It appears that the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller has gotten a permanent price drop on the giant shopping site, Amazon.com. But will this price drop apply across the board? We will have to wait and see.
The Outerhaven writes: It's been proven that Hall Effect sensors in joysticks resolve stick drift and last longer, so why aren't console manufacturers moving to them yet?
No idea but I have got all 6 of my controllers modded now with TMR sticks for 20$ each
Guy I know on eBay installs them. I send them to him he sends them back. I think regular price is 25$ (for tmr sticks and installation, can’t beat that really unless you do it yourself) and the more you get repaired the cheaper it is but we have done some business before so he gave me a discount. There are multiple people that offer services so check eBay who will install what you want. Hall effect, TMR, battery upgrades
Yep TMR (Tunneling MagnetoResistance) sticks are even better than Hall Effect. Speaking of drift just had another PS5 controller start drifting. This makes 3rd one since launch! These things are way too expensive to not have TMR sticks.
I never had issues with stick drift until my kids used theirs and then my PS5 controllers and they went through 4 real fast. So I said f it I’m getting them all
Modded now instead of buying new controllers.
It's almost as if they want to keep cost price down and repeat sales high 🤷♂️
For those interested, on a tangential but somewhat relevant thread, the Centennial Light is an incandescent light bulb recognized as the oldest known operating light bulb. It was first illuminated in 1901.
But why, if lightbulbs can last this long, do we still have bulbs that burn out after a while? Well, the Phoebus cartel was an international cartel that controlled the manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs in much of Europe and North America between 1925 and 1939. The cartel took over market territories and lowered the useful life of such bulbs, which is commonly cited as an example of planned obsolescence.
Following its dissolution, light bulbs continued to be sold at the 1,000-hour life standardized by the cartel.
Proof that products are often intentionally designed to fail and proof that nobody seems to protect the consumer when there's money to be made.
Centennial Light as an example of planned obsolescence is kind of a myth - https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Haha. The plot thickens. However even this guy admits planned obsolescence is probably real.
You completely misconstrue the aims of the Phoebus Cartel. Their objective was not planned obsolescence but to standardize the lightbulb market. You can make a lightbulb last hundreds of years, but it won't output much light. The Centennial Light barely puts out any light at all! The Phoebus Cartel was formed to standardize light design, light output, and quality, and since the life of an incandescent bulb is based on the amount of light it produces, it did have the side effect of determining lifebulb lifetimes.
I think the Switch 2 is a slightly different reason, primarily that if Nintendo introduced them it could be used against them in the many lawsuits they face about the JoyCons for the Switch 1.
I’m not sure how anyone could answer the questions “why did you change this in your new console and what are the benefits” without talking about reliability / lifespan which they are claiming were entirely normal (ie why change it if you want to claim it was already fine).
Isn't drifting an exaggerated issue?. Never had issue with drifting controller from PS1 to PS3 + Xbox OG to Xbox 360. Meanwhile Nintendo's handheld always has issues whether the hinge, screen, shoulder buttons, etc.
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You just answered your own question ! Controllers back then did not suffer from the issue because the quality of the sticks used to be better it would take a lot for a controller to start drifting . Nowadays since the ps4/one days controllers tho offering more are made in a way that it doesn’t take much for one’s controller to start drifting . Ever since I bought my ps5 in 2020 I easily ran thru about 8 controllers . I play a lot of fighting games and stuff like apex which all take a heavy toll on the sticks
I'd personally never had an issue with stick drift from ps1 to ps4 and then I got a ps5 with two controllers. Both got stick drift on the left stick within the space of a year.
I didn't believe in the scale of it and then blam. Now I'm a believer.
I used to think this also as I had never had an issue despite having a ps1 duelshock, ps2, ps3, ps4, 360, xone, switch, wii u, gc, wii and others
Yet my ps5 I've had two controllers with stick drift so far and one controller that had the spring break in a trigger
A new third-party 'Pro Controller' from accessories company GuliKit is aiming high, promising no analogue stick drifting thanks to its 'Electromagnetic Stick' technology. Update: Joy-Con design may soon follow
hmm... if that aint an Xbox one rip off, I don't know what is. If the sticks never drift then both Sony and MS need to get in on that action.
I have a Pro controller and have never had drift issues with it. My joycons are another story.... both sets of mine have drift on the right joycon and it got so irritating that I had to get a Nintendo charging stand and play with pro controller undocked with certain games like Xenoblade Chronicles.
I've never had a problem with any of my controllers. 4 dualshocks for my PS4 (one did have a stuck trigger, but that's different). 3 Dualsense for my PS5. 4 sets of Joycons and 2 pro controllers for my Switch. My Valve Index and Steam Deck both came through just fine as well.
Cool story, bro, I guess that makes you better than all the other people who have been affected, huh?
@SurgicalMenace - so one person can share their personal experience with their controllers but I can't? Elitism at its finest. Just showing the other side of the coin. Not everyone experiences stick drift.
I have a gulikit controller. It's pretty cheap and it does well for its price. I would still recommend the 8bitdo controller over this as a back up controller though.
BLG writes: "The Nintendo Switch has sold more than 100 million units since its debut and it shows no signs of slowing down. While the Switch and Switch OLED are amazing right out of the box, there are a few Nintendo Switch Accessories that can enhance your experience in some useful and sometimes unique ways."
$59.00
Awful price considering how basic the functionality is.
Thank goodness I bought it on sale 2 weeks ago for the same price. I would have been pissed since I've been holding off on gettin it for over 2 years hoping for a price drop like the joycons.
It's been at this price in walmart for at least a year or more.