an imgur album containing some pictures that I have found through the NeoGAF thread and from people in the original thread:
http://imgur.com/a/ccASS
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1s95z1/1_month_ago_i_made_a_post_claiming_that_my_ds4s/
