When operating industrial machinery, precision and accuracy are vital to a productive and safe working environment. Commonly, joysticks are used to aid in the maneuvering of heavy equipment for a ...

While TMR works differently, it's a similar concept to Hall effect devices. When you move a TMR joystick, it moves a magnet ...

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 ...

GuliKit, a popular manufacturer of premium game accessories has revealed a lot of information about its "Hall Joystick for Joy-Con." This upgrade kit, according to the company, will be the best ...

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 ...

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Modern gaming console controllers aren’t without their annoyances — Joy-Con drift, anyone? The problems might stem from design deficiencies, but we suspect that user enthusiasm and the mechanical ...

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 ...

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After several days of not providing a direct answer about the technology used in the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons, Nintendo has finally confirmed that the new console’s controllers do not employ anti-drift ...

After improving hard drives, tunneling magnetoresistance technology could put an end to joystick drift. After improving hard drives, tunneling magnetoresistance technology could put an end to ...

I have not forgotten the numerous RRoD Xbox units I have paid for (and warranted via BestBuy) that I would not buy another Xbox. Even their controllers, whether inherent drift or not, are designed TO ...