My Xbox One controller's left joystick popped out. What should I do?

My Xbox One controller's left joystick popped out. What should I do? - Person Holding Microsoft Xbox One Controller

I’m sharing pictures, because this seems fairly incredible to me:

Me holding my xbox controller, with the left joystick completely free

Close-up and slightly different angle

This controller fell maybe 3 feet onto a hardwood floor, and I was amazed to discover that the joystick — which doesn’t appear to physically fit through the, uh, joystick hole! — had completely detached. It definitely does not want to "pop back in" and I am a little nervous of the prospect of disassembling and re-assembling this $50 controller in order to get the joystick back in, but is that what I should do?

(Has this happened to anyone else?)

To clarify (to best comply with Stack Exchange rules): The main question here is: What is my best option for repairing this joystick-lite xbox controller?






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My Xbox One controller's left joystick popped out. What should I do? - White Xbox One Game Controller
My Xbox One controller's left joystick popped out. What should I do? - Close-Up Photo Of Game Controller
My Xbox One controller's left joystick popped out. What should I do? - Photo of Xbox Controller



Quick Answer about "My Xbox One controller's left joystick popped out. What should I do?"

  • Just pull it apart and put it back together with the joystick, there are many tutorials online about how to do it without breaking your controller, which is very hard stuff up, you'll be fine. ...
  • Buy a torx screwdriver for like £1 on ebay and watch a tutorial on youtube.




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