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New Nintendo patent suggests Switch 2 may solve joycon drift (www.dexerto.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/games
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A patent filed by Nintendo suggests that they’re working on Hall Effect style joysticks for the Switch 2 that would eliminate stick drift almost entirely.

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[–] morphballganon 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What is Hall Effect?

[–] sleep_deprived 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a way to detect which way the stick is pointing using magnets. It's way more accurate and incredibly reliable.

[–] 9point6 3 points 1 year ago

Also because the moving parts don't actually make contact with the sensors, the wear issues that affect joycons basically don't exist