>>11303172PC monitors have special plastic blends to withstand heat, so they cost more and hold up better than most other plastics.
I have a PS4 controller that starts getting wet after a few weeks of me not touching it. Controllers almost all use ABS.
I've seen people talk about their PSPs getting sticky, and those also used ABS.
ABS is pretty common with handheld portable shit, and plasticizers increase their durablity, by giving it more bounce/stretch if it ever falls onto the ground.
Something like a PC monitor though? Way less plasticizers are used, because no one expects some guy to throw it in a fit of rage if their sports team lost.
Same thing with the SNES or Playstation. It's still tough though.
That said, I have two other PS4 controllers that aren't leaking, but have gotten brittle. I have 4 PS3 controllers that have only gotten brittle. 2 PS2 controllers that are still pristine. 1 OG PSX controller and a dual shock that are also pristine. 2 Dreamcast controllers that are still pristine. One GCN controller that's still pristine. 2 Saturn controllers that are still pristi... but you get the point, right? Old shit has held up way better than the newer stuff.
I have ipods that have gotten brittle. smartphone protectors made of ABS have gotten brittle so fucking fast, which made me realize that they're all just shit and i just use those $2 silicon ones now.
I think toys use better plastics than electronics and other consumer goods, probably because they have to pass safety regulations. The only toys I've bought in the past 25 years that have had plasticizers leak are my LotR Toy Biz figures, and i bought those mint on card just 4-7 years ago. My oldass ToyBiz MLs are still in great shape, aside from an Omega Red whose metallic red dulled. My 90s and 00s GI Joes are still perfect. My 90s and 00s McStatues are in perfect shape. Even my 00s Revoltechs are still like new.
anything from the 10s, i think it's too early to say.
