We opened up the new Switch 2 to see if it’s any more repairable. Is this really the best Nintendo could do?

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.

  • Stern@lemmy.worldEnglish
    63·
    1 month ago

    Shoulda used the magnets for hall effect sticks rather then clacking joycons on the thing

    • ms.lane@lemmy.worldEnglish
      62·
      1 month ago

      Fear is a hell of a drug.

      First gen switches were broken through the connector for the joycons. Now it’s wrapped in 3 layers of plastic when live.