InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Yay. My Playstation controller is at the point where it needs to be replaced. It’s got both battery capacity issues and charging issues. I’m hoping that the Steam controller lasts longer than the PS4 Pro controller b/c for the price that Sony charges, I’d expect those to last longer than mine has, especially given how little time I spend playing / using it.
I’ve been looking forward to the Steam controller. I was starting to think I should give up and just go get another PS controller.
Badargel@thelemmy.club 2 weeks ago
Didn’t the PS4 Pro controller come out 10 years ago?
verdi@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 2 weeks ago
Wondering the same thing. Probably a battery replacement would ail their woes.
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I’m not sure when they came out. Why would it matter, though?
Badargel@thelemmy.club 2 weeks ago
Does age not matter when it comes to how an electronic is expected to perform? I don’t expect to get more than 10 years Of perfect play out of any controller. Whether it stick drift or buttons wearing out or whatever the case may be. Nothing lasts forever even in perfect conditions. Not to mention the battery is the quickest thing the degrade anyhow. How often do you even see miniUSB cables?
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
You do know that not everybody who owns a PS4 controller bought them on day 1 when they were originally released, right? That it’s possible people like myself bought them much later than in 2016, correct? And you also realize that the problems I’m talking about – those didn’t start yesterday.
Literally daily.