Joystick X output is always 0

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1

This has been quite annoying for me and I cannot find any issues with the circuit or the code, and I even tried to literally copy the code and the circuit for joystick from online multiple times in order to get it working, yet the result is always the same.

I am constantly getting 0 for X.

Other stuff (Y axis and the button) is working as intended. I seriously don't understand why this is happening. This was the code I got from here:

int xPin = A1;
int yPin = A0;
int buttonPin = 2;

int xPosition = 0;
int yPosition = 0;
int buttonState = 0;

void setup() {
  // initialize serial communications at 9600 bps:
  Serial.begin(9600); 
  
  pinMode(xPin, INPUT);
  pinMode(yPin, INPUT);

  //activate pull-up resistor on the push-button pin
  pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT_PULLUP); 
  
  // For versions prior to Arduino 1.0.1
  // pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT);
  // digitalWrite(buttonPin, HIGH);
  
}

void loop() {
  xPosition = analogRead(xPin);
  yPosition = analogRead(yPin);
  buttonState = digitalRead(buttonPin);
  
  Serial.print("X: ");
  Serial.print(xPosition);
  Serial.print(" | Y: ");
  Serial.print(yPosition);
  Serial.print(" | Button: ");
  Serial.println(buttonState);

  delay(100); // add some delay between reads
}

And this was the output:
X: 0 | Y: 510 | Button: 1
X: 0 | Y: 510 | Button: 1
X: 0 | Y: 510 | Button: 1
X: 0 | Y: 510 | Button: 1
X: 0 | Y: 510 | Button: 1
...

Does anyone know about this issue, or even better, a solution?

2

Put x on A0 and y on A1, see if results change. Bad joystick, pin, connection?

3

I have tried it, but the result is same. I guess it's broken then.

4

X is still 0 and Y is still 510 when switched?

5

Yes. I have tried other analogue inputs too.