Switch 2 Has to Fix a Troubling Issue That’s Haunted Nintendo for 8 Years

The Switch 2 is an improvement on the original Switch it many ways, but it hasn't managed to ditch this longterm Nintendo problem.
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Reports Suggest The Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons Not Only Drift But Are Also More Difficult To Repair

While Nintendo rushed to get the Nintendo Switch 2 out the door before tariffs, it appears the console once again suffers from the infamous “Joy-Con Drift” that plagued the controllers of its ...
TweakTown

Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con may have the same stick drift problem as original Switch

TL;DR: Nintendo Switch users have long faced Joy-Con stick drift issues, leading to lawsuits and free repairs. The upcoming Switch 2 Joy-Con will not use Hall Effect sticks, which are less prone to ...
Polygon

Switch 2 Joy-Con drift is already haunting Nintendo

Stick drift refers to the phenomenon where a controller’s joystick seemingly has a mind of its own. Your machine will interpret input that isn’t actually happening, often causing characters or cursors ...
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So What About Joy-Con Stick Drift on the Nintendo Switch 2? Nintendo Responds

Anyone who owns a Nintendo Switch will know about Joy-Con stick drift. It’s when the Joy-Con Control Sticks stop responding correctly, or suffer from "drifting." Complaints about Joy-Con drift were so ...
Game Rant

Nintendo's Switch 2 Joy-Con Drift Comments Aren't Reassuring Fans

A Nintendo developer's answer about whether Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons will address stick drift issues was vague, leaving some fans concerned. Despite concerns about potential stick drift, Switch 2 ...
PC Magazine

Joy-Con Drift Will Probably Still Be a Problem on Nintendo's Switch 2

Two separate teardowns warn gamers to expect controller-drift problems to persist, with iFixit explaining that the Joy-Con 2 sticks 'look almost exactly' like the original Joy-Cons inside. When he's ...
ExtremeTech

Switch 2 Won't Use Hall Effect Sticks to Fix Joy-Con Drift

There are many reasons to be excited about the Nintendo Switch 2, but one thing in particular has original Switch users ready to move on: Joy-Con drift. Plagued by a ...
Polygon

Nintendo won’t tell us how the Switch 2 Joy-Cons will avoid drift

While Nintendo shared a lot about the hardware for the Nintendo Switch 2 during its April 2 Nintendo Direct and subsequent Treehouse streams, the company still won’t share the exact workings of the ...
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Even John Romero is worried about Joy-Con drift on Nintendo Switch 2, so here's hoping those "not Hall effect sticks" hold up better than the originals

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Nintendo confirms Switch 2's new Joy-Con 2 controllers are "not Hall effect sticks," and all our fears about Joy-Con drift are still here

The Joy-Con 2 controllers Nintendo Switch 2 comes equipped with will not feature Hall effect analog sticks, Nintendo has now confirmed, dashing hopes that the new controllers might make use of the ...