Does the Dual Shock just turn off for anyone else?

[Kefka Jr.]

I got Omega Boost today, and during a boss fight in Zone 3, the analog of my Dual Shock just turned off. I turned it on again, thinking I might've tapped it by accident, but then a couple of seconds later, it went off again.

I had this problem a long time ago, but I don't remember when exactly... Anyone else have this kind of problem? Is it the game or the controller?

[Alex]

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I don't even realize when it's on or off anymore. Kind of scary.

[DarkwingChuck]

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It's happened to me a lot lately with a couple of games I rented. But then it doesn't do it at all with the games I've had all along. I don't know if the controllers going buggy or if some games are just more sensitive. Sometimes it seemed like lots of vibration was contributing to the problem.

[Marc M.]

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Its usually because the conector (the part that goes in the console) isnt all the way in.
Just unplug it and plug it back in, jimmy it a little. That usually fixes it.
Just happens because the conector is so wide, really.

[Manyak]

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It's never happened to me, but my PS2 is very new.

[Garr123]

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My controllers cord is almost cut in half, so I have to angle it the right way or itll just stop receiving info.


So no, never had YOUR problem.

[DarkwingChuck]

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For some reason on some games it'll just go through a 30-second or so spell where the analog keeps switching on and off resulting in "controller not connected" messages popping in and out. Then it'll be fine again. Sometimes I fiddle with the connector, sometimes I don't bother. It doesn't seem to have an effect the oddness lasts the same amount of time either way. And my PS2 is still less than a year old.

[John Mora]

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You could make sure it's plugged in all the way.

[Magus]

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I never have a difficult problem turning my Dual Shock on.

[Kefka Jr.]

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Yeah, I could. The game mostly involves 1) moving and 2) shooting. I stopped moving, but I was still shooting. I didn't expect them to be on different layers.

Actually, for a while, I thought the boss was hitting me so hard that it knocked my analog off.

[RPGD]

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No analog problems here.

[OmegaD3k]

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I got the exact same prob with 'Omega Boost'. I just switch the Dual Shock back on.. So far it only happened to that, plus a few other PS1 games.
That might be it.

[MasterSlowPoke]

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Both my controls have this problem.

[Redneck 2000]

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I've never had this problem. But, a lot of PS1 games turn off Analog by default. It might not be the controller but rather the game.

[Kefka Jr.]

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Now VR Missions is doing it. Sometimes when I fail the mission, and sometimes when I'm just chokin' a guy.

Roll Fizzlebeef.