So you have been sitting in VR with no motion controllers lol . No wonder you are tired of VR . <| sep |> Seriously , I have no idea how that guy is getting upvoted . Guess no one here has ever done a squat before or has any idea what one looks like . <| sep |> I ' d check for dirttarnishingother muck on the connector between the film that has the button contact pads and the main controller PCB or something else that might be causing a dodgy connection , but it sounds like you ' ve already done that . You might also want to check that the connector is inserted straight into the housing , is properly lined up with the pins and that the pins aren ' t bent . I had a controller with a similar issue that I ended up fixing with a replacement film . If you search eBay for ps 2 controller film you should be able to find them , but make sure you buy one that matches your controller ' s internal layout there are at least two designs . I still needed to slightly trim the ones I received down to size with a pair of scissors around the shoulder button contacts but once installed all buttons on the controller work correctly .