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Left thumbstick feeling funny? (self.steamdeck)

submitted 1 year ago by piyuv to c/[email protected]

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Since I got the deck the left thumbstick always felt a little funny - almost "static"? Right stick is a bit better but similar. It's very unlike other controllers like ps5 and Xbox gamepad. It doesn't have any functional implication at all - just sensual.

Anyone have similar experience? I'm thinking of getting a stick cap but I don't know if it'd work since sticks are capacitive.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Is it like that just by touching it, or do you get that sensation when the thumb stick is pushed all the way forward (so the stem is in contact with the shell)?

If the former, then I don't have any advice since I haven't felt it myself.

If the latter, and it feels almost "grainy" or rough when moving it side to side while pushed all the way forward, then mine had the same issue. I fixed it by buying some cheap joystick protectors on amazon. Now they feel totally smooth at all times, it was just a rough edge on the shell rubbing against the joystick stem.

[–] 84615_on_resu 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This. I had the same issue. Bought some silicone rings and thumbsticks are really smooth. I also put them on my other gamepads.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Most of the stick caps sold for the deck are capacitive, they can even help you maintain a good capacitve connection because it's easier to keep in contact with the rubber cover than it is to stay touching the depressed part of the stick cap.

As for the feel of the sticks, they use potentiometers which might be the cause of the feeling difference you're talking about. ~~I know some xbox controllers (like the ones on the elite series 2) use hall effect sensors.~~ You can buy replacement sticks for the steam deck that also use hall effect sensors, they may feel smoother to use.

Edit2: apparently the source I read was wrong about the elite 2 controller having hall effect sensors. Disregard.

[–] bpmd 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just FYI (and in case anyone runs out to buy an Elite Controller for the joysticks), the Elite doesn’t use Hall effect sticks, it’s no different to the standard controller other than tension adjustment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

~~Sorry, the elite series 2 supposedly uses hall effect, but not the original elite apparently. I'll update my comment.~~

Ok turns out neither of the elite controllers use hall effect, and I was completely wrong. My mistake.

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