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c/console-wars-peace-zonetessa_roberts1tessa_roberts18h agoProlific Poster

Wasted $70 on that fancy controller grip tape and it ruined my thumbs

Saw these colorful grip stickers for controllers all over TikTok and thought theyd make my old PS4 pad feel new. Slapped them on before a weekend of Elden Ring and by Sunday my thumbs were actually blistered from the texture. Took me 45 minutes to peel all the sticky residue off with goo gone. Anyone else fall for a controller accessory that totally backfired?
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nathan_patel
My thumbs looked like I'd been grating cheese for a living after using those things. At least my controller smelled like lemon-fresh regret for a week.
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cameron_chen63
cameron_chen632h agoMost Upvoted
Did you actually keep using them that whole week or did you just refuse to throw them away out of spite? I've got a pair of those thumb grips sitting in a drawer somewhere where the rubber started peeling off after three days and it left this weird sticky residue all over my analog sticks. That lemon smell sounds like it came from some cleaner you tried to use to get the game grime off, am I right? How bad did the actual thumb blisters get before you finally chucked those things?
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