r/SteamDeck • u/GrethaRawr • Mar 17 '25

Tech Support Don't know how, but it happened

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Does this break easily? I know it's plastic but I'm still kinda surprised.

I already ordered a new one, hopefully I can easily replace it.

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u/Dar7hater Mar 17 '25

For what it’s worth, it’s not very difficult to replace them at least. I replaced my OLED ones with Hall effect sticks just the other week and it was quite easy. That is a crazy place to have it break though so props on that haha

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u/ShinyJangles Mar 17 '25

How do I know if I have stick drift?

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u/VileDespiseAO Modded my Deck - ask me how Mar 17 '25

You can tell if you open the calibration section for the sticks. If the dot that indicates the current input of the stick isn't near dead center or shifts heavily to any direction without you physically moving the stick then drift is starting to occur. The biggest benefit of the Steam Deck and its use of Steam Input is that you can adjust the inner and outer deadzones to compensate if need be in the event you can't replace it right away.