Nintendo has confirmed that theSwitch 2will not apply Hall Effect sensors in its Joy - Cons , and unluckily , that intend it ’s still vulnerable tostick drift . rather , the handheld will use analogue - style sticks , but Nintendo assures fans they have been redesigned to combat one of the biggest problem of the original Nintendo Switch .
In an interview with Nintendo Life , Nate Bihldorff , Nintendo of America ’s Senior Vice President of Product Development & Publishing , provided particular on what to ask from Nintendo ’s next cabinet . “ The Joy - Con 2 ’s controller have been design from the land up . They ’re not Hall Effect sticks , but they finger really good,”he said .
For those unfamiliar , Hall Effect sticks employ magnetic field rather than physical contact to detect motion . This makes them much more durable and all but immune to issues like stick drift , unlike the potentiometer in traditional joystick . As the pot wear down over time , it can give erroneous meter reading to the console table and guide to issues like bewilder heading , delayed inputs , and more .
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Bihldorff emphasize the building quality of the Switch 2 ’s Joy - Cons . “ Really , every meter we put out a new hardware , whether it ’s a new system or an accessory , [ Nintendo is ] designing from the ground up to be the best possible experience for our consumers , whether it ’s the contiguous effect of the Joy - Cons that you ’re playing , how they ’re interacting with the game , or durability . They take it and rebuild it so that we can give the best potential experience . ”
He also told Nintendo Life that the Switch 2 Pro Controller feels a act unlike , and that he intentionally sought to imitate the feel of the GameCube ’s analogue stick . “ I was a GameCube guy . Something about it felt so familiar , but the pin on that , especially , ” he said . “ I tried to pass a quite a little of prison term give certain that it was quiet . I do n’t have it off if you try really whacking the stick around but it really is [ quiet ] . I ’m thinking back to my Smash Bros. daylight , where you just whop it . [ The Switch 2 Pro Controller ] is one of the muted controllers I ’ve ever played . ”
Like many other aspects of the Switch 2 , Nintendo is n’t clear on exactly what technology has cash in one’s chips into the new Joy - Cons . However , Nintendo has said it focus more intently on the sticks this time around . In anAsk the Developer sessionlast workweek , Nintendo producer Kouichi Kawamoto read , “ We design everything from dent for Joy - Con 2….the control sticks are larger and more long-lasting , with smoother motion . ”
The Leslie Townes Hope for no reefer drift lies in that improved durability . To be clear , Nintendo is n’t the only company that shinny with faulty analog sticks ; thePlayStation 5 ’s DualSense controllerhas also been the subject of complaint . However , the Nintendo Switch became associated with control stick drift over its lifetime , and we can only go for Nintendo has learned from past misapprehension and focused on ensuring the placid ascendance possible .
