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Joysticks: Probably Still Drifty

Joy-Con joysticks use a potentiometer to read the voltage at a wiper that slides across a strip of resistive material. That material wears down over time, or plastic and dust can dirty the sensors.

Stick drift is a huge problem with other Switch models. One survey found that 40% of Switch owners had problems with their Joy-Cons drifting, and things didn’t get any better with the Lite or OLED editions. After a bunch of lawsuits, Nintendo’s president even admitted it and apologized, setting up a free repair program for customers in some parts of the world.

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[–] Corn@lemmy.ml 30 points 6 days ago (2 children)

450 USD and they won't spend an extra 40 cents on hall effect sticks?

[–] javiwhite@feddit.uk 38 points 6 days ago

It's intentional. How else are they supposed to sell you a new set of joy cons every year?

[–] Donjamos@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Have you even thought about the shareholders?

[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The more I learn about the Switch 2, the less I want to buy it. thanks Nintendo I'll wait until Ryujinx 2 comes out

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I will never, ever buy the switch 2 then.

My gamecube controller still doesn't drift. Nintendo can do better.

[–] missingno@fedia.io 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Your Gamecube controller also isn't Hall Effect.

[–] CallateCoyote@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Yeah, I think we should wait and see how prevalent the drifting is this time around before freaking out. Of course it's going to happen to some people because every stick that uses this technology has some incidence of drifting, but that doesn't mean it's going to be as bad as last time. I have lots of these kinds of sticks on lots of gamepads over the years and only the joycons have ever drifted.

[–] Xttweaponttx@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

everyone: Nintendo is a horrible company that does shit that's harmful to consumers and the gaming industry!

also everyone: WOW can you believe I was able to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 the literal day it released?!?!

We really showed them. 🤷‍♂️

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 12 points 6 days ago

Yet suckers keep buying that junk. Luckily I just hate Nintendo.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Everyone was telling me that this time they would have fixed it. Called it. I think I'm down to one joycon that doesn't drift :P

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I've never had stick drift with PlayStation or Xboxes despite people telling me it's a problem. The switch though is awful for it.

I don't know what they do to make their analogue sticks so bad but they're definitely getting them from the world's cheapest supplier, apparently one that even Sony and Microsoft turned up their noses to.

[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

PS/Xbox controllers have more internal space, so their joystick modules are much, much larger than what goes in the joycon. That means they can have more material in the potentiometers, meaning less susceptible to wear and dust/dirt intrusions.

PS Dualsense joystick

Switch Joycon joystick

[–] missingno@fedia.io 1 points 6 days ago

JoyCon 1s also have a flap that dust can get into, and that's likely a large part of the problem. This is fixed with JoyCon 2s, so I'm not sure why everyone's jumping to the assumption that they will be equally brittle.

[–] kepix@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

did the nintendo management change or something? did we get new laws about repairable devies standards?

so im just wondering what did you guys expect

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'll just buy a 3rd party joycon if it's supposed to drift anyway, at least they last a bit longer and cost much less

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 3 points 6 days ago

That will show them

[–] Asetru@feddit.org 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Anyone else getting a 404?

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Works fine for me.

[–] RaptorBenn@lemmy.world -4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If its still there and its obviously a well known issue, they left they in there so you artards would have to give them more money for repairs 🤣🤣

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They'll just get sued again if they try that.

[–] RaptorBenn@lemmy.world -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What do you mean try? It's done.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's been out like a week I don't think there's been time for anyone to experience stick drift yet.

[–] RaptorBenn@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You can't bring a lawsuit for something you think might happen.

[–] RaptorBenn@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

Oh wow what incredible insight, here i was thinking time worked in reverse soz man.

[–] Gearheart@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Oh, yeah!

You gotta get sDrifty

You gotta get sDrifty in here

It's time to get sDrifty.

[–] mintiefresh@piefed.ca 64 points 1 week ago (5 children)

One thing I will always appreciate about the Steam Deck is how repairable it is. I think that's probably the feature I most desire in any device now going forward.

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[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 44 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I don't care that people bought a Switch 2 if it makes them happy. For me, this was the first Nintendo console in a long time I had no interest in. There was no innovation here. It's just a minor upgrade in specs over the Switch with maybe better online?

Nothing about the Switch 2 is going to supplant my Steam Deck, so why waste the money?

[–] LettyWhiterock@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

That's kinda the thing, a lot of people were basically just wanting just another switch because they liked the switch's formfactor. It may not be innovative, but why innovate just for innovation's sake, y'know? It's a better switch, both in some improvements to the formfactor, and in the same way the Ps5 is just a better Playstation than the ps4.

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