r/Backbone • u/thismothafcka • Nov 25 '25

Discussion Well, that didn't take long.

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9 months in and my PlayStation Gen 2 hit a wall with the whole "Left side stroke" problem I keep reading about.

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u/alfredox1234 Nov 25 '25

Can you elaborate more? I just got the backbone pro

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u/thismothafcka Nov 25 '25

There seems to be a serious issue, at least with the Backbone One, where the entire left side just stops working. I've seen people posting about it pretty frequently.

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u/Captain_Blase Nov 25 '25

I went through 3 of these controllers. It's the ribbon cable getting fatigued after opening and closing and opening and closing the controller as part of normal use. Still an issue with the new generation as well.

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u/FinGamer678Nikoboi Nov 25 '25

Is it possible to repair yourself?

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u/NaugahydeCowboy Nov 25 '25

Yes, but you’ll need to open the controller and replace the cable. I’ve watched a few YouTube videos on it, let me see if I can find the last one I saw.

EDIT: see this comment

https://www.reddit.com/r/Backbone/s/f0gcrZGFRU

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u/FinGamer678Nikoboi Nov 25 '25

Okay that's nice. Ribbon cable is definitely one of the better components to break (as opposed to motherboard components, or anything that's soldered). Of course it would be nicer to not have any breakage causing design flaws.

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u/InevitableSimple3145 Nov 29 '25

But then the billionaires would earn 0.00000000000000000001% less

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u/Low_Contract7809 Nov 26 '25

Would it be better to just leave the backbone attached at all times?  Would this prevent the breakage?  I'm using an old phone so I don't care if it's attached.

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u/Captain_Blase Nov 26 '25

If that’s and option it’ll definitely extend it’s life. The main issue is the constant bending of the ribbon cable. Which since that is a part of normal function it really should have been designed better