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Nintendo Switch 2 finally officially revealed (venturebeat.com)
submitted 1 day ago by ampersandrew to c/games
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A Direct is announced for April 2nd to cover the games.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 64 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Hall effect sensor expert here! No, the magnets in the joycons that are used to attach to the display/body of the Switch 2 would not interfere with hall effect analog sticks.

Two reasons:

  • The magnets are too far away (sensors are usually only sensitive to magnets within 10-12mm directly above/below)
  • The mounting/attachment magnets would be perpendicular to the magnets in the analog sticks (if you imagine the flux lines they wouldn't cross the sensory boundary).

Regardless, it would be trivial to place a tiny little piece of ferromagnetic blocking tape wherever necessary to prevent interference.

[โ€“] VindictiveJudge 3 points 14 hours ago

Would the NFC system in the stick interfere with hall effect sensors?