A new DualSense controller teardown video from IFixIt has revealed potential causes for the drifting issues that some PS5 owners have been experiencing.
Much like the Nintendo Switch, there have already been cases of DualSense drifting issues, and a lawsuit has been filed against Sony for these problems.
The video from IFixIt, which you can watch here, explains how the DualSense uses “off-the-shelf joystick hardware with a long history of predictable, preventable issues.”
Contaminants and imperfections can cause also drift, as they can alter the voltage and can cause erroneous readings across terminals.