My right and left shoulder buttons didn't break a year into use. Dunno why (maybe I don't press them in with sledgehammers?).

Anyway, the only real hardware problems both my controllers primarily suffer after a year or so of use is drift, and that's really a problem with most analog sticks on the market... though if they used hall-effect sticks, they would be less subject to that wear and tear.

That said, the only truly terrible thing I have to report is that valve decided to stop making them (thanks patent trolls?) and is instead making some silly mobile platform product I have zero interest in.

My right and left shoulder buttons didn't break a year into use. Dunno why (maybe I don't press them in with sledgehammers?). Anyway, the only real hardware problems both my controllers primarily suffer after a year or so of use is drift, and that's really a problem with most analog sticks on the market... though if they used hall-effect sticks, they would be less subject to that wear and tear. That said, the only truly terrible thing I have to report is that valve decided to stop making them (thanks patent trolls?) and is instead making some silly mobile platform product I have zero interest in.