One of the biggest issues that’s plagued the Nintendo Switch since its launch in 2017 is stick drift. In fact, Nintendo faced several lawsuits as a result of the issue, with an ex-repair supervisor previously stating that the workload to fix drifting Joy-Con was “very stressful”.
Now, while we can acknowledge that Nintendo has undoubtedly been working hard behind the scenes to mitigate the issue for the upcoming Switch 2, we’re nevertheless disheartened to confirm that the Joy-Con 2’s joysticks will not be Hall Effect.
This comes via our interview with Nintendo of America’s Nate Bihldorff, who outright confirmed the exclusion. Notably, he didn’t specify whether or not the Pro Controller would include Hall Effect sticks, but the way in which he quickly deflects onto another topic probably implies that it won’t:
How else would they sell you new joycons every 2 years for 80 bucks a piece ?
Hey, your language is set to German (Deutsch) so I didn’t see your comment until I selected German in my languages too. Unsure if you intended this as your comment is English
Thanks for the heads up ! I had no idea (and can’t find where the settings for this are ^ ^ ^’ )
It should be in your profile settings! Idk if you’re using an app but if you visit the web app you should be able to find it in your settings.
I don’t think I’ve ever been this disinterested in a Nintendo console and I bought the WiiU. So far we have:
- Insane price tags: 80$ to buy games digitally? And 90$ for physical? This isn’t how you stop piracy, it’s how you start it.
- The tech demo costs money. Why? Sure, they explained why. Just not very well.
- That Nintendo-Denuvo deal from 2023 is still a thing. Thankfully, no games on the Switch have implemented Denuvo. With the Switch 2 coming out, I’m not certain this will remain the case.
- Far as I can tell, they did next to nothing to fix the joycon drift. The one big problem with the Switch 1.
Also, the launch titles are kind of sparse. Most are rehashes of existing Switch 1 games, with two or three exceptions. Not for me, I guess.
At least 1 is a rehash of an N64 game.
Which one is that? Mario Kart?
Of course they rather reinvent the wheel. They are a corporation, they like to spend millions reinventing stuff that has already been fixed.
They reinvent it to patent it so no one else copies them
Which is fucking bullshit
Nintendo should be banned from patent offices
Switch 1 was a massive disappointment to me. Same with the titles. Not worth it at all.
Therefore I am sitting out this time and I doubt I’ll be back.
Steam deck is better.
What a surprise… 🙄 The only way Nintendo has worked hard to ‘mitigate the issue’ and still hasn’t landed on Hall Effect as the answer is if they’re purposefully keeping shit components but want them to be just good enough for them to not get sued.
Honestly wasn’t expecting them to use Hall Effect in the first place (have any consoles actually had those in recent years?) But let’s be real, this is also the least of the switch 2’s problems. Everything around this console is way too damn expensive. The only thing that’s priced reasonably (imo atleast) is the actual console itself.
outright confirmed the exclusion […] Notably, he didn’t specify whether or not
Yeah, that’s what “outright” means all right.
He confirmed the joycons are not hall effect, but didn’t specify whether the pro controller is.
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