Anything made of glass nearby at the time?
PS4 and PS5 controllers run on "infra-red" signalling. Which is a type of light that is invisible to human eyes. But it still behaves like light. So it will reflect, bend, and do other things that visible light will do around glass.
I have a glass top coffee table. So my controllers will get wonky if I don't pay attention to where I'm pointing the controller, or if I put drinking glasses on the table between me and the console. It will do exactly what you're describing.
If so, simple solution. Just make sure there is a clear line of sight between your controller and the console.
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Demon_XXVIIにより編集済み: 12/27/2021 3:44:28 PM[quote][b]kellygreen[/b] Anything made of glass nearby at the time? PS4 and PS5 controllers run on "infra-red" signalling. Which is a type of light that is invisible to human eyes. But it still behaves like light. So it will reflect, bend, and do other things that visible light will do around glass. I have a glass top coffee table. So my controllers will get wonky if I don't pay attention to where I'm pointing the controller, or if I put drinking glasses on the table between me and the console. It will do exactly what you're describing. If so, simple solution. Just make sure there is a clear line of sight between your controller and the console.[/quote] Absolute twaddle The PS4/Slim/Pro/PS5 [b]do no[/b]t use infrared (They accept the IR signal from a TV remote etc via the HDMI using CEC) The PS4 supports HDMI-CEC, which stands for Consumer Electronics Control. It means you can tell it to obey your HDTV remote's commands. Because the PS4 doesn't have an infrared (IR) sensor, it can't accept remote commands directly, but instead gets instructions sent from your HDTV through the HDMI cable. Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances using [i][b]UHF radio waves[/b][/i] in the ISM bands, from 2.402 GHz to 2.48 GHz, and building personal area networks (PANs) The controllers are Bluetooth 2.1 (OG PS4) 4.0(Slim/Pro) & PS5 gets 5.1 (no sign of 5.2 yet) Although they still won’t register Bluetooth audio, hence the need for the wireless dongle
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TheArtistにより編集済み: 12/27/2021 3:47:42 PMAll wireless communication involves electromagnetic radiation. The only difference between radiowaves (Bluetooth) and IR (light) is the frequency/wavelengths involved. Which changes the power levels involved, and the penetrating power of the waves through materials. While RF waves generally have greater penetrating power thorugh opaque objects than do waves at or near the visible spectrum....they can still be interfered with. Either through interfering wavelengths, or having to pass through too many different media especially metal. (Its why your smartphone often struggles to work when you're in an elevator...and why you never put metal objects in a microwave) The physics involved only alters slightly....and now the problematic material isn't the glass of the coffee table....but the metal of the table itself.
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Light waves are electromagnetic waves while sound waves are mechanical waves. Light waves are transverse while sound waves are longitudinal. Light waves can travel in vacuum. Sound waves require a material medium to travel, and hence, cannot travel in vacuum. Electromagnetic waves cause oscillations in electric and magnetic fields, so do not require a medium. Speed: Sound waves travel at about 300 m/s (but is dependent on the medium) , whereas Electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of light, i.e. around 300,000,000 m/s. So Nothing alike Just stop trying to convince yourself that PS4/5 controllers use infra red They don’t The console doesn’t even have an IR receiver
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TheArtistにより編集済み: 12/27/2021 4:52:05 PMBluetooth works an radio waves. Not sound. Generally in the 2.4 to 2.5 GHz UHF range. Radio waves are part of the electromagnetic spectrum and travel at the speed of light (c) just like visible light does. The only differences is that Light waves contain more energy---and therefore interact with materials differently---than do radio waves, resulting in shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies. So while I admit that I got bad information that PS controllers worked on IR rather than Bluetooth.... ...that only alters the physics involved only SLIGHTLY based on the energy levels of the waves....and how they interact with materials. In this case making the problem material metal rather than glass. ..and a much higher likelihood of interference from other radio sources (wireless devices) broadcasting at or near that same frequency. Which a number of older wireless devices do.
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TheArtistにより編集済み: 12/27/2021 2:49:59 PMIts physics. But if it isn't this, then the people suggesting that it was just a laggy connection that day are probably right. I wouldn't worry about it unless it starts happening frequently. If it IS happening frequently, then it's probably a problem with the controller itself. Especially if its made by someone other than Sony. I've had LOTS of problems with Scuff brand controllers made for PS over the years. So many that I refuse to buy from them any more. Some have been delivered in a non-working state. Others wearout and break after very little use. I never recommend that brand to anyone.