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What are Hall-effect joysticks and why are they important for Switch 2?

On Feb. 19, Polygon is launching Switchboard, a newsletter that will deliver all the latest Nintendo Switch 2 news, reporting, and rumors directly to your inbox. Sign up here to get it weekly, and ...
Ars Technica

Switch 2 joysticks won’t use Hall effect sensors to avoid stick drift

It's all about the relative failure rate. My understanding is that drift can and does happen on pretty much any non-Hall joystick, but that the Switch Joy-Cons were ...
Geeky Gadgets

How to fix PS5 joystick drift permanently with Hall effect sensor sticks

Have you ever found yourself battling against your own controller rather than the game itself? Joystick drift is a common issue that plagues many PS5 users, causing characters to move without any ...
PC Gamer

Cheap but very cheerful? PowerA's wireless controllers feature Hall effect sensors and start at just $50

Controllers 8BitDo is offering a Hall effect gamepad for under $20, so long as you're not fussy about this PC controller's colorway Controllers It costs just $17 for a Hall effect controller with a ...
The Verge

Nintendo’s Alarmo uses the tech that could solve Joy-Con stick drift

The dial control atop Alarmo uses a magnetic Hall effect sensor for improved accuracy and durability. The dial control atop Alarmo uses a magnetic Hall effect sensor for improved accuracy and ...
Ars Technica

Switch 2 joysticks won’t use Hall effect sensors to avoid stick drift

I’m admittedly not huge Switch fan, but my kids are - we have 1 original and 2 lites in our household. But as more details arise, the Switch 2 is less and less compelling. Let’s call it $500 (trariff ...