Dead Zone Broken, pls fix -> unplayable.

[swift apex]

Hey devs,
Since the 1.5 update, the dead zone on PS5 feels totally off. Movement is jittery and not nearly as smooth as before. It was fine pre-patch, so something definitely changed. Please look into it — it really hurts the console experience right now.

[vapid sparrow]

Playing with controller feels like strange now. The aim is jittery, rough, it feels somehow mechanically, digitally.

Anything but buttery smooth. Terrible patch for controller players

PS5, EU, Dual Sense Edge

[granite yacht]

I've been playing myself, not noticing any difference 😦 so no idea how to resolve

[vapid sparrow]

The input is slow. It feels like the analog stick has high resistance. Also the analog stick seems to move digital, not analog

[swift apex]

Set the deadzone to 1 in the controller settings, then try to perform very slight movements with the analog stick — especially around the center position.
You will notice that the game does not register any input until the stick is pushed significantly further. The initial small movements are ignored, which makes it feel like the deadzone is actually much higher than the value shown.

Unplayable right now on ps5, heard on pc and Xbox it’s the same issue but not sure.

[granite yacht]

Will ask them to check

[swift apex]

I just played another match to see if anything has improved — unfortunately, the issue is still just as bad and, for me, the game remains unplayable. Even when setting the deadzone to 0 or 10, there’s no noticeable difference. The stick input still feels completely off, as if the deadzone setting has no real effect anymore.

This makes precise movements impossible, especially in situations where fine control is crucial. The problem persists regardless of the controller or platform used.

[vapid sparrow]

The setting of 5% improves the situation slightly. Still, playing like with digital pad, that is slow to react

[swift apex]

Some News about this issue ?

[granite yacht]

We did find an issue, I need to check where the fix is

Will come back to you guys

[swift apex]

Issue still there.

[granite yacht]

its scheduled for 1.6

[swift apex]

Still Not fixed … unplayable right now.

[granite yacht]

Will check

[swift apex]

Trank you!

Please release a hotfix for this issue — my colleagues and I haven’t been able to play Ranked properly for ages because we simply can’t aim correctly. So many people are complaining about this; it’s a critical problem, especially since we’re talking about aiming in a shooter 😅. Please compare the Xbox controller and the PS5 controller — the difference is instantly noticeable.

[swift apex]

Will the bug be fixed, or will it stay the way it is now, where PlayStation players are at a disadvantage?

We’ve been waiting since 1.5, and it’s still the same as it was.

[granite yacht]

It's fixed, might be in the HF today

Looks like it's not in this HF but its definitely fixed internally, so will likely be in the patch 2 weeks from now. Sorry for that

[deep valley]

Why no hotfix? How many players make up the PS5 base that it's not worth the team fixing a critical play issue? 25%? 40%?

[meager kayak]

Guys uhhhh this is becoming a little bit embarrassing don't you think? You claimed twice that the issue is fixed and it's still the same. What's going on here? Are you lying to us or is it just sheer incompetence?

[granite yacht]

This issue was fixed on our side, are you still experiencing it? Tried it myself just now and not having the issue

[meager kayak]

Yes, the issue is still there.

[vapid sparrow]

I don't have that issue anymore. DualSense Edge

[meager kayak]

Really? I'm going to mess around in the settings but there was a deadzone in practice mode

The issue is still there for me. I've tried things like resetting to default settings, switching to performance mode and the deadzone is not 0 on 0%. Strangely, the left analog is actually 0% because my hero is moving on it's own, but my camera isn't. I'll try reinstalling and report back.

[brazen arrow]

this sounds like stick drift rather than the game if ur character is moving by itself

[meager kayak]

I mean yeah I know? That's exactly what I want on my right stick.

Reinstalling didn't fix the issue.

[meager kayak]

I made a couple videos to show you I'm still having the issue. You can see how smooth the camera is in Apex Legends when the deadzone is set to 0 and I'm barely moving the stick and then how Predecessor is with the same amount of stick movement.

Also tried deleting my save file, didn't work.

[brazen arrow]

You want stick drift on ur controller?

[meager kayak]

Yes I don't mind stick drift. It's "the price I pay" for 0 deadzone and a smooth camera. Very strange how I'm able to get rid of deadzone on the left but not the right stick. I've also tried using a normal DualSense controller, same issue.

[granite yacht]

Sorry so I understand, at 0 dead zone you want it to move but in Pred it doesn’t?

Am I correct or misunderstanding?

[swift apex]

Just put it from 0 to 1 and it will work.

0 is still broken but the Rest works.

[meager kayak]

So basically what I want is if I set deadzone to 0 it's actually 0. For my stick to not have any deadzone.
I tried setting it to 1% after reading Jack's comment and it's working correctly and applying the 1% deadzone. Looks like the 0% setting is still having the issue and applying the weird forced deadzone.

[granite yacht]

Interesting

[vapid sparrow]

I can confirm this. Setting the deadzone in Pred to zero is clunky, like the game ignores stick movements.

What I had when Intested 1.6.2 was my workaround settings. 0% in Edge settings and 2% in game, which yields smooth camera movements

[meager kayak]

Yeah it's strange that it still behaves like that on 0%. Hope it gets addressed.
Playing on 1% right now and it's playable but I'd like to eliminate all input delay.

[deep valley]

Still pans at 1%, but the default 20% is unbearable. Missing about 30% of any ranged attack on multiple characters with 1% deadzone, and even melee heroes start spinning around.
I have tried and tried again, but it's so annoying. Please address for your PS player base

[meager kayak]

@granite yacht please tell me this is going to get fixed soon 🙏

[granite yacht]

Honestly not sure how to fix it

Seems like it was resolved for most people but not a few of you but I'm not even sure I really understand what the key issue is

[meager kayak]

The issue is not being able to completely eliminate the deadzone, as in the 0% setting not working properly and it's applying a forced ~10% deadzone.
Isn't there like a UE5 helpline or some forum for devs where you guys could find out how to fix it? Not knowing how to sounds a bit worrying... Surely there's someone on the team that could find out what's the root of the problem, right? The issue first popped up with 1.5 I think.

[granite yacht]

I’ll ask them

There is but if we’re not crystal clear on the issue the Epic can’t help

[meager kayak]

Well let me know if I can help making the issue any more clear or which part of the issue you guys are not fully understanding. I really want this fixed so I'd gladly talk to someone on the team if you're too busy or fill out some form detailing the issue just lmk

[granite yacht]

I sent it to the team appreciate. Will circle back if we have any Qs thank you

[meager kayak]

Next update this will be fixed right? 🙃

[meager kayak]

How is this 0% deadzone issue still not fixed?! Does it really have to take 6+ months to fix something like this? @granite yacht

[vapid sparrow]

Imagine they didn't fix blocking overhead emojis yet. Reported it back in January this year.

I still have the workaround of setting the deadzone in Edge menu to 0, and 2 and 3% in-game.

I fear I have to wait a lot longer replacing my thumb sticks with fresh ones to get back to 0% everywhere

[vapid sparrow]

https://discord.com/channels/389767672151146498/1328839925348569129

[meager kayak]

Yeah but then that's not true 0% deadzone. I've gotten so used to no deadzone in other games where aim is important that my aim becomes inconsistent if there's any amount of deadzone.

Please @granite yacht fix this, I want to play the game!

[muted turret]

Yall crazy I'm on ps5 and the movement is 100% better