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Technical articles, calibration tutorials, and hardware comparisons curated by the Gamepad Tester engineering team.

Hardware Maintenance
May 30, 20265 min read

How to fix stick drift without opening your controller

A step-by-step diagnostic guide to cleaning potentiometer contacts and recalibrating stick deadzones at a software level.

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Software Development
May 30, 20268 min read

Understanding W3C Gamepad API polling rate delays

A deep technical breakdown of USB polling rates, Bluetooth latency, and how browser event loops capture input matrices.

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Hardware Benchmarks
May 30, 202612 min read

PS5 DualSense Edge vs Xbox Elite Series 2: Hardware calibration comparison

We benchmark stick circularity, trigger actuation thresholds, and deadzone centering on both premium controller systems.

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