A whimsical wordsmith at Game Rant, crafting pixelated odysseys from a lifelong love for gaming and a diet of 1UP mushrooms. The Xbox controller is a great piece of hardware that can also be paired ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Have you ever been in the middle of a game when you realize your character is moving by itself or the screen's view is suddenly changing?

No matter the system, analog stick drift is a fear for many gamers. Moments where onscreen characters start to move on their own, or vehicles begin to veer off to the side without any buttons being ...

Nintendo isn’t the only company out there with joystick drift issues. JoyCons might be the highest profile controller to suffer from drift, but Sony’s PS5 controllers can experience a similar plight.

Tanner Marlar is a career-long journalist covering the automotive techincal industry. From the best and worst infotainment systems to ground-breaking innovations in the automotive space, Tanner has ...

Discover step-by-step fixes for thumbstick drift, from quick cleanups to replacing components Reviewed by Jessica Kormos You can fix Xbox One controller drift by cleaning or replacing the worn-out ...

Sony's PlayStation 5 controller has succumbed to the dreaded analog stick drift. This page covers how to identify stick drift, how to potentially fix it, and how to send it in to Sony to get your ...

If you’ve ever had ghostly inputs into your control stick cause you to fail to catch a rare bug, miss a precision jump, or fall off the edge of a cliff into a bottomless void, you might be a victim of ...

Our DualSense controller is now afflicted with stick drift after 3 weeks of play. We don't know how to fix it, but we can confirm these popular internet "fixes" don't actually work. The PS5's ...

After years of annoying Joy-Con drift issues plaguing Nintendo Switch consoles, there may finally be a permanent fix. What is Joy-Con drift? For those who don’t know what “Joy-Con drift” is, consider ...