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The third revision of the classic Xbox Wireless Controller was released in November 2020, bundled with the Xbox Series X and Series S. This controller is backwards compatible with previous Xbox One consoles, and PCs.

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View button sometimes not registering when pressed not in dead center.

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My new Xbox controller has an issue whereby the View/Select button only responds when pressed dead center, when pressed on a angle (like for example by the left side), sometimes it doesn't register, the pause button exhibits the same issue when pressed on the left side/angle. I cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol and still the same thing, can this be fixed with use? Is it a defect?

Any way to fix it without opening the controller? I'd rather make that the nuclear option since the shell starts creaking lol

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The buttons are probably worn out then. They are small and will fail after a number of uses. You could try and solder new buttons on the board if you think you can do this

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It's brand new tho, 3 to 4 days old, took it out of a sealed box myself. When I push the button, there's a play before the button "clicks" so maybe it needs to be used for a few days, get the button to break in like they say? (Also I think the issue is in the plastic "button" that sits between the physical and on-board button)

I live in a country where there's no warranty, so I can't send it back to the seller and would cost me a leg to ship it to France for Microsoft's warranty service. And opening the controller is, as I said, risky since they always start creaking after I open them.

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