They don’t wear out as quickly as there isn’t that same physical contact.

Stick drift is an issue that’splagued Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series and PS5 controllers.

Even the expensiveXbox Elite Series 2controllerssuffer from stick drift.

With the PS5DualSense Edgepremium controller, Sony also uses potentiometer-based sticks, but has made themeasily swappable.

The DuchesS comes packed with a 10-foot USB-C cable as it doesn’t support wireless functionality.

This is likely because Microsoft uses its own proprietary wireless technology instead of Bluetooth for controller connectivity.

The DuchesS isn’t Hyperkin’s first foray into classic game controller revival.

Hyperkin also released a replica of the much-beloved Xbox 360 controller in 2022, namedXenon.