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Controller tester and stick drift

Guides disagree on dead zones. Measure your own controller instead.

How to use it

Press any button on your controller so the browser can see it.

Left stick 0 %
Right stick 0 %
L2
R2

Three steps, under a minute

Rest for 5 seconds, return to centre, slow push. Put your controller down flat before starting.

Response curve

Move a stick to see what a game does with it: the dead zone cuts the start, the exponent softens small movements. Dashed line: raw stick.

To check on 19 November, in the real menus

Next step

Stick precisionHold a dot inside a ring at 25, 50 and 75% tilt, then draw a slow circle. Time in the ring, tremor and circularity, for each input.

How to use it

Guides for GTA V give opposite advice, 100% for some and the minimum for others, and they are probably not talking about the same scale. The real method needs no guide: measure the drift of your own controller, then set the dead zone just above it.

The test, under a minute

  • Rest, 5 seconds: let go of both sticks. Every value is recorded. Result: maximum radius and average offset, per stick.
  • Return to centre: push both sticks to the edge and let go, 3 times in 4 directions. A tired spring no longer brings the stick back.
  • Slow push: push the right stick to the edge over 3 seconds. A clean jump at the start shows a dead zone already added by your system.

Reading your result

Under 3%: healthy. From 3 to 8%: normal wear. Above 8%: drift. These limits are provisional and will be recalibrated on our data. They do not come from any manufacturer.

In GTA 6

No GTA 6 setting is known. On 19 November we will check whether a dead zone setting exists, its scale, and what the value means. If it exists, set it just above your measured radius.

Values only compare on the same controller: DualSense and Xbox pads do not have the same resolution, and some systems add their own dead zone.

Questions and answers

What is stick drift?
A stick that does not return to centre, or reports movement when nobody touches it. Your character or camera slowly moves by itself. The cause is usually wear in the stick.
How do I fix drift?
First raise the dead zone just above your measured radius. If that is not enough, clean the stick or have it repaired. A high dead zone hides drift but costs you small movements.
Why does my browser not see my controller?
For privacy, a browser only reveals a controller after you press a button on it. Press any button with this page open. On a phone, pair the controller in Bluetooth first.
What is the best dead zone in GTA 6?
Nobody knows yet: Rockstar has not published the settings menu. The right value depends on your controller anyway. Measure yours, and we will update this page on 19 November.
Can I test a PS5 controller on my phone?
It should work over Bluetooth, but we have not tested it on real devices yet. Tell us if it fails. PS5 has no established public browser, so the test does not run on the console.

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