PS5: New DualSense can reduce drift problems

PS5: New DualSense can reduce drift problems

New DualSense color models, and PlayStation 5Minor changes have been made to the internal components that increase its durability. These changes can be missing Drift problems (when the analog stick moves on its own) and break the adaptive stimuli.

The information was revealed by Youtuber TronicsFix, who specializes in maintenance and repair of electronics. post a video on his channel showing all the changes; Watch (in English):

According to him, these changes occurred in the models Nova Pink (pink), Galactic Purple (purple) and Starlight Blue (blue), Released in January 2022. The white, cosmic red (red) and night black (black) controls, which were on sale before, do not appear to have received these changes.

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In addition to the small changes on the panel, it is possible to notice that a piece of plastic attached to the analog buttons was black on the first controls; Now it has turned green. Although they are practically the same, the YouTuber believes that this may indicate a better quality plastic replacement. In addition, the spring under the levers L and R was replaced by a thicker one, from 0.25 mm to 0.3 m – an increase of 25%.

Notice how the component on the right (for the new controls) is a bit thicker than the component on the left (of the first controls) (Image: Run/TronicsFix)

The Sony He hasn’t officially confirmed the PS5 console changes. Please note that The company was sued for these issues in 2021And the An analysis indicated that analogues of the supplement can have a shelf life of only 400 hours. If you have a defective DualSense device, we recommend that you contact the company to request a free exchange – check all details here.

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source: VG247

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