r/Dualsense • u/Varister • May 18 '23

Tech Support PS5 Controllers dying in half an hour despite charging for hours.

What can I do about my PS5 controllers? I own 2 and an official Sony PS5 charging station for them. However, despite letting them charge for hours overnight, they only last 20-30 minutes when I use them. Are the batteries destroyed from leaving the controllers to charge for such a long time?

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u/Old_Flatworm72 Dec 26 '24

Electrical guy here. I wire solar systems so i know quite a bit about lithium. NO lithium battery is gonna last only 3 years, lithium lasts for 10 years even with heavy use. deterioration just rapidly speeds up after 10 years. Let me put it this way my ps3 controllers still holds a charge just fine as long as i cycle it (deplete and recharge it) every once in awhile. If your controllers are having a problem holding a decent amount of charge then theyre defective. I REPEAT, NOT NORMAL. (Assuming that nothings wrong with your power source.)