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[DedValve]

So just the other day whenever I started the PS3 I found myself fighting the controller just to play a game as the main menu would either go all the way to the right or left or jump around menus.

Even on Netflix I'm getting massively annoyed as I pick up the controller and it either fast forwards, skips or rewinds. I'm now starting to realize that this is because of the sixaxis and how I hold my controller.

If I'm not holding my controller perfectly still and UPRIGHT I'm moving around menus or fast forwarding like crazy. It's unbelievably annoying to the point where I can't use Netflix anymore.

The moment I get into a game however the sixaxis works perfectly fine (whenever a game uses it that is).

Any fix on this?

 

[kmg90]

I find it hard to believe you as owning the system for 6 years the only motion controls that are system wide on the PS3 is the move controller...

 

[SolidsnackooFoxhound]

i don't think sixaxis is enabled in the menu and Netflix.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

That doesn't make sense to me. I didn't know menu and Netflix use Sixaxis motion. That's what your saying, right?

The problem is with your controller. The d-pad or analog stick is probably busted.

Edit: It could also be L2/R2. Those triggers are pretty shit and will loosen up after a few years.

 

[weekend_warrior]

I've never noticed sixaxis works to control the menu.

 

[Afrodium]

I have no idea what you're talking about. The sixaxis has never done anything when navigating Netflix for me.

 

[kyser73]

I think your DS3 is busted. I've got two 6axis controllers and neither of them behave like that.

 

[Shogun_of_Truth]

pretty sure its your R2 L2 triggers that are broken. same thing happened to two of mine. no fix. get a new one,

 

[Prince Vultan]

Sixaxis don't work like that. Could be a problem with the analogue stick(s) maybe.

Either way, controller sounds fucked dude.

 

[Andrefpvs]

The only thing the Sixaxis does in the main menu is move the sparkling sparkles

 

[PTG]

That's not sixaxis. Try to reset your controller. Maybe that will help.

 

[BronsonLee]

The only thing the Sixaxis does in the main menu is move the sparkling sparkles

WHAT

 

[AzureSkies]

The only thing the Sixaxis does in the main menu is move the sparkling sparkles

WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN

 

[Prelude.]

The only thing the Sixaxis does in the main menu is move the sparkling sparkles

Every time I try to do that I can't tell if I'm really moving them or not.

 

[Dante316]

Op its your controller. Mine has same issue, either your dpad is messed up or the analog sticks. They might appear perfectly fine sometimes but they are not. Buy new one

 

[sock]

The only thing the Sixaxis does in the main menu is move the sparkling sparkles

The first time I noticed this I was sure it was my imagination.

 

[adamantypants]

Lol dat glitter

OP get a new controller.

 

[Ephemeris]

WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN

 

[TimeEffect]

Use a small pin to press the RESET button on the BACK of the Dualshock.

You should be able to see it, as it's just a little hole in the controller

Demonstration

 

[SolsticeZero]

Your controller is busted. The Sixaxis isn't setup to control the menus or Netflix.

Unless your PS3 is thinking it's a Move controller for some reason, which does control things through motion.

 

[Soulflarz]

The only thing the Sixaxis does in the main menu is move the sparkling sparkles

NO WAY WHAT

 

[TimeEffect]

NO WAY WHAT

The shade of the color also changes depending on the time of day

 

[Skyzard]

^ did not know that about the sparkles!

Sounds like the controller is damaged or might need recalibration, tried it with another controller?

Maybe even the PS3, software side... look up ways to recalibrate your controller for the PS3 menu.

Maybe this?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FVi3nqOLLWE#t=59

goodluck, sorry if it doesn't help.

 

[Soulflarz]

The shade of the color also changes depending on the time of day

...ive owned a ps3 since a year after launch
How did i not know this

 

[RobertM]

Ah, it's probably the triggers (l2/r2) or the analog stick and not the sixaxis

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Wtf? Sixaxis isn't even utilised in either xmb or Netflix.

 

[lobdale]

Take it apart and put tape on the piece of foam that presses the surface contacts into the board, it gets mushed down over time and freaks out, known issue. Google for a teardown guide if ya need one, I fixed both of my controllers that way.

 

[Seraphis Cain]

It's not the Sixaxis, as others have said. Your controller is busted. One of mine registers button presses (R2, Square, etc) if I shake it or move it slightly hard.

 

[Spine_Ripper]

haha, glad somebody else saw that. But on a side note, WHY AM I JUST FINDING THIS OUT?

 

[Seven Force]

The only thing the Sixaxis does in the main menu is move the sparkling sparkles

Wait, what?

 

[user8503492]

All my launch controllers have probs with the sticks. They float and move on their own.
I Red and Blue bought maybe 2-3 years ago, one has a L2 that jiggles and fires on its own and the other has face buttons I need to smash to get a response. All I have now is a Black packed in controller I got boxed with my Slim, about 2 years old.

 

[PaulExcellent]

The only thing the Sixaxis does in the main menu is move the sparkling sparkles

Wat.
For real?

 

[Man God]

Same exact thing happened to me a few months ago. Had to get a new controller. It sucks. I think its actually the stick doing it.

 

[Zero315]

Wait, what?

You guys really didn't know this? It was in the features video on the PS Blog for whatever firmware update contained the sparkles.

 

[Bruiserk]

I was confused until I realized you were referencing the actual controller, rather than the motion controls. I completely forgot that the controller was called the sixaxis until the DS3 came out.

 

[Marky Mark]

That's not sixaxis. Try to reset your controller. Maybe that will help.

How do you do this?

My sixaxis is doing exactly the same thing as the OPs and it is as if certain motions on teh Sixaxis act as button presses. I will be playing a racing game and a slight movement of the controller will trigger a button press changing gears or views or what-have-you.

To be honest I have never bothered to narrow it down to a single button but I might try after seeing this thread.

 

[Psxphile]

My controller sometimes activates the cross button when I tap Up on the Dpad. It's only been a minor annoyance, but now I'm worried it may be a precursor for worse. Does the controller reset talked about in that video fix the issue, or should I start preparing to pick up a new one?

 

[whitehawk]

The only thing the Sixaxis does in the main menu is move the sparkling sparkles

oh my god. Just turned on my PS3 to test this. And if you shake the controller, the sparkles go crazy. This almost belongs in the mindblowing video game facts thread lol.

 

[C.Dark.DN]

Omg, I must control sparkles later!

 

[PTG]

How do you do this?

My sixaxis is doing exactly the same thing as the OPs and it is as if certain motions on teh Sixaxis act as button presses. I will be playing a racing game and a slight movement of the controller will trigger a button press changing gears or views or what-have-you.

To be honest I have never bothered to narrow it down to a single button but I might try after seeing this thread.

Here you go

https://support.us.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/444

Just follow the 3 steps. If that doesn't work then you may have to replace your controller.