Valve's $99 controller drops the part that causes stick drift, and Sony and Microsoft's flagships still haven't
Valve is ahead of the curve here, though it's not all perfect.
The issue of "stick drift" in gaming controllers persists, with Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo's controllers still using potentiometers that can wear down over time, causing the problem. This is due to the hardware design, where a metal wiper scrapes across a carbon film resistor, leading to degradation. According to XDA Developers, this means that no firmware update can fix the issue.
In unrelated news, VLC media player has experienced a problem on Windows 11, where it can take up to 33 seconds to start playing an MP3 file. The VLC team attributes this issue to a Microsoft Defender problem introduced through a Windows 11 update, which conflicts with VLC's plugin cache.
Reinstalling VLC or regenerating the plugin cache can resolve the issue, according to Tom's Hardware.
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