Had a launch controller with a drifting left analog stick, luckily I was able to dump it on GameStop when they were doing those big PS4 trade in deals a few months ago and got a nice new shiny one. Have 5 PS4 controllers total, that's the only one I've had issues with.
My DS4 creaks worse than my knees, and the battery life is atrocious.
I'm quite a low use user, so I dread to think how much the heavy users have to recharge the damn thing.
Is there a decent, preferably Xbox-like third party controller option anywhere?
The Hori Pad FPS Plus
The Hori Pad FPS Plus
Oooooo nice, import only?
The material on the sticks is different from the launch ones. I've only had mine for a week but I feel like the material will hold up a lot better than my launch ones.
If you bought a new one and they are ready deteriorating then either you got another bad controller or it's something you've done because that's pretty fast to see wear and tear already.
Do you play a lot of fighting games? XRD is what finally caused the left stick on my launch day controller to tear.
Import only, it's up for pre-order on play-asia, it's wired though, Hori makes decent controllers, they're normally better than what you'd get from PDP and other 3rd party manufacturers.
There's also this one from Orb, but it has no release date AFAIK
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Alright, you get a pass.But I'm not shouting down anything. I was joking with my sandpaper comment.
I pretty much played my PS4 exclusively for a long period of time from like October to April before I went on an RPG binge, so yeah I put a decently good amount of time into that controller and my others (alot of it was Diablo 3, Last of Us Mulitplayer, some Xrd, and enough to reach NG+++ in Bloodborn) I know some may think I'm getting a bit emotional over it, but it's just been getting tiring dealing with the service (which I don't even do anymore after my last experience) and how the sticks always go bad for me to. I pretty much sold off all my controllers except for one black one and bought a XB1 controller for my PC just cause it wasn't worth dealing with anymore. I would change to XB1 sticks in my controller, but I'm worried I'm gonna break something by opening up my own controller. And the worst part is I want that fucking sexy 20th anniversary controller so bad, but my mind is telling me not to do it cause of how everything has been for me, even after everyone was saying the sticks were different.
The Hori Pad FPS Plus
If you're referring to the thumbstick peeling just get thumbstick covers. Won't cost you much and will make it a non issue.
This is the #1 reason why I haven't bought a PS4 yet. I don't want to deal in having to buy extra controllers, also because obviously I don't have enough money to buy extra controllers! Especially considering how freaking expensive they are here in Mexico. Hope Sony fixes that by the time Uncharted 4 comes out because I REALLY want to play that game.
I pretty much played my PS4 exclusively for a long period of time from like October to April before I went on an RPG binge, so yeah I put a decently good amount of time into that controller and my others (alot of it was Diablo 3, Last of Us Mulitplayer, some Xrd, and enough to reach NG+++ in Bloodborn) I know some may think I'm getting a bit emotional over it, but it's just been getting tiring dealing with the service (which I don't even do anymore after my last experience) and how the sticks always go bad for me to. I pretty much sold off all my controllers except for one black one and bought a XB1 controller for my PC just cause it wasn't worth dealing with anymore. I would change to XB1 sticks in my controller, but I'm worried I'm gonna break something by opening up my own controller. And the worst part is I want that fucking sexy 20th anniversary controller so bad, but my mind is telling me not to do it cause of how everything has been for me, even after everyone was saying the sticks were different.
What are some good ones that feel decent. Never used them cause I like the feel of the ds4 sticks. The current controller I have left doesn't have the R2 problem like the others even though the sticks have already started to tear, if I can find good covers it might be nice.
It's like I want XB1 sticks so much in my controller, but even outside of worrying about messing something up while putting them in, I'd be worried if I even got official quality XB1 sticks or knockoffs (which could end up going bad)
I have a white one I bought at BB that does this...like the controller is lagging, really weird, about got me killed in Bloodborne the first time it happened. Something wrong with the headphone jack too, barely works. I think it still under warranty but haven't had time to bother with it.Does no one else have an issue with their controller's sticks losing responsiveness? As in pushing it in a direction and walking when you should be running.
Meh, my response is more like some people like to complan more than others. Plus, the actual level of controller use varies per person causing for many different experiences.These threads play out the exact same every time.
OP: "I've had multiple gamepads and the DS4 is clearly _worse_ than the others"
Reply: "I have no problems with mine so you're wrong"
Like.. what?! Ok maybe you handle all your gamepads with absurd care, but the point is that it's _worse_ than other gamepads, and there are hundreds of threads out there for this very reason.
But I'm not shouting down anything. I was joking with my sandpaper comment.
I wonder if this is more durable than the official controllers? I've been looking for third party options.
When the sticks on the Gamepad need to travel half a centimeter before responding to input it really isnt just a question of whether a game need precision in responsiveness (and there are several games that benefit from this on the platform).None of the games on the GamePad necessarily require precision in responsiveness. There are (from what I can tell) 3 zones of usage, and it works the same in every game. DS4 may have more responsiveness, but I'd take sticks that don't break and get loose versus that.
But it's really preference. Sony's controllers are cheaply put together and don't last.
I wasn't joking. Those rubber sticks just look tempting to bite on man.