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mZuzek said:

Push the stick into any direction, get real close to it and blow out all the dust you can on the side opposite to where you pushed it. Then repeat this in several directions, I usually do 3 or 4. Then spin the stick around like a dozen times, and another dozen times the other way.

I know that sounds stupid but in my experience it does temporarily fix the drifting.

Drift is caused by little pads inside the stick and they scratch away. Sony. MS and Nintendo are using generic parts from China. Cheap ones as well. There is no real way to fix it outside of replacing the stick but even then it will eventually have the same problem or buying a new Hall Effect stick. That's the best solution until all 3 console makers input the Hall Effect. An issue SEGA solved in 1996 with Saturn.  Blows me away this is not standard yet.



Bite my shiny metal cockpit!