Controller noise - care or no?
BigHatPaul
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May 28, 2019
1,823
Swamp
Some controllers are loud. The current gen XBOX controller is LOUD. Aggressively. The PS5, not so much. Some third party ones are pretty loud, too, like 8bitdo's buttons.
But does it bother you or take you out of the experience? Or do you find it oddly satisfying?
I actually quite enjoy hearing the clacking noises watching speedruns but not that big a fan hearing it while I'm playing.
Dest
Has seen more 10s than EA ever will
Coward
Jun 4, 2018
16,041
Work
I've really never even paid attention to it. But now that you've brought it my attention, it's going to be the only thing I can think of when I'm using a controller.
Thanks OP.
nsilvias
Member
Oct 25, 2017
30,147
i mostly wear headphones so i dont care for the most part. i have a stadia controller tho and that think is loud.
YohraUtopia
Member
Apr 1, 2021
1,409
I've never noticed except that the rumble on the wireless Xbox controller is in fact extremely loud; it startles me sometimes.
Mullet2000
Member
Oct 25, 2017
6,399
Toronto
I'm banned from using the Xbox Series controller after 10:00 p.m. by my wife because of the noise lmao.
MADSUPERVILLAIN
Member
Jan 11, 2018
1,665
Dunedin, New Zealand
I haven't really thought about it before, but I've spent my life playing PC games on Cherry MX Blues and fighting games on my arcade stick so I really have been using the loudest possible input methods this whole time.
Transistor
The Walnut King
Administrator
Oct 25, 2017
41,656
Washington, D.C.
The combination of the d-pad and the rumble motors on the Series controllers can wake the dead.
Killzig
Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,132
The clickiness of sticks or buttons doesn't bother me but rumble is something I disable as soon as I get hands on a controller almost immediately since the feature was introduced. Absolutely hate it.
Doc Laserstein
Member
Oct 25, 2017
5,605
The only controller that has ever really bothered me has been exclusive to all three dualsenses I have owned, and it's this disconcertingly loud and aggressive clicking/rattling that comes from the rumble in certain games.
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BigHatPaul
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May 28, 2019
1,823
Swamp
Any pop'n music players in here? Loudest controller I've ever used by far
WordsAndDreams
Member
Jan 4, 2018
1,378
I used to not think about it. But after using the Dual Sense primarily for the last couple years, I can't help but notice how loud my 8bitdo is.
ari
Member
May 7, 2024
650
Biarritz
my logitech f310 isn't loud. although my 7.1 system gets in the way of every noise
except the sound of a meteorite striking my house
Dougieflesh
One Winged Slayer
The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
37,219
Milky Way Ghetto
I've never really noticed controller noise until the Xbox Series controller. Those buttons and bumpers are so damn loud.
Gavalanche
Prophet of Regret
Member
Oct 21, 2021
25,941
Is the xbox controller loud? I havent noticed? Maybe I am too used to it. I will keep an ear out when I play next.
moqz
Member
Jan 28, 2025
487
The switch pro controller sounds like it's filled with bees when it rumbles. It's really annoying because you can barely even feel the LRA's in the switch pro controller, they really needed larger ones.
MissedArrows
Member
Feb 6, 2025
230
I prefer ps controllers, but got an xbox series controller for compatibility on PC. I haven't used it in years and instead just find workarounds for my dualsense if needed. The loudness is too much, it can be heard through mics and I'm concerned back when I had roommates they could hear it too.
I was shocked when watching old recordings and the clicking was that loud.
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Dezzy
Member
Oct 25, 2017
3,791
USA
I hate noisy controllers. The Xbox Series ones drove me nuts. The dpad and all the buttons were too noisy.
rics2980
Member
Oct 28, 2017
257
My friend's Xbox series controller sounds like he is slapping a typewriter when we're party chatting. I wish I was exaggerating but I'm not. Other than that I'm not really bothered by controller noise.
Letters
Prophet of Truth
Avenger
Oct 27, 2017
5,201
Portugal
Recently moved to maining the Dual Sense on PC after years of Xbox controllers just because of this. I grew tired of those loud and stiff buttons.
Dual Sense is inferior in some ways but at least those face buttons are a pleasure to press. Hopefully the Xbox Sebile controller really copies all the best things of the Dual Sense for the ultimate controller.
Tohsaka
Member
Nov 17, 2017
7,098
I really like how quiet the DualSense is. I have an Xbox controller only for PC games that don't have native DS support/prompts and I hate how noisy it is in comparison. It feels cheap.
Kevers
The Fallen
Oct 29, 2017
15,890
Syracuse, NY
The dpad on my launch dualsense makes this really annoying squeaky sound when you push it, drives me up a wall.
My galaxy purple is flawless though
Audiblee
Member
Mar 14, 2025
1,596
Hated the noise my Series controllers made. One of many reasons I don't miss that console.
Zafir
Member
Oct 25, 2017
8,977
I use a cherry blue mx keyboard, I'm fine with loud peripherals lol.
The only thing bothers me with noise is if something is amiss. Like if theres random squeaking from things or clicking that shouldn't be there. Those bother me.
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Controller noise - care or no?
BigHatPaul
Member
May 28, 2019
1,823
Swamp
Some controllers are loud. The current gen XBOX controller is LOUD. Aggressively. The PS5, not so much. Some third party ones are pretty loud, too, like 8bitdo's buttons.
But does it bother you or take you out of the experience? Or do you find it oddly satisfying?
I actually quite enjoy hearing the clacking noises watching speedruns but not that big a fan hearing it while I'm playing.
Dest
Has seen more 10s than EA ever will
Coward
Jun 4, 2018
16,041
Work
I've really never even paid attention to it. But now that you've brought it my attention, it's going to be the only thing I can think of when I'm using a controller.
Thanks OP.
nsilvias
Member
Oct 25, 2017
30,147
i mostly wear headphones so i dont care for the most part. i have a stadia controller tho and that think is loud.
YohraUtopia
Member
Apr 1, 2021
1,409
I've never noticed except that the rumble on the wireless Xbox controller is in fact extremely loud; it startles me sometimes.
Mullet2000
Member
Oct 25, 2017
6,399
Toronto
I'm banned from using the Xbox Series controller after 10:00 p.m. by my wife because of the noise lmao.
MADSUPERVILLAIN
Member
Jan 11, 2018
1,665
Dunedin, New Zealand
I haven't really thought about it before, but I've spent my life playing PC games on Cherry MX Blues and fighting games on my arcade stick so I really have been using the loudest possible input methods this whole time.
Transistor
The Walnut King
Administrator
Oct 25, 2017
41,656
Washington, D.C.
The combination of the d-pad and the rumble motors on the Series controllers can wake the dead.
Killzig
Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,132
The clickiness of sticks or buttons doesn't bother me but rumble is something I disable as soon as I get hands on a controller almost immediately since the feature was introduced. Absolutely hate it.
Doc Laserstein
Member
Oct 25, 2017
5,605
The only controller that has ever really bothered me has been exclusive to all three dualsenses I have owned, and it's this disconcertingly loud and aggressive clicking/rattling that comes from the rumble in certain games.
OP
OP
BigHatPaul
Member
May 28, 2019
1,823
Swamp
Any pop'n music players in here? Loudest controller I've ever used by far
WordsAndDreams
Member
Jan 4, 2018
1,378
I used to not think about it. But after using the Dual Sense primarily for the last couple years, I can't help but notice how loud my 8bitdo is.
ari
Member
May 7, 2024
650
Biarritz
my logitech f310 isn't loud. although my 7.1 system gets in the way of every noise
except the sound of a meteorite striking my house
Dougieflesh
One Winged Slayer
The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
37,219
Milky Way Ghetto
I've never really noticed controller noise until the Xbox Series controller. Those buttons and bumpers are so damn loud.
Gavalanche
Prophet of Regret
Member
Oct 21, 2021
25,941
Is the xbox controller loud? I havent noticed? Maybe I am too used to it. I will keep an ear out when I play next.
moqz
Member
Jan 28, 2025
487
The switch pro controller sounds like it's filled with bees when it rumbles. It's really annoying because you can barely even feel the LRA's in the switch pro controller, they really needed larger ones.
MissedArrows
Member
Feb 6, 2025
230
I prefer ps controllers, but got an xbox series controller for compatibility on PC. I haven't used it in years and instead just find workarounds for my dualsense if needed. The loudness is too much, it can be heard through mics and I'm concerned back when I had roommates they could hear it too.
I was shocked when watching old recordings and the clicking was that loud.
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Dezzy
Member
Oct 25, 2017
3,791
USA
I hate noisy controllers. The Xbox Series ones drove me nuts. The dpad and all the buttons were too noisy.
rics2980
Member
Oct 28, 2017
257
My friend's Xbox series controller sounds like he is slapping a typewriter when we're party chatting. I wish I was exaggerating but I'm not. Other than that I'm not really bothered by controller noise.
Letters
Prophet of Truth
Avenger
Oct 27, 2017
5,201
Portugal
Recently moved to maining the Dual Sense on PC after years of Xbox controllers just because of this. I grew tired of those loud and stiff buttons.
Dual Sense is inferior in some ways but at least those face buttons are a pleasure to press. Hopefully the Xbox Sebile controller really copies all the best things of the Dual Sense for the ultimate controller.
Tohsaka
Member
Nov 17, 2017
7,098
I really like how quiet the DualSense is. I have an Xbox controller only for PC games that don't have native DS support/prompts and I hate how noisy it is in comparison. It feels cheap.
Kevers
The Fallen
Oct 29, 2017
15,890
Syracuse, NY
The dpad on my launch dualsense makes this really annoying squeaky sound when you push it, drives me up a wall.
My galaxy purple is flawless though
Audiblee
Member
Mar 14, 2025
1,596
Hated the noise my Series controllers made. One of many reasons I don't miss that console.
Zafir
Member
Oct 25, 2017
8,977
I use a cherry blue mx keyboard, I'm fine with loud peripherals lol.
The only thing bothers me with noise is if something is amiss. Like if theres random squeaking from things or clicking that shouldn't be there. Those bother me.
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