It's a known and proven shit solution. Have any of you ever actually used hall effect sensor joysticks? The centering is worse, the polling rate is far worse, they use a ton more power (already a limited resource in the individual joycons) and most of all they get absolutely screwed by electromagnetic interference... Interference like, say, magnets holding the joycons on.

Ifixit is kind of full of shit here- the joysticks are the "same" only in that it's using the same general design as every other non-hall effect sensor joystick that's ever been used and most of those didn't have problems with drift.

It's not the same part as the original joycons, so the issue could be fixed- from what the switch welcome tour was saying, it seems pretty likely in fact.

What’s the appeal of the switch for when PC handhelds exist ? I just don’t get it why you would buy this unless you had children. Nintendo Games are good but they’re really not that good either.

Battery life and weight. That’s what keeps me from getting a pc handheld. Although the switch 2 is so big I don’t know if that holds true anymore

Not surprising. Nintendo is turning into the Apple of the video game world.

I owned a Switch 1, and it certainly was the Nintendo console I touched up the most. I replaced the back panel once before I got a Lite and then an OLED.

I will say given how much I took that thing on the road and the beatings it took I never found the issues unreasonable and I only ever had to fix cosmetic damage (joycons aside). I've seen Switches get a TON of usage, too.

It's not Nintendo's most rugged console, but it's certainly not a "fragile little thing" as I would define it.

Let me put it this way, I'd much rather fix a broken Steam Deck, but I was way less worried about breaking a Switch.

Are you fucking kidding? They didn't switch to Hall effect?

I honestly don't care how difficult it is, only if it's possible, if it's cost-effective, and if there are any fucking corporate shenanigans that intentionally make it harder.

They're literally not LOL.

If they glue in the battery it doesn't cost me anything extra to remove it.

The point is it is harder because they wanted to make it harder. What one could call "corporate shenanigans"

Your time has no value? Can you do my laundry for me, then?

They're literally not LOL.

If they glue in the battery it doesn't cost me anything extra to remove it.

Just don't break it smh.

Every minute of my day does not have a monetary value, no. And if your does, I pity you.

In those place it's usually sharing which is illegal, downloading is fine as long as you already own the media.

you forgot the /s

I use hall effect on the daily and have had none of the issues you're discussing. I suppose time will tell, but I much prefer hall effect.