How to destroy your PS3 controller

GamesRadar: Sometimes, we all feel a bit adventurous when it comes to DIY. You know the logic - 'I'm an intelligent twenty-something man - why shouldn't I be able to fix a broken gadget?' However, thoughts like this almost always precede a trip to the shops to buy a replacement for said gadget.

[AliTheBrit19]

Play Demons Souls :)

[SpaceSquirrel]

Good thing mines didn't break while playing Demon's Souls

[El_Colombiano]

I actually broke a Dualshock 3 playing Demon's Souls. It was in the Tower of Latria where the old man summons you as a black phantom. My little brother was summoned right when I walked into the room. He panicked and gave the controller to me. His character was horrendous but I almost beat the bastard. What killed me was that he brought no herbs. I never have thrown something so hard in my life prior to that. The controller exploded upon impact with the wall.

[HSx9]

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[captain-obvious]

thanks god the DS3 is really well belt or mine would be broken along time ago

[DaTruth]

I keep my launch Sixaxis controller nearby! If I feel angry enough to throw my controller, I gently place my Dualshock down, pick up my Sixaxis and throw that!

Can't believe the batteries still work in the old Sixaxis, but those controllers were a little bit buggy and now my analog sticks are off center, so I let my daughter(15 months) play with them!

[Briefcase Joe]

Actually, I wanted to break my controller playing LBP more than Demon's Souls. Trying to ace the harder levels, where you need to time your jumps, started to really piss me off.

[PoSTedUP]

I take good care of my $60 peripherals.

my regular sixaxis tho got annihilated playing cod4, i never seen a joystick stuck so far in the up position XD.

[Dee_91]

send it to me first :)

[finbars75]

Try playing Modernwarfare2 :(

[gtamike]

cook it on a 360

[imec]

WipEout HD will almost certainly break your R2/L2 springs from all of the airbreaking that you have to do. I've gone through four springs and I haven't even finished most of the difficult trophies.

[talltony]

I fixed it with a spring out of a click pen. Boom good as new!

[Darkstorn]

Hmmm. Interesting that they only used Phillips screws, and the thumbsticks are supposed to be held solely by the casing? Weird.

[Elwenil]

Why not use Phillips screws? Sony even has instructions on the website on how to take the controller apart to replace the battery.

[Hellsvacancy]

I twisted my old six-axis in half, i was usin Tversity tryin to stream a film or Tv show and it kept pausin and startin and so on, i was already mega pissed off coz i had no green to smoke that day, i just lost it, twisted the damn with both hands in pure frustration and it broke in half "thatll teach ya 2 mess with me"

Yeah, not 1 of my better moves, i was without a PS3 4 afew days till i bought a DS3

[Mmmkay]

dude, you need some hasjish....

:)

[BeaArthur]

The trick is to throw it at something soft, like a pillow or the couch like I do. It took tons of controllers in my youth but I finally realized that if I'm going to throw it I need to throw it at something that won't break it. Thankfully though I'm old enough where thrown controllers (even at the couch) are few and far between.

[Elwenil]

Nah, that can still break the controller. The vibration motors are heavy for what they are and the sudden deceleration from hitting the pillow can still break them loose. It was worse with the old PS2 controllers but I've had to take apart one of my DS3's to bend the metal carriage that holds the motors back into shape to keep the weights from scraping against the housing. Best thing to do is just walk away and come back to it later.

[MarcoGT]

I went through about 2 or 3 sixaxis back in the day but I've had a dualshock for over a year and it's still fine and have another brand new one anyway that came with the ps3 slim (my 60gb died 9 months ago) so these should last until the next few years maybe even when the ps4 comes out even if 5 years.

[Kurisu]

I sat on mine lol. No more L1 or L2! You can still press down on the L2 though, but can't reach the L1.

[Alos88]

The right analogue stick on mine is basically gone :(

[Rampaged Death]

Play God of War get a boss down to about a centimeter of health and you die. That's how I bust my first controller.

[N4BmpS]

Oh see, for me it was mostly in GoW 1 (the PS3 collection) the spinning knife pillars haha >XI.

[ranmafandude]

i had the same ps3 controller since i got my ps3 slim like 5 months ago still going strong. i even beat demon's souls two times never broke it once.

[marioPSUC]

I honestly dont know how some people can toss their controllers, do you not have enough self control to do that. I would never throw a pretty expensive item like that and have it break.

[Lawrst]

The best replacement spring is one from a floppy disk drive. Take the silver slider off and the little spring in there is the same shape and actually tighter and feels better. Cut a few mm off and you have a perfect replacement.

[SilPho]

Interesting, I'll remember that. Thanks :)

[blasian]

I almost threw it down on demons souls going through that poisonous level. I had to keep my cool.

[Hellsvacancy]

Haha, im doin the swamp world to, im not stuck or anythin its just VERY annoyin, i aint played DS for a week or 2, might get back on it 2 night

+1

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

The front of the blade is flat so instead of cutting it just plain thrashes.

[Ripyealip]

I never broke my PS3 controller yet. but i did break my PS2 controller which is pretty much the same. first one i broke because in dragon ball Z you had to press the buttons really fast for a very long time, eventually the buttons got stuck indside. and the second one i had i couldnt beat the last boss in virtual fighter 4 so i flung it at my wall.

[N4BmpS]

I've never broken my PS3 controller, I wanted too but it wasn't my controllers fault; I'm not the best gamer in the world anyway but it's about having "fun" or getting pissed off for fun really. Other than that (as far as natural technical aging goes) my DS3 is fine.

Oh and if you ever find yourself about to throw your controller, throw it into a couch just make sure that when it bounces from the cushion it has a safe landing.

[Ripyealip]

I like doing damage when im angry....

[M4ndat0ry_1nstall]

Actually use it as a gaming controller and not a blu-ray remote....

[Mmmkay]

yeah cause back in 2006 teh ps3 had no games..
you are so funny.

[The Great Melon]

The R2 and L2 triggers seem to go loose after playing games that require you to hold it down on the DualShock 3. I just recently fixed them by opening the controller up and replacing that torsion spring shown in the article with a spring from a floppy disk. Amazingly it is almost a perfect fit without needing any modification to the spring. Much cheaper than spending $40+ dollars on a new controller or sacrificing a perfectly good Sixaxis.

[Buckfastman]

I heard you can use the spring from the slider on an old 3.5" floppy disk. Haven't tried it myself but heard it works a treat..

[Kassanova07]

Who approves this crap?

[Spenok]

I have no idea....

[Qui-Gon Jim]

Just with R2 instead of L2. I got that spring out and it snapped. I didn't even think to switch with my old sixaxis, but with how easily that snapped, I would have probably ended up completely controllerless. Got a replacement coming from Amazon now.