Taking them apart and cleaning the contacts had no effect. The other controller is sending a constant signal for just one buttong (d-pad left), again all the time. One controller is sending constant buttonpress signals for all buttons all the time. While in the process of hooking up my controllers to the PC, though, I ran a test and discovered something curious: In desperation to get a Tony Hawk fix, I tried PCSX2 (the PS2 emulator for PC). Is it possible this is a software problem? Corrupted OS, maybe.? Also took the PS2 apart and cleaned it as best I could, tried inspecting for damage but as before found nothing obvious amiss. I am even more sure of this since I went out and purchased a second-hand controller today, and the situation has not changed.īorrowed another controller, a non-Sony one this time. although the fact that this is happening even when no controller is plugged in makes me think it is not a controller issue. I have tried turning the machine on with the controller in slot 1, in slot 2, and not plugged in at all. Using the other analog stick I can observe myself spinning from above, below, or any angle in between, but I can neither stop turning nor change direction using the other stick or d-pad, and as I said, no other controls work. This means that in Tony Hawk games, for example, I am constantly spinning in a circle. The only other control that works is the other analog stick. When I manage to load a game (by just pressing Start repeatedly) the character spins around ceaselessly. Every time I turn it on, no matter which game I use, it acts as if I am holding the analog (or possibly d-pad) left.Īs a result, the only thing that works is pressing Start. It worked fine for the longest time, but recently I have a strange problem.

Ps1 controller button layout