{"id":2705,"date":"2025-04-07T15:54:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/?p=2705"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:38:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:38:49","slug":"switch-2-may-suffer-joy-con-drift-as-nintendo-rules-out-hall-effect-sticks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/switch-2-may-suffer-joy-con-drift-as-nintendo-rules-out-hall-effect-sticks\/","title":{"rendered":"Switch 2 may suffer Joy-Con drift as Nintendo rules out Hall Effect sticks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nintendo has confirmed the Switch 2<\/a> does not have Hall Effect joysticks, which means Joy-Con drift is still a danger.<\/p>\n

The biggest technical problem for the Nintendo Switch at launch was Joy-Con drift<\/a>, where the joysticks would move on their own without any input.<\/p>\n

The issue spiralled into lawsuits<\/a> and prompted Nintendo to offer free repairs, and while early rumours<\/a> suggested the Switch 2 wouldn’t have the same problem, it seems the most reliable technology for avoiding the issue is not, in fact, being used.<\/p>\n

Many hoped the Switch 2 would rectify the issue by having Hall Effect joysticks, which detect inputs through magnets instead of physical contact between components. However, Nintendo has confirmed this isn’t the case.<\/p>\n

Nintendo of America’s Nate Bihldorff confirmed the Switch 2 Joy-Cons do not have Hall Effect sticks, in an interview with Nintendo Life<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘Well, the Joy-Con 2’s controllers have been designed from the ground up,’ Bihldorff said. ‘They’re not Hall Effect sticks, but they feel really good.’<\/p>\n

Since the Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo has been very vague about how exactly the joysticks have been improved, aside from them being larger in size.<\/p>\n

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