While it used on-off electrical connections (a la a D-Pad) rather than potentiometers, its design laid the groundwork for modern thumbstick controllers. Over the next 40 years or so, joystick ...

Inside, we get a look at the many tiny individual components that make up a modern thumbstick. Of most interest, though, are the components that make up the potentiometers within the stick.

For a thumbstick though, we need to know not just ... two small wheels underneath it in an electrical component called a potentiometer. Those wheels are in contact with a track of resistive ...

(emphasis in original) Not only does iFixit's teardown uncover two potentiometers on each DualSense thumbstick that are prone to wear, but it investigation also uncovered something even more ...

thus these thumbsticks won’t succumb to the same wear and tear as potentiometers do. The Revolution 5 features an asymmetrical thumbstick layout which might rub you the wrong way if you’re a ...

It's worth remembering that this is the rated lifespan of that particular component, the potentiometer which senses the actual movement of the thumbstick. That doesn't equate to a hard stop at ...

A class action lawsuit over drift in Xbox controllers will be settled outside of a courtroom. GamesIndustry.biz reports that the lawsuit has been compelled to arbitration (in which a third party ...

You will be pleased to know might know the annoyance of a thumbstick that’s not working right can be easily corrected next to the help of iFixit. Joystick drift can throw off your game and make ...

control over your controllers. The app allows for thumbstick and trigger calibration to help with minor issues and you can map mouse inputs to your Elite controller. The update also introduces ...

It appears Valve has revised its Steam Controller with an analog thumbstick. This is according to a diagram of a new design found within the July 23 update to the Steam client beta by SteamDB.

Company tells CNET that a right thumbstick add-on will be released, though details about the attachment itself are currently undisclosed. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist ...