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PowerA is bringing Nintendo Switch 2 owners a controller that actually features Hall Effect sticks. Just in case you wanted that option.

While fans have been anticipating the Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con to feature Hall Effect analog sticks since it would’ve been a sensible upgrade, that, unfortunately, isn't going to be the case.

Engadget has asked Nintendo why the company opted not to use Hall effect tech in the Joy-Con 2. We've also asked whether the Switch 2 Pro Controller foregoes Hall effect sensors as well.

PowerA reveals new line of Nintendo Switch 2 accessories including a wired controller with Hall effect thumbsticks Unfortunately, we now know that the Joy-Con 2 will not feature Hall effect ...

Summary: Nintendo has confirmed that the Switch 2 Joy-Con controllers are not using Hall Effect sticks. The company has also stated that the sticks are more durable and have smoother movement.

Hall Effect joysticks, with their magnetic sensing, could fix the issue—but Nintendo doesn't seem to have used them in the Switch 2.

The Hall Effect is an important concept in physics and engineering, and it has many applications in sensors, switches, transducers, and devices.

The original Switch was notorious for developing joystick drift, but Nintendo says the Switch 2 isn’t using Hall effect sensors that could avoid it.

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 ...

Nintendo has confirmed that Switch 2's Joy-Cons will not use Hall Effect thumbsticks despite all the stick drift issues Switch owners have put up with since the console launched in 2017.