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Multiple reports of joycon connectivity issues in Switch previews
- Thread starter nynt9
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Sometimes I wonder why people are preordering. Maybe they didn't and just say that to make it look like bigger than it probably is.
gregor7777
Banned
Guess I missed it then.
RichiRamjag
Member
This straight cracked me fuck up lol.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Could be that. It could be that the firmware updated before they sent out the units and there were unforeseen problems they didn't test for.
OrbitalBeard
Member
If it's just a software issue and a firmware update can fix it, I have no worries, so I hope that's the case. Heck, I can deal even if it's just an issue with a bad batch of controllers getting produced.
What I'm worried is that it's a flaw with the Switch hardware itself. Hopefully not!
funkystudent
Member
Friends dont let friends buy launch hardware.
Wait a month or two. See what breaks.
Wait a month or two. See what breaks.
casey_contra
Member
We know that Neon vs. Grey are pretty much the same hardware wise, but the fact that the Switch can recognize which one is connected shows that there is at least some variation, whether it be a signal or tiny code or something. Maybe it is just something that happened in left Joy-Con production?
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Strange issue. They've obviously used the Joy-Cons a lot during development, so it seems like any issues journalists would notice in their early hours would've been noticed long ago unless it's a flaw introduced right at the end.
The issue is happening to some units, not all. A firmware patch to fix less-common pairing issue joy-cons would be better than to not have the system roll out when there are Joy-Cons that work fine. Nintendo could have been aware of the issues but continued to roll out the units knowing they'd fix it.
Rellik
Member
It will however, die instantly and with only a couple days (like 6 hours total for me) of playtime X-D.
Happened to me yesterday while playing Uncharted 4. Had to pull out my 8 foot USB cable, derp.
Well that's not good. I can still control my Xbox One with its controller from like 40-50' away.
BassForever
Member
Is it confirmed to only impact people with neon joy cons?
And just when I was planning to play BOTW entirely with the joycons+grip... hahaha screw this. Hope a fix comes out freaking soon otherwise this will be a disaster.
i wonder if that problem is as bad as not having the activity monitor
SinCityAssassin
Member
I would imagine Nintendo are well aware of this issue at this point in time, have we heard about this issue in Japan?
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Sounds like he's got bum hardware. It happens.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Let's hope, 'cause I was slightly concerned before Jason's latest tweet. Now I'm worried.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Whaaaaaat??!!!!
My launch PS4 ate shit on day 2. It's obvious that it doomed Sony
Well shit http://www.retronauts.com/?p=1961#comment-4565
Schrodinger's sync issue
I think all review hardware is neon?
Schrodinger's sync issue
I think all review hardware is neon?
Did you not see footage of people playing Zelda for hours and hours with the JoyCons grip in the last month? You might want to wait this out before declaring it a disaster.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Did I say this would doom Nintendo? I'm worried because I have a launch unit pre-ordered. Some of you are too much even for this diehard Nintendo fan.
bar mitzvah
Neo Member
I've owned pretty much every Nintendo System at launch and have never had any real issues with any of them. Guess I've been lucky.
This synching thing sounds really shitty though.
Requoting from the preview thread:
So at the very least Nintendo knows it's a thing. Whether they can fix it and when is still unknown.
So at the very least Nintendo knows it's a thing. Whether they can fix it and when is still unknown.
Diablohead
Member
Sounds annoying, honestly lately a lot of wireless things have had issues with the rise of wireless tech clogging the airways, doesn't sound good if a joycon can't be used only small sitting distance away.
Ashler
Member
GameXplain is showing off the Switch UI in a livestream right now. The joycons haven't 'unsynced' once in docked mode.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
what the hell, the pro controllers are sold out?
I was out a PS4 that I had preordered months prior for 30 days for it to get fixed. Shit happens and hopefully it's remedied by a patch
dam... MS can sue Nintendo's arse
TheFuzz
Member
How does anyone conclude that it's a hardware issue when thousands of people have used these in the past two months and this hasn't come up?
Something was tweaked and it broke the syncing functionality. It'll be an update on launch that will fix it. Nintendos record as far as hardware reliability goes is good, so how thousands of units have a hardware issue that not a single person noticed before is extremely unlikely.
GrayDock
Member
I can't see this being a software problem, otherwise everybody would have it or don't have it.
Unless that are different firmwares around which would be unheard off.
It can be a radio router interference, like the LG 5K Apple one, but do we have some report on that? It happens outside?
It looks more like a hardware problem with some component (bluetooth/wifi chip) batch that went in the production line that slipped the QA.
Sorry if someone already talk about that, but the thread is going kind fast to keep up.
Unless that are different firmwares around which would be unheard off.
It can be a radio router interference, like the LG 5K Apple one, but do we have some report on that? It happens outside?
It looks more like a hardware problem with some component (bluetooth/wifi chip) batch that went in the production line that slipped the QA.
Sorry if someone already talk about that, but the thread is going kind fast to keep up.
OrbitalBeard
Member
You're probably right. Doesn't change the fact that it's concerning.
He is saying that Zelda is perfectly playable with the grip and joy-cons
It seems like Jason is the only one so far who is having serious problems with the left joy cons. Others have mentioned it but they are not saying it is really bad
SinCityAssassin
Member
I've been in far too many trouble shooting forums to not know that these exact sort of issues can happen and not happen to so many different people at once in the same firmware. "I don't know about you, but mine works fine!"
You didn't have a problem with the 3ds battery at launch? I thought that was a universal problem.
The Third Heat
Neo Member
I know people keep saying we should wait and all to buy new consoles, but as someone who wants to play Zelda soon, it's frustrating that I'm now having to choose between tying my save to an older system till at least December, or picking up a console that's undercooked and possibly buggy, but is future proof (and handheld). I hope Nintendo says something, but my gut is saying they won't.
Looks like it's not everyone that has this problem. Good news to anyone that did pre-order.
Fredrik
Member
Annoying? Sounds like a disaster.
Hopefully it can be fixed with a software update though, it's a key feature after all. Even though this takes away the positives in many previews it's still a good thing that Nintendo finds out about this before the launch, even though we're just talking about a few days.
Nope he just mentioned it
He didn't have any issues until yesterday. Link would not respond to his commands
He also says that other people have had 4-5 issues within 1 hour