Nintendo addresses Switch 2 Joy-Con drift concerns

While the Nintendo Switch was an undeniable success, one of the handheld’s core issues was in its Joy-Cons. Suffering quite easily from Joy-Con drift, the Switch 1 was on the receiving end of a ton of lawsuits. Hopefully though, when it comes to Switch 2 this shouldn’t be a concern as Nintendo claims to have fixed the issue.

Following the official Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, many publications got the chance to get hands on with the console, while also being able to question Nintendo on the system’s specifics.

VGC brought up the point of Switch 1 and its infamous Joy-Con drift, asking whether such issues have been resolved for Switch 2.

While Nintendo of course remained somewhat coy on the matter, hardware design lead Tetsuya Sasaki did offer some clarity, stating: “As you may have witnessed and felt, the new Joy-Con 2 controllers for the Nintendo Switch 2 have really been designed from the ground up, from scratch, to have bigger movement and smoother movement.”

In addition, a spokesperson claimed that “The control sticks for joy-con 2 controllers have been redesigned and have improved in areas such as durability.”

Does this mean the Switch 2 is using Hall-effect sticks? Unlikely, but at the very least, hopefully these now $90 Joy-Cons won’t suffer from drift quite so easily. We will have to wait and see.

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