Can someone explain where the assumption comes from that the sticks are definitely going to drift, just because they use potentiometers? I get that people got burned by the Switch 1 Joycons, but doesn’t pretty much every other gamepad ever (except perhaps a few specialty ones) also use that technology for the sticks?
I’ve personally never had any sticks develop drift, on any controller I’ve owned. If Xbox, Playstation, PC and older Nintendo controllers all didn’t have the problems the Switch 1 Joycons did, then why the assumption the Switch 2 will be like the Switch 1 and not like all the other consoles that use potentiometer sticks with no issues?
Can someone explain where the assumption comes from that the sticks are definitely going to drift, just because they use potentiometers? I get that people got burned by the Switch 1 Joycons, but doesn’t pretty much every other gamepad ever (except perhaps a few specialty ones) also use that technology for the sticks?
Nobody really knows. But Nintendo remains silent on the topic, and combined with people looking into the controller and seeing the exacty same technology this raises a lot of concerns.
The fact that they made both Joycon and Pro Controller so much harder to repair also adds to this - one of the saving graces of the Switch 1 Joycons was how easy it was to repair. If we find out in a few months that drift remains a problem in this one it’s going to be a far, far worse problem between higher costs for accessories and low repairability.
So while I agree there’s plenty of speculation going on, I also think it’s an important topic that should be heavily discussed so people are aware of the risks when purchasing the console.
I’ve personally never had any sticks develop drift
You’re lucky. I’ve had two pairs of joycons drift (one of them twice) and also had this problem on both sticks of my Pro controller.
I’ll probably buy a Switch 2 at some point in the future, but outside of handheld mode I’ll just stick to my Switch 1 accessories which have all be modded with Hall Sticks.
All potentiometer based controllers can drift eventually, the problem is the joycons are very thin and drift fairly quickly. Normally it takes years of heavy usage (think a competitive smash player jamming the thing back and forth) to become a problem. Joy cons fail under relatively average usage in a year or two, which is not normal.
Everyone assumes the Switch 2 joysticks are going to have the problem because they look almost exactly the same as the Switch 1 joysticks.
my joycons didn’t drift but my brother’s did, all of them. I gave him mine and took my sweet ass time replacing the sticks in his. I put hall effect in one pair and pots in the other. Mine came back with drift. Then his second pot stick joycons came back with drift. I put hall sticks in all of them and so far so good.
My assumption is that handling of the controllers and the game’s stick use intensity come in to play.
I’ve had 8 joy cons drift. 6 of them I sent in to have Nintendo fix, the last pair I fixed myself with Hall effect sticks. I’ve also replaced some friends joycons with Hall effect sticks.
Can someone explain where the assumption comes from that the sticks are definitely going to drift, just because they use potentiometers? I get that people got burned by the Switch 1 Joycons, but doesn’t pretty much every other gamepad ever (except perhaps a few specialty ones) also use that technology for the sticks?
I’ve personally never had any sticks develop drift, on any controller I’ve owned. If Xbox, Playstation, PC and older Nintendo controllers all didn’t have the problems the Switch 1 Joycons did, then why the assumption the Switch 2 will be like the Switch 1 and not like all the other consoles that use potentiometer sticks with no issues?
Nobody really knows. But Nintendo remains silent on the topic, and combined with people looking into the controller and seeing the exacty same technology this raises a lot of concerns.
The fact that they made both Joycon and Pro Controller so much harder to repair also adds to this - one of the saving graces of the Switch 1 Joycons was how easy it was to repair. If we find out in a few months that drift remains a problem in this one it’s going to be a far, far worse problem between higher costs for accessories and low repairability.
So while I agree there’s plenty of speculation going on, I also think it’s an important topic that should be heavily discussed so people are aware of the risks when purchasing the console.
You’re lucky. I’ve had two pairs of joycons drift (one of them twice) and also had this problem on both sticks of my Pro controller.
I’ll probably buy a Switch 2 at some point in the future, but outside of handheld mode I’ll just stick to my Switch 1 accessories which have all be modded with Hall Sticks.
All potentiometer based controllers can drift eventually, the problem is the joycons are very thin and drift fairly quickly. Normally it takes years of heavy usage (think a competitive smash player jamming the thing back and forth) to become a problem. Joy cons fail under relatively average usage in a year or two, which is not normal.
Everyone assumes the Switch 2 joysticks are going to have the problem because they look almost exactly the same as the Switch 1 joysticks.
my joycons didn’t drift but my brother’s did, all of them. I gave him mine and took my sweet ass time replacing the sticks in his. I put hall effect in one pair and pots in the other. Mine came back with drift. Then his second pot stick joycons came back with drift. I put hall sticks in all of them and so far so good.
My assumption is that handling of the controllers and the game’s stick use intensity come in to play.
I’ve had 8 joy cons drift. 6 of them I sent in to have Nintendo fix, the last pair I fixed myself with Hall effect sticks. I’ve also replaced some friends joycons with Hall effect sticks.