New Nintendo patent suggests Switch 2 may solve joycon drift - Dexerto
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A patent from Nintendo suggests that they're working on a magnetic joystick system, aka hall effect joysticks, which would solve stick drift.

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.

  • MentalEdgeEnglish
    9•10 months ago

    Nintendo is absolutely one of those companies that has been breathing its own farts for too long.

    A part of me is worried that they will patent this, and then just sit on the tech forever, and kill hall-effect joysticks for good.

    • @kiranraine@reddthat.comEnglish
      7•10 months ago

      I mean I doubt it. Hall effects have been on the market for ages(notably the dreamcast as a few other comments reminded me). They can’t possibly stop hall effects and mods that allow them at this point XD

    • @vonbaronhans@midwest.socialEnglish
      2•10 months ago

      You can patent a specific implementation of a technology, but not usually the principles behind that tech. Nintendo had patented this, too, but that likely has little to no effect on other hall effect joystick manufacturers.