The notorious Xbox Elite controller bumpers can and do fail, but there's a real easy fix.

Under Settings, select Devices > Bluetooth Devices and hover over your controller name with drift issues. On a working PS4 controller, press the Options button in the upper-right corner of the screen.

To fix Xbox controller issues by updating firmware, follow these steps: Power on the Xbox console. Press the Xbox button. Select Profile & System. Select Settings > Devices & Connections ...

Stick drift is a common problem with the PS5's DualSense controller. Here are some things you can do to fix it.

We spend the majority of our time in video games mashing on buttons on a controller, so it seems reasonable enough to want to customize that experience to make things as comfortable as possible ...

When a DualSense is flashing blue, there's a serious problem. Learn what that light means and how you might be able to fix it.