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New Nintendo patent suggests Switch 2 may solve joycon drift (www.dexerto.com)
submitted 1 year ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world
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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.

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[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could be a rare win for both parties when I’m sure there’s some bean counters going “but if the controllers break more often we can sell more controllers!”

Hopefully a class-action wipes off all profits gained from that way of thinking.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately not. Planned obsolescence fuckery is the norm now, not the exception.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but that's in Canada. Unlike the US, they don't let companies get away with LITERALLY everything yet. Good on them for staying sane on top of the asylum though..