DualSense rumble stronger on left side?

[Jolomoju]

Am I the only one experiencing this? When games use a stronger vibration, the left side of the controller vibrates stronger than the right

Noticed that in Fall Guys and Control.

I don't know if that is a problem with my controller, steam support or the games.

[80TCS]

That would be "normal" as the DualSense controller has 2 mass actuators that are emulating the old "Dual-Shock" rumble "standard" which was present on most rumble enabled gamepads/controllers. While the 2 mass actuators on the DualSense are identical in function and intent, the old rumble "standard" was based on 2 rumble motors with off-center weights of 2 different masses (one heavy, one much lighter) - one (in the left handle) was intended for reproducing heavy shaking effects, while the other (in the right handle) was intended for reproducing lighter, more buzzing like effects. As such, the DualSense is emulating the left side rumble as "heavy rumble effects" and the right side as the "light buzzing effects". So, all in all, in principle, the emulated rumble is working as.. intended. Problem is that you'd easily confuse the heavy shaking effects and the finer buzzing effects for just.. "rumble" and that is because the older motors approach in Dual-Shock "standard" enabled gamepads were mechanically working different, had different mass inertia and pattern and could be "modulated" to achieve rumble effects vastly different than a simple "buzz" (for the light weight effects) or a fixed frequency shake (for the heavy shaking effects) In short, the controller is functioning as it should, but the actual effects are.. most literally kinda.. "lost in translation", making it feel like it wasn't intended to work like that (and you'd be correct in believing so, given you'd actually be holding the real Dual-Shock hardware in hand)

[Doot66]

If I connect Dualsense via Bluetooth, the rumble is even on both sides, and stronger. Tested on Doom Eternal. BUT, the control inputs "stick."

[Kaldaien]

Originally posted by Jolomoju:

Am I the only one experiencing this? When games use a stronger vibration, the left side of the controller vibrates stronger than the right

Noticed that in Fall Guys and Control.

I don't know if that is a problem with my controller, steam support or the games.

There is no left/right side when it comes to rumble.

There was a big/little motor, and those were located on sides, but the rumble was never intended to be directional.