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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 ...
Controller technology saw a significant upgrade with the advent of Hall effect joysticks and triggers. Hall effect technology is more durable and accurate than the typical potentiometer-based ...
Nintendo Switch 2 won't have Hall Effect joysticks, disappointing fans hoping to avoid joystick drift issues. Concerns over potential joystick drift issues on the Switch 2 have been addressed by ...
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After dealing with years of widespread reports of "stick drift" on the original Switch Joy-Cons, Nintendo watchers have been hoping the Switch 2 would make use of magnetic Hall effect sensors that ...
Razer is trying something new — actually, two things. The Wolverine V3 Pro introduces Hall effect joysticks for the first time in a Razer gamepad, and it’s also the company’s first fully wireless ...
The Thrustmaster SOL-R Flightstick takes the concept of a bulky, desk-invading HOTAS setup and reduces the required space massively, and it does this without major compromise. You still have throttle ...
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller connects to mobile devices over Bluetooth, but only supports Android. The ...
The Victrix Pro BFG Reloaded looks similar to the original released in 2022, but PDP is now owned by Turtle Beach which has updated the controller with Hall effect triggers and joysticks in its ...
SCUF recently unveiled its new Valor Pro controller, and it introduces some huge upgrades that we hope to see on SCUF’s future controllers too. The new Valor Pro controller from SCUF is designed for ...