Nintendo Switch 2 won't feature Hall Effect sticks, increasing stick drift risk. Despite new tech, Switch 2 analog sticks won't use Hall Effect technology. High-priced games, lack of Hall Effect sticks pose challenges for Switch 2.

The Joy-Con 2 controllers Nintendo Switch 2 comes equipped with will not feature Hall effect analog sticks, Nintendo has now confirmed, dashing hopes that the new controllers might make use of the stick-drift immune technology.

Nintendo has nixed hopes that Switch 2 Joy-Cons (Joy-Con 2) feature Hall-effect sensors. Rumors emerging around Christmas last year suggested that Joy-Con 2 would implement the