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Question: Is buying second hand repaired PS5 controllers a good idea? (piefed.ca)
submitted 3 days ago by dudesss@piefed.ca to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I worried about potential stick drift or other broken components. Sellers advertise that there is no stick drift, but I'm not sure know how easy that is to fix, and whether to trust them.

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[–] dudesss@piefed.ca 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The seller said he replaced the Joystick with hall effect sticks so it might be fine. I think I'm going to buy it and try it out. I'm curious anyways how this will run, and it's cheap from seller that repairs them.

[–] Nils@piefed.ca 1 points 7 hours ago

Depending on the sticks, you will not know it is hall-effect unless you open the controller or if after playing a lot you are drift free. If it is legit, you might want to share the seller with us, as it might a great place to buy improved joysticks.

Now, I just wish Sony or modders would improve the battery life of the controller.