So I like to use Xbox controllers (doesnāt matter if itās first- or third-party) because I like the layout, itās just comfortable to me. However Iāve noticed that on all my controllers in the past few years, the left thumb stick will start to āgive outā over the course of a couple months. For instance Iāll be pushing it forward all the way, but it wonāt register for some reason and my character will only move a little bit. Sometimes wiggling it a bit will fix it, sometimes it doesnāt. And itās not like Iām squeezing the hell out of the controller or mashing the stick constantly; in fact itās made me try to be more delicate with my controllers, even though Iām just playing the games normally.
Is it just how controllers are, or am I just getting the shit end of the stick?
I donāt know, but I suspect theyādāve advertised it if thatās the case.
For what itās worth though, Iāve been using an 8bitdo Pro (the predecessor to the Ultimate) daily since early 2020, including a lot of Splatoon (a game with a lot of holding and mashing of both triggers), and the triggers havenāt gotten the least bit soft or drifty, and (according to the Windows controller config screen, at least) still smoothly pull through the full analogue range. So theyāre doing something good, anyway.
