Poll: Do you clean your controllers?

Recommended Videos

Danny Ocean

Master Archivist
Jun 28, 2008
4,148
0
0
TheLefty said:
So I'm wondering if anyone else shares this need for cleanliness.
Yeah, I do. Every couple of weeks, depending on how much I've been using them.
 

TaylorPaige09

New member
Apr 8, 2010
45
0
0
I'm a bit of a neat freak, so I give my controllers a good cleaning at least once a month, and I usually wipe them down a few times a month just to get rid of food and crap.
 

DuplicateValue

New member
Jun 25, 2009
3,748
0
0
If someone else used it, I just wipe it down quickly with my shirt - otherwise it feels kinda sweaty to me (even if it isn't).

I only clean them properly when I notice them getting kinda dirty or dust is building up in the crevices (like under the joysticks).
 

Dxz5roxg

New member
Aug 19, 2009
352
0
0
I only clean off the stuff that tends to build up and I can actually feel it. Or if it's like a big ugly spot I'll scratch it off with my finger nail. My keyboard get's really dirty really fast though so I clean that a lot more often and thoroughly.
 

no oneder

New member
Jul 11, 2010
1,243
0
0
Yes, but not often. Maybe just when I really think they do, I'm not cleaning them every day or so.
 

Jonluw

New member
May 23, 2010
7,245
0
0
No. I mean, if there's some dust or dirt on them I'll try to wipe it away with my finger. Does that count?
 

Kajt

New member
Feb 20, 2009
4,067
0
0
Only if they're visibly dirty or feel dirty, which isn't often.
 

Tenkage

New member
May 28, 2010
1,528
0
0
when I see a grim build up yeah I clean it, could be a day from now or a year, who knows
 

Dannyboy1186

New member
Jul 14, 2009
226
0
0
Well since the "new" feel controllers have erodes away quickly I normally clean it when ever theres a loading screen on or whenever I notice dust on them.
 

Kuchinawa212

New member
Apr 23, 2009
5,408
0
0
Sometimes I get gunk on mine and just wipe it off...but now thinking about it, I should give them a good deep cleaning
 

NezumiiroKitsune

New member
Mar 29, 2008
979
0
0
You can't leave any of Sony's dualshock controllers alone for to long or they acquire dust, that glues to them, and the analog sticks become sticky and seem to have gone scaly and perspire. This has been the same for every example since I started using Sony's products oh so many years ago. It has been lessened to some degree with Dualshock 3 but it's still a looming irritation.

Yes.
 

Quaxar

New member
Sep 21, 2009
3,949
0
0
Sometimes when I see a bit of dust or something yes. And anytime someone else uses it, but I don't want other people to touch my stuff anyway, so that's not often.
 

Embz

Pony Wrangler
Mar 17, 2010
296
0
0
I clean my mouse all the time and i clean my bf xbox and ps controllers every week
 

hazabaza1

Want Skyrim. Want. Do want.
Nov 26, 2008
9,612
0
0
I don't do anything like soap+_water, but if I see a mark, I'll wipe it off.
 

KindOfnElf

Senior Member
Mar 15, 2010
382
0
21
Yeah I clean my controller and mouse with alcohol.
everything must be NEAT UND TIDY! xD (I couldn't resist)