Do You Think That Today's Controllers Are Built To Fail?

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MR.KAZ

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In a way I think they're built to fail.
The world today is so greedy.I wouldn't put it past any of these engineers.In all fairness I guess,the people who build these things are constantly being pushed by their superiors to get these products out fast I guess.

God Bless,
Kaz
 
imho, no. It's the abuse of other users that cause a controller to fail. Every controller I've known about it in the history of games has been through hell and back. People just don't know how to take care of their stuff at times (Like when a kid starts playing a game after he just ate some BBQ) or it's completely accidental. (I.E. A dog or puppy chews on it for example)
 
The only controllers I've gone through are PS2 controllers and 360 controllers. PS2 ones just don't last at all for whatever reason, and I've just had um... accidents with the 360 controllers. (thumbsticks get messed up from throwing, buttons get sticky from eating while playing, etc.)
 
aleeock157 said:
The only controllers I've gone through are PS2 controllers and 360 controllers. PS2 ones just don't last at all for whatever reason, and I've just had um... accidents with the 360 controllers. (thumbsticks get messed up from throwing, buttons get sticky from eating while playing, etc.)
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You should never play with your food. :lol
 
In my opinion, a controller should be made to take quite a bit of abuse. I have found PS2 controllers to be very fragile and they will break quite easily. However I wouldn't say they are "built to fail", just built as cheaply as possibly. It's funny though because the older analog PS1 controllers are much much stronger then the newer dual shock PS2 ones.
 
x2 said:
In my opinion, a controller should be made to take quite a bit of abuse. I have found PS2 controllers to be very fragile and they will break quite easily. However I wouldn't say they are "built to fail", just built as cheaply as possibly. It's funny though because the older analog PS1 controllers are much much stronger then the newer dual shock PS2 ones.
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I know it sounds pointless,but I use a USB cable to connect my Sixaxis controller to my PS3.
I know the controller is cordless,but my brother told me that after so many charges,the controller burns out,and must be replaced.Is that true?
 
From my experience, controllers hold up very well. The only controller I recall having to replace EVER is one of my Gamecube controllers (left thumbstick wouldn't work right. Probably fixable too, but I was young at the time lol).
 
SpartanEvolved said:
From my experience, controllers hold up very well. The only controller I recall having to replace EVER is one of my Gamecube controllers (left thumbstick wouldn't work right. Probably fixable too, but I was young at the time lol).
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If I had to pick,I would choose the controller for the SNES as the toughest.
Before I quit drinking a friend and I used to get some drunk.Stepping on them,dropping them,vomiting on them occasionally,they stood up! :lol
 
Actually, even systems with integrated controllers hold up well. Granted, I do have a silicone cover on my DS lite, but I feel that it is fairly durable as long as it isn't thrown, dropped, or abused.

I have working SNES and Playstation controllers that have held up to gaming for years.
 
As do I.

I'm part of a gaming club at my college, and nearly all of their N64 and half of their GC controllers have bad sticks. They're all loose from one to many rounds of Mario Party.
 
N64 controllers due to aforementioned analog stick problems (Although the ones i had were fine....the ones i got from others were bad though).

my ps2 controllers have done some weird thing where they lose power but never breaking...

other than that, i think everything ive used so far has held up fine. i even threw my ps3 dualshock down the other night after losing 10 consecutive races (of the same race) on NFS: shift.

ive NEVER done that, and it held up perfectly.
 
Now Phoenix brings up a valid point. I do take back what I said about every controller. The N64 had the most prehistoric built-style analog. Two plastic nubs on plastic nubs basically. Easy to repair, but after playing games like Pokemon Stadium or Mario Party, it's epic fail.
 
MegaDrive20XX said:
Now Phoenix brings up a valid point. I do take back what I said about every controller. The N64 had the most prehistoric built-style analog. Two plastic nubs on plastic nubs basically. Easy to repair, but after playing games like Pokemon Stadium or Mario Party, it's epic fail.
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This is why I have five backups. :lol

OEM controllers are junk if you treat them like junk. I have a PSX and PS2 controllers that work just fine. I also have an aftermarket that feels like I could run it over with my truck and it will still work. Either way, I baby my stuff, and believe it or not my 6 year old son does the same thing. Mainly because he knows if he breaks anything, he'll never be able to play any games again.

In other words, treat it like you want it to last, and it will.
 
Nova said:
As do I.

I'm part of a gaming club at my college, and nearly all of their N64 and half of their GC controllers have bad sticks. They're all loose from one to many rounds of Mario Party.
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That's strange... we've had INSANE amounts of play on my N64 and Gamecube controllers... Snes controllers...etc. They haven't failed to date.

However... I've heard of others having issues.

†B†V† :hat
 
I had one N64 analog stick fail, but, that's really pretty good considering how many years and hours I've put into my 64.
 
x2 said:
I had one N64 analog stick fail, but, that's really pretty good considering how many years and hours I've put into my 64.
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yeah... I mean... Nintendo 64 sticks seemed to take a lot of damage (sans frickin Pepsi spills :lol ... gummed up the stick portion of the controller unlike ANYTHING else.).


†B†V† :hat
 
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