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Nintendo has filed a patent for ‘smart fluid’ joysticks, perhaps to eliminate drift | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
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Let's hope this isn't just a random patent, and we actually get better sticks next generation.

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[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't know about Xbox, but drift issue is pretty common in PS5 controller too, and I recall reading that all companies uses sticks from same manufacturer.

Everyone online sings praises of 'Hall-effect' sticks, but no one (Sony / MS / Nintendo) is currently using them, probably because of higher cost.

If this works, this will probably solve the issue for Nintendo at least.

[–] vardogor@mander.xyz 13 points 1 year ago

i bought my pack of 10 hall effect sensors for like a couple bucks. i know things scale but my bet would be on planned obsolescence

[–] MudMan@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've had far more stick issues on PS5 than Switch, but that's probably just luck of the draw.

For the record, the patent isn't about removing drift at all, from what I can discern, it's about adjustable resistance sticks.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Well, it's for new type of sticks, and the design seems to be good for removing drift too.