Summary
Team Asobi’s full-scaleAstro Bot titleis finally here, and it is as much a celebration of all thingsPlayStationas it is a way to detect whether or not yourDualSensecontrollers are up to par.
That’s because built into the game is a handy way to determine whether your DualSense has stick drift.
No, we’re not joking.
Is Your Controller A Victim Of Stick Drift?
The ability to test whether a DualSense has stick drift without the use of any computer program wasfirst spotted on Twitter via an aspiring game developer. That gamer noted howAstro’s Playroom, the packed-in tech demo on thePlayStation 5, is a great way to test out a DualSense.
Then, our own James Troughton discovered on their own that Astro Bot, Friday’s latest release, also has that same handy feature. And, yes, their controller is a victim of massive stick drift.
Check it out:
Of course, it’s highly unlikely that Team Asobi orSonyintended for the feature to be a way to test out whether a DualSense is working as intended, but it’s pretty neat regardless.
For whatever reason, stick drift has become an all too common occurrence with controllers, beginning with thePlayStation 4andXbox Onegenerations. There are several theories as to why now, all of a sudden, it’s an issue, including the presence of more demanding games, as well as the potential for low quality control at the design level.
Whatever the case may be, it’s gotten to the point where gamers have attempted to get the courts involved.In 2023, there was a lawsuit against Nintendo revolving around the Switch Joy-Cons that was dismissed due to owners having accepted Nintendo’s EULA, which prohibits suits.
Litigation aside, if you’re at all curious if your controller is in good shape, then Astro Bot is a fast and easy way to do so. Shoutout to hidden features.
Astro Bot
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When the PS5 mothership is attacked by Astro’s long-standing galactic nemesis, scrambling its wires and scattering the crew throughout space, only Astro can make things right! Setting off on his biggest mission yet, he needs your help to rescue the stranded crew and rebuild the mothership.
