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Don’t throw out your original Joy-Cons just yet, as it turns out they will work with the Nintendo Switch 2, at least for the ...
The Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons are missing Hall Effect sticks, meaning they share the same characteristics as the original ...
Despite the widespread stick drift issues that plagued the original Switch, Nintendo has confirmed that the Switch 2 doesn't ...
After several days of not providing a direct answer about the technology used in the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons, Nintendo has ...
Nintendo of America's Nate Bihldorff in an interview with NintendoLife stated the Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons don't have Hall Effect sticks. "Well, the Joy-Con 2's controllers have been designed ...
Nintendo has confirmed that Switch 2's Joy-Cons will not use Hall Effect thumbsticks despite all the stick drift issues Switch owners have put up with since the console launched in 2017.
While Nintendo shared a lot about the hardware for the Nintendo Switch 2 during its April 2 Nintendo Direct and subsequent Treehouse streams, the company still won’t share the exact workings of ...
The Joy-Con 2 controllers Nintendo Switch 2 comes equipped with will not feature Hall effect analog sticks, Nintendo has now confirmed, dashing hopes that the new controllers might make use of the ...
The idea behind Hall effect sensors is that they reduce the likelihood of stick drift. This problem was so pervasive on the original Switch's Joy-Cons that Nintendo offered free, unlimited repairs for ...
After dealing with years of widespread reports of "stick drift" on the original Switch Joy-Cons, Nintendo watchers have been hoping the Switch 2 would make use of magnetic Hall effect sensors that ...