Ngl, this makes me wonder what is living inside of my controllers too. :/ I have had greasy black gunk leak out of both my ds2 and ds3 from the base of the analog sticks LIKE TO THE POINT WHERE IT GETS ON YOUR THUMBS so I can only imagine what's on the inside.
BUT I REFUSE TO TAKE MINE APART BECAUSE I'M NOT THAT BRAVE. I think seeing these examples kinda makes me wanna rethink buying things used... my near-future psp purchase comes to mind. :I
the greasy black gunk is a sony controller curse. it has little to do with the quality of care on the controller itself and just.....sony's weird material they use to make the sticks. SO ITS NOT GONNA MAKE A PILE OF CRAP APPEAR UNDER YOUR X BUTTON LOL. Or even that dirt in the analogue stick. :| Bcuz my DS3 has had the greasy button syndrome too, but its not gunky sticky button feeling at all.
just see if you can buy it IRL if possible, and inspect the shit out of it before you buy it. My PSP looks near mint condition despite being a launch system, so people DO take care of their stuff. THEY EXIST. It'd be a good idea to check PSP's over anyway since they suffer from dead pixels sometimes. My PSP has a dead pixel actually, finally. lol. THEY'RE KIND OF ANNOYING SOMETIMES.
OH I HAD NO IDEA... I figured it was somehting I was doing since it's happened on a few of my controllers lol. THAT'S KIND OF A RELIEF THEN.. :'D I wouldn't have expected dirt anyway, but maybe grease or crumbs? My brother totally sneaks and eats on my ps3 when I'm not around lol.
WHAT IS A DEAD PIXEL? An issue with the screen? D: And honestly, there isn't a very big difference in cost for a new psp versus a used or refurbished one, so I'm considering just buying a new one and taking good care of it myself. :/
NOPE ITS JUST SONY... also my gamecube controllers got sticky and all they did was sit in storage for a few months. :| Yeah. I'm super picky about my shit too (AS IM SURE YOU KNOW) so idk.
also my gamecube controllers got sticky and all they did was sit in storage for a few months Wow, glad to know it's not just me. I pulled them out of storage and was like "WHAT HAPPENED? I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. AM I GOING TO BE REPORTED FOR CONTROLLER ABUSE?"
Was it just the tops of the analogue and c-sticks!? Because yeah, it happened to every single one of my gamecube controllers. :| I spent a good 20 minutes cleaning them all off before I played any games.
tbh the sony controller weird grease issue is a lot more tolerable than the sticky GCN ones.
It was mostly on the tops, and sometimes there was a bit of caked on dust or something on the base. I wish I knew what caused the greasiness so I could prevent it.
They're really tiny, the one on my PSP isn't noticeable unless its on a light background. Because they are very small (PIXEL/ETC) but sometimes it can be more than just one or w/e. IT CAN HAPPEN WITH NEW UNITS TOO its kind of a random thing.
Now I'm gonna be extra paranoid in my psp selecting. ;3; I haven't done a whole lot of research as of yet though, so that's probably a good thing. >> But I had no idea that could even happen ffff. :c
BUT I REFUSE TO TAKE MINE APART BECAUSE I'M NOT THAT BRAVE. I think seeing these examples kinda makes me wanna rethink buying things used... my near-future psp purchase comes to mind. :I
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just see if you can buy it IRL if possible, and inspect the shit out of it before you buy it. My PSP looks near mint condition despite being a launch system, so people DO take care of their stuff. THEY EXIST. It'd be a good idea to check PSP's over anyway since they suffer from dead pixels sometimes. My PSP has a dead pixel actually, finally. lol. THEY'RE KIND OF ANNOYING SOMETIMES.
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WHAT IS A DEAD PIXEL? An issue with the screen? D: And honestly, there isn't a very big difference in cost for a new psp versus a used or refurbished one, so I'm considering just buying a new one and taking good care of it myself. :/
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A dead pixel is exactly what it sounds like. lol idk how to describe it so here is a picture: http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F7P/S1GM/FABRX1RO/F7PS1GMFABRX1RO.MEDIUM.jpg
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Wow, glad to know it's not just me. I pulled them out of storage and was like "WHAT HAPPENED? I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. AM I GOING TO BE REPORTED FOR CONTROLLER ABUSE?"
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tbh the sony controller weird grease issue is a lot more tolerable than the sticky GCN ones.
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