Playstation controllers are faulty

Espresso

Banned

130

36 posts since 21/10/08

Espresso on 23 October 2008

Throwing the controllers around does not help much. Everything breaks if you abuse it.
I remember breaking a controller I threw it at the wall and it broke, I was an idiot.
If faulty products and within warranty period contact Sony regard the problem.

hanafuda

Currently Offline

1,592

1065 posts since 29/01/07

Recent Badges:

3 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 3 years.
One Piece at a Time Add your first game to your collection.
9 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 9 years.
Open For Business Earned 10 badges.
7 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 7 years.
Watch Your Back! Received 10,000 profile views.

hanafuda on 23 October 2008

greenmedic88 said:

hanafuda said:
R2 on my DS3s are mushy.

Ha. They were like that the day they rolled off the assembly line.

Sony definitely could have made other changes to the PS3 controller, even before they were legally obligated to remove dual shock until they retroactively re-installed it a year later.

The overhanging R2/L2 buttons that tend to depress when set down: mold shoulder button hoods in the lower half of the controller.

Make the trigger buttons concave rather than convex although I think that was probably an instance of choosing form over function.

Smooth trigger buttons match the lines of the controller, but most seem to prefer concave buttons that provide better leverage/grip and feel a bit more trigger-like.

And yes, the trigger buttons are too mushy, even when brand new, moreso when compared with the springy 360 trigger buttons.

No, they're not. My L2 triggers are fine, just like new. My R2s have very weak resistance to the spring, almost like it has slipped or something.

PSN - hanafuda

Thechalkblock

Currently Offline

17,636

3203 posts since 22/09/08

Recent Badges:

Back of the Net Score a total of 100 games in your collection.
Spreading the Disease Score a total of 50 games in your collection.
So You Came Back For More, Huh? Logged in a second time.
A Free Man Managed to avoid being banned for 2 years.
Open For Business Earned 10 badges.
13 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 13 years.

Currently Playing:

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (NS)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (NS)
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GC)
Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection (NS)

Thechalkblock on 23 October 2008

I haven't really had problems with my PS controller, owning three PS3 ones and two PS2 ones.

greenmedic88

Currently Offline

20,152

5636 posts since 31/10/07

Recent Badges:

14 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 14 years.
1st Birthday Has been a VGChartz member for over 1 year.
Ride Into the Sunset Managed to avoid being banned for 3 months.
Leaving Limbo 100 posts on the gamrConnect forums.
50 in One Add a total of 50 games to your collection.
15 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 15 years.

greenmedic88 on 25 October 2008

hanafuda said:

greenmedic88 said:

hanafuda said:
R2 on my DS3s are mushy.

Ha. They were like that the day they rolled off the assembly line.

Sony definitely could have made other changes to the PS3 controller, even before they were legally obligated to remove dual shock until they retroactively re-installed it a year later.

The overhanging R2/L2 buttons that tend to depress when set down: mold shoulder button hoods in the lower half of the controller.

Make the trigger buttons concave rather than convex although I think that was probably an instance of choosing form over function.

Smooth trigger buttons match the lines of the controller, but most seem to prefer concave buttons that provide better leverage/grip and feel a bit more trigger-like.

And yes, the trigger buttons are too mushy, even when brand new, moreso when compared with the springy 360 trigger buttons.

No, they're not. My L2 triggers are fine, just like new. My R2s have very weak resistance to the spring, almost like it has slipped or something.

Then you mean mushier.

I just stripped a PS3 controller down to the circuit board.

There's a single, fine gauge spring responsible for the tension in the shoulder trigger buttons. It's very thin, but there is no way it can "slip" based on the way the controller is assembled. A solid steel roll pin goes straight through the loop of the spring (it's a single coil) and the shoulder buttons.

The spring tension could be adjusted by bending the OEM spring beyond 90 degrees. If you really wanted heavier triggers, it wouldn't be too tough to make a single coil spring out of heavier wire, which... I may actually try now that I have a disassembled controller.

(just made a pair of trigger springs out of 17 gauge nickel wound guitar string; spring tension is noticeably greater. could go as high as 20 gauge, but don't have any 20 gauge G strings at the moment. I'd do this to all my controllers if it weren't such a pain to put them back together.)