One of the more prominent leakers of Nintendo Switch 2 information was NextHandheld who has recently doubled down on the newly announced platform’s Joy-Con controller having Hall Effect joysticks. NextHandheld says that this is evident in a system teardown. One of the biggest issues with the original Joy-Con controllers was the prominence of stick drift, which Nintendo was forced to admit is an issue with the system. Nintendo has yet to specify whether the Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons feature Hall Effect joysticks, but when we eventually hear, we will let you know. If you are curious about Hall Effect joysticks then there’s a good explanation about them on Windows Central, which you can read below.
Thanks for the link! Very interesting!
tl;dr sticks often use “potentiometers” to track position. They involve electrical contacts that wear out as the stick is moved around. Once they wear out enough, the stick will produce erroneous signals and needs to be replaced. Hall Effect sticks use magnets and track position by measuring changes in the magnetic field. There is no physical contact so the sticks last much longer.