Nintendo Switch 2 will not have Joy-Con drift problem insists new leak
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The most reliable of the Nintendo Switch 2 leakers has revealed another detail, about a welcome feature of the new Joy-Cons. Nintendo’s official announcement of the Switch 2 was largely undercut by the huge volume of leaks beforehand, especially as the majority of them turned out to be true.
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We already knew about the magnetic Joy-Cons, the additional ports, and even the colour scheme heading into the reveal. The mouse functionality teased at within the video was also leaked weeks prior, leaving the new Mario Kart as the only genuine surprise.
While Nintendo has yet to confirm specific details about its next console, one leaker has offered more information on an important aspect of the Joy-Con controllers that Nintendo has yet to discuss. In the run-up to Christmas, Reddit user NextHandheld made various claims about the Switch 2 which proved to be correct, before releasing images of the dock on Christmas Day.
Among all of his claims, which included the baby blue and orange colour scheme and teases of Mario Kart 9, NextHandheld stated the Switch 2 has Hall effect joysticks, which would eradicate any worries around Joy-Con drift, if true. Following the reveal of the Switch 2, NextHandheld has reiterated this claim on Reddit, adding that the Hall effect sticks were shown during a hardware ‘teardown’ behind closed doors.
It's all just AI generated. pic.twitter.com/NdNHIgUOpi. Unlike the joysticks on the original Switch – which rely on physical contact between components to register input – Hall effect sticks detect inputs and movement through magnets, without any physical connection between the stick and the sensor.
