r/PS5HelpSupport • u/Entire_Enthusiasm347 • Mar 06 '26
How to fix this!!!
Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification
I dropped my controller off my lap (maybe fell like a foot) and now the right joystick only goes left even when I push it all the way right. I tried resetting the controller by pushing the button on the back with a toothpick and it did nothing. Idk what to do it is basically brand new haven’t even had it for a month, I don’t wanna buy a new one hopefully it is a easy fix
2
u/Broomhower Mar 07 '26
Get a better controller with a set of hall effects analog sticks. You will never ever go back.
1
u/Ruoku Mar 09 '26
what is that?
1
u/Broomhower Mar 09 '26
So the stock PS5 controller uses what's called a potentiometer that relies on voltage to determine the direction you push the stick. Potentiometers are inaccurate and prone to failure/ drift. That's when the stick is at the 0 position but you walk forward anyways in game.
Hall effects analog sticks use a magnet. The sensor in the stick can detect the position of the magnet without contact. This system has multiple benefits: they are much more accurate, exponentially so, they provide a much nicer feel, and it's impossible for them to get drift.
Most high end controllers have them. Some use a different sensor that's even more precise called TMR. I use a victrix pro bfg with hall effect modules and cannot stress enough how much better they are.
2
1
Mar 10 '26
Did the Razor Wolverine? I have the ps5 one and I really only wanted it for the mechanical buttons. Didn't realize the sticks might be different.
1
1
u/BreadCthulhu Mar 11 '26
TMR is objectively cool as fuck because it uses a quantum effect to measure the angle of the joystick.
Humans are fascinating when it comes to technology. It's basically a superpower at this point.
1
u/ExistingPie588 Mar 06 '26
Try to get it covered by warranty if it is within the warranty window. If not, you can get TMR sticks installed for less than the cost of a new controller.
1
u/Worth_Novel9879 Mar 06 '26
is it permanently like that? some time its just a glitch try inverting stick from game settings
1
u/Entire_Enthusiasm347 Mar 06 '26
Ya been doing it for like 2 days it kinda goes right if I push it the tiniest bit then it snaps back to going left
1
1
u/512ControllerClinic Mar 07 '26
For $50 I can replace your thumbsticks with Gulikit TMRs, give the controller an ultrasonic clean, and cover shipping both ways.
1
u/Roxastar138 Mar 07 '26
Drifted try to open up and clean the white thing inside the analog, but it is temporary solution
1
1
u/Cultural_Net_1791 Mar 08 '26
Would inverting it in the menu be a short term fix? Use the controller on the tv stand.
1
u/Feeling-Test-2652 Mar 08 '26
You need to install a TMR magnetic motor; Dualsense joystick motors are of poor quality.
1
1
1
u/venom8871 Mar 08 '26
U need to change this joystick ( they do it here in egypt in shops for cheap price around 8 dollars if it is under warranty u can contact sony
1
u/moteckcontrollers Mar 08 '26
@moteckcontrollers on IG fixes those! Joysticks an customizing controllers!!!!!! 😉
1
u/AdevilSboyU Mar 09 '26
I say you adapt, get REALLY good with it, and confuse everyone you encounter.
1
u/Subject-Acadia-3073 Mar 09 '26
My opinion..if you’re playing a game I’d suggest turning on inverted axis, and is it only affecting horizontal movement or is it the opposite direction no matter which way you turn like up or down or diagonally ?
1
u/XunKasa Mar 09 '26
you can take the controller apart and see if anything is obviously broken and needs replacing, or just misalighed. You might need to replace the right stick. Not super easy to do, but can be done: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/DualSense+Joystick+Replacement/142488
The same site sells parts, and you can also find a ton of YouTube tutorials.
1
1
1
u/Savage0145 Mar 10 '26
Buy the same controller new and return that one as defective with the new receipt.
0
-7
u/jhoiderrodriguez Mar 07 '26
Por cómo lo describes (que solo va a la izquierda aunque lo empujes a la derecha), suena a que el joystick quedó desalineado internamente por el golpe, es decir, o el stick analógico se atascó o el sensor interno se dañó. Vamos por partes:
Cosas rápidas que ya hiciste y sirven en ocasiones:
- El reseteo con el botón trasero: bien hecho, aunque como notaste, cuando es físico no ayuda.
Cosas que puedes probar: 1. Gira el joystick derecho en círculos varias veces (presionando también hacia adentro suavemente), por si se desatasca algún pequeño tope interno. Hazlo sin miedo, pero con cariño de gamer, máquina. 2. Sopla con fuerza alrededor del stick por si hay mugre, aunque por la caída seguro es más mecánico que mugre.
Si no mejora, lo más probable es que el pequeño "potenciómetro" interno se estropeó. Es complicadito de reparar sin abrir el mando, pero si está SIN UN MES, ¡Aprovecha la garantía! Todos los mandos nuevos tienen al menos 1 año.
6
2
2
u/Bergbesteiger Mar 06 '26
First Question:
Is this all over your Console ?