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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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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

N64's issues came from the bushings wearing out, the sensors were still very good

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

Primarily the plastic bowl

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yup. If they'd just made the bowl out of something OTHER than ABS, they would have been good. Delrin, PTFE, even a thin layer of brass or broze, and those controllers wouldn't have had anywhere near the amount of issues they're known for having.

There are third-party manufacturers who sell replacement bowls and sticks, made from everything from POM to steel.