A patent filed by Nintendo suggests that they’re working on Hall Effect style joysticks for the Switch 2 that would eliminate stick drift almost entirely.

  • cordlesslamp@lemmy.today
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    1 year ago

    Isn’t the N64 controllers using optical sensor and those are one of the worst controller ever existed?

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      1 year ago

      The sensors on the N64 are basically the same kind you’d find in a mouse wheel. They work fine.

      The crap part is the physical construction. There’s a lot of parts that wear down with use and cause the joystick to become loose due to the plastics wearing away.

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      1 year ago

      N64’s issues came from the bushings wearing out, the sensors were still very good

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          1 year ago

          Yup. If they’d just made the bowl out of something OTHER than ABS, they would have been good. Delrin, PTFE, even a thin layer of brass or broze, and those controllers wouldn’t have had anywhere near the amount of issues they’re known for having.

          There are third-party manufacturers who sell replacement bowls and sticks, made from everything from POM to steel.