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[Pocks]

How do you know if you have a JoyCon issues? And what is the penny test?

movement stops working or you continue moving in a direction you are no longer holding is pretty easy to feel/see for joycon issue. I think the penny test is setting a penny in the dock and if it can be held up the dock is bent.

I have the joycon issue, but don't want to send in my controller and be out from playing zelda. What's the process look like? I may just do it this week...

A penny should freely move through the side of the dock. But when I do it, the penny gets stuck near the top, confirming the bend in the dock that is visually apparent.

For JoyCon repairs, I think Nintendo takes care of overnight shipping. Turnaround time is less than 7 days iirc. It's just disappointing for the issue to be present with both units I tried. I've been actively hunting for a Switch for a while only to have multiple issues that will further prevent me from enjoying Zelda and the system in general. It's a bad look for Nintendo, despite them offering repairs.

I suppose for me, it's just the realization that this Nintendo hardware isn't the quality I've come to expect from them.

 

[shira]

front page reddit: https://redd.it/6311k9

 

[Maiden Voyage]

They're not appearing on the screen, they're on the backplate.

I have no cracks. I have no scratches on the screen. They're separate.

 

[Salaadin]

front page reddit: https://redd.it/6311k9

Wow. That seems unbelievable to me.

 

[JMY86]

I received my Pro Controller from Amazon on Friday and I am completely disappointed by my purchase so far. I have read the reviews and impressions on this device which prompted me to make this purchase when next available. My experience with this Mad Catz quality bargain bin controller have been less than stellar, the buttons feel strange and the triggers feel even worse. The quality of this controller makes me think of the construction of the Fisher Price feeling Wii U controllers (which is a personal opinion). The pro controller is leagues better than the included Joy-con Controller but well inferior to the offerings by MS and Sony which are a fraction of the price. I hope this controller will grow on me but my initial impressions are not great...

 

[crazepharmacist]

I received my Pro Controller from Amazon on Friday and I am completely disappointed by my purchase so far. I have read the reviews and impressions on this device which prompted me to make this purchase when next available. My experience with this Mad Catz quality bargain bin controller have been less than stellar, the buttons feel strange and the triggers feel even worse. The quality of this controller makes me think of the construction of the Fisher Price feeling Wii U controllers (which is a personal opinion). The pro controller is leagues better than the included Joy-con Controller but well inferior to the offerings by MS and Sony which are a fraction of the price. I hope this controller will grow on me but my initial impressions are not great...

Thanks for the impression. Does it have a headphone jack?

 

[AlexFlame116]

front page reddit: https://redd.it/6311k9

Oh no. Mines been in dock mode this whole time and I haven't been playing it much due to loss of time...

 

[Instro]

I received my Pro Controller from Amazon on Friday and I am completely disappointed by my purchase so far. I have read the reviews and impressions on this device which prompted me to make this purchase when next available. My experience with this Mad Catz quality bargain bin controller have been less than stellar, the buttons feel strange and the triggers feel even worse. The quality of this controller makes me think of the construction of the Fisher Price feeling Wii U controllers (which is a personal opinion). The pro controller is leagues better than the included Joy-con Controller but well inferior to the offerings by MS and Sony which are a fraction of the price. I hope this controller will grow on me but my initial impressions are not great...

I could agree with MS, but I don't find the Dualshock 4 to be a particularly superior controller.

 

[JMY86]

Thanks for the impression. Does it have a headphone jack?

Nope. When has Nintendo ever been on the cutting edge on controller tech other than rumble which not many give a crap about anymore.

I could agree with MS, but I don't find the Dualshock 4 to be a particularly superior controller.

The DS4 is worlds better than the garbage tiny hands T-Rex DS3 which is the only reason I included it. MS is still light years ahead of Sony in terms of controller design...

 

[Bigboss242]

Oh no. Mines been in dock mode this whole time and I haven't been playing it much due to loss of time...

Let us know if it's ok.

 

[CLEEK]

front page reddit: https://redd.it/6311k9

Someone else in the comments posted a photo of their bent Switch. With other commentators saying theirs are bent as well.

 

[Outtrigger888]

Mines bent also, I've played mostly in docked mode. I wonder if the heat is causing it to warp.

 

[Arttemis]

Are you guys finding the two Joy-Con as separate controllers comfortable? The L/ZL/R/ZR side of the controllers is making it pretty difficult to hold for me. I wonder if it's just something you get used to.

I really hope a line of Joycons XLs is released. Essentially, break off the grips of the Pro Controller and add a joycons rail to side into the Switch.

 

[Arttemis]

Mines bent also, I've played mostly in docked mode. I wonder if the heat is causing it to warp.

Someone else in the comments posted a photo of their bent Switch. With other commentators saying theirs are bent as well.

Let us know if it's ok.

Holy shit, I only play in docked mode so this horrified me. Luckily, mine is unaffected after hundreds of hours with Zelda. My dock is on its side (elevated for ventilation) such that the Switch screen is facing upward.

 

[CLEEK]

I received my Pro Controller from Amazon on Friday and I am completely disappointed by my purchase so far. I have read the reviews and impressions on this device which prompted me to make this purchase when next available. My experience with this Mad Catz quality bargain bin controller have been less than stellar, the buttons feel strange and the triggers feel even worse. The quality of this controller makes me think of the construction of the Fisher Price feeling Wii U controllers (which is a personal opinion). The pro controller is leagues better than the included Joy-con Controller but well inferior to the offerings by MS and Sony which are a fraction of the price. I hope this controller will grow on me but my initial impressions are not great...

This comment just highlights how subjective controllers are between different people.

I got a Pro Controller at launch, and love it. It fits my hands perfectly, has a nice weight to it, and has a robust build quality. Face and shoulder buttons have a nice action to them, the sticks are the right height for my thumbs.

I play a bunch of digital input games, so my preference is always to have the d-pad in the primary position, as per the Dual Shocks or Wii classic controllers, but the Pro has been fine for playing Shovel Knight so far. Apart from my preference for the left stick / d-pad layout, the Switch Pro feel much nicer to use than the Wii Controller Pro.

Overall, I'd rank it a behind the DS4, but far better than the Joy Cons, any Xbox controller, or the god awful WiiU Pro Controller.

 

[Justified]

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[Vena]

Its probably a faulty fan/heatsink thermal coupling.

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That ruler looks like its being pressed on the corner of the switch, lol.

 

[CLEEK]

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Is that yours? At first it looks like the ruler is pivoting on the edge of the Switch, but if it is bent, it could be swelling from the battery expanding inside. Which isn't good. That isn't good at all.

 

[AlexFlame116]

Now I might just do what Erika showed on his video by adding a USB extension cord from the base to the Switch itself so that I can continue playing on docked mode but the Switch itself won't be inside the dock.

 

[Jigolo]

Man this blows. Gonna wait for hardware revision and return my games and pro controller

 

[Fabthegnome]

I posted this several pages back, but looks like the same issue here with my switch.

 

[Vena]

Is that yours? At first it looks like the ruler is pivoting on the edge of the Switch, but if it is bent, it could be swelling from the battery expanding inside. Which isn't good. That isn't good at all.

The bending seems to be over the heatsink area in the ones shown in a wide view.

 

[AllenShrz]

Mine is bent too but I didn't notice until I was looking for it.

 

[Persona7]

Holy shit, I only play in docked mode so this horrified me. Luckily, mine is unaffected after hundreds of hours with Zelda. My dock is on its side (elevated for ventilation) such that the Switch screen is facing upward.

Are you blocking the air intake on the back of the dock?

 

[DrROBschiz]

so the switch is... less rigid than we thought

most definitely can turn into an issue as far as the dock is concerned

anyone notice and performance issues?

 

[Justified]

Is that yours? At first it looks like the ruler is pivoting on the edge of the Switch, but if it is bent, it could be swelling from the battery expanding inside. Which isn't good. That isn't good at all.

Not mine, from that reddit thread

 

[Salaadin]

Do we even know if these bent switches were bent after use or did they come out of the box bent and people are only noticing it now after they're holding rulers up to them?

I'll check mine when I get home (don't have a straight edge atm) but, visually, it looks fine.

 

[Vena]

Do we even know if these bent switches were bent after use or did they come out of the box bent and people are only noticing it now after they're holding rulers up to them?

I'll check mine when I get home (don't have a straight edge atm) but, visually, it looks fine.

Doubt many were checking before someone noticed it.

 

[Minarik]

Whelp...

What a piece of crap

 

[Nostremitus]

The Spigen tempered glass screen protectors are really nice.

Got mine in, it came with wet wipes, microfiber cloth, and an antistatic lint remover.

Installation was easy, no trapped air.

No loss of touch precision.

 

[Persona7]

Do we even know if these bent switches were bent after use or did they come out of the box bent and people are only noticing it now after they're holding rulers up to them?

I'll check mine when I get home (don't have a straight edge atm) but, visually, it looks fine.

Maybe this is related to the cracks appearing near the air vent reported by people online.

 

[Vena]

Maybe this is related to the cracks appearing near the air vent reported by people online.

Ya, it seems to be that affected units are bending at/over the heat sink area, so you'd expect cracks in the plastic in those locations if there's warping.

 

[RootCause]

I'm happy using the adapter for tv play. What could be causing the switch to bend?

 

[Parapraxis]

So...holy crap this is bad. Sorry for everybody this is happening to, I guess everybody better rig up something and ditch the dock ASAP I guess?

I saw the post on reddit and had to check here to see if there was anything more to it.

 

[civilstrife]

I'm happy using the adapter for tv play. What could be causing the switch to bend?

Heat warping the plastic most likely.

Probably nothing to do with dock itself and everything to do with the increased power and heat profile of the system while docked.

 

[Vena]

I'm happy using the adapter for tv play. What could be causing the switch to bend?

Bad thermal coupling is my guess, hence why most don't seem to have any problem. But if a set of units (much like with the joycons) had poor thermal paste usage or placement, the system would have worse than anticipated heat dissipation capabilities.

So some units are heating up and the plastic is warping due to this.

 

[Neoweee]

Do we even know if these bent switches were bent after use or did they come out of the box bent and people are only noticing it now after they're holding rulers up to them?

I'll check mine when I get home (don't have a straight edge atm) but, visually, it looks fine.

Yeah, without pictures of that same person's switch out of the box, it is hard to say anything.

Mine has a slight curve, I guess? I don't know whether it is a defect or within standard production variation.

 

[Bigboss242]

I knew warping would happen when I started hearing about melting screen protectors.

 

[Unicorn]

I'm happy using the adapter for tv play. What could be causing the switch to bend?

think xbox 360 heatsink or heat dissipation issues.

 

[Parapraxis]

Bad thermal coupling is my guess, hence why most don't seem to have any problem. But if a set of units (much like with the joycons) had poor thermal paste usage or placement, the system would have worse than anticipated heat dissipation capabilities.

So some units are heating up and the plastic is warping due to this.

I mean, it could take a few weeks for these issues to start appearing, I think the number of people realizing that they have bent units in this thread alone makes me think it's not just a few.

Is not about the dock. I used the hori stand and a usb cable extender to avoid using the craptastic dock included by nintendo and my switch is bet, no too much to be noticeable but sure is bent.

Oh...brutal, it would have been better if it was due to the dock (at least easier for it to be resolved or avoided for others) , this happening outside of the dock is not good.

 

[AllenShrz]

So...holy crap this is bad. Sorry for everybody this is happening to, I guess everybody better rig up something and ditch the dock ASAP I guess?

I saw the post on reddit and had to check here to see if there was anything more to it.

Is not about the dock. I used the hori stand and a usb cable extender to avoid using the craptastic dock included by nintendo and my switch is bet, no too much to be noticeable but sure is bent.

 

[Minarik]

Is not about the dock. I used the hori stand and a usb cable extender to avoid using the craptastic dock included by nintendo and my switch is bet, no too much to be noticeable but sure is bent.

Oh really? I've used my dock for maybe an hour, and then disassembled it and use the same setup you described. I guess the GPU clocking up is causing it to heat up to the point of warping?

 

[JaseMath]

Fuck. Just did the ruler test.

Mine is bent.

 

[RootCause]

Bad thermal coupling is my guess, hence why most don't seem to have any problem. But if a set of units (much like with the joycons) had poor thermal paste usage or placement, the system would have worse than anticipated heat dissipation capabilities.

So some units are heating up and the plastic is warping due to this.

Heat warping the plastic most likely.

Probably nothing to do with dock itself and everything to do with the increased power and heat profile of the system while docked.

think xbox 360 heatsink or heat dissipation issues.

Well, on the positive side. It doesn't seem to be widespread.

 

[Vena]

I mean, it could take a few weeks for these issues to start appearing, I think the number of people realizing that they have bent units in this thread alone makes me think it's not just a few.

Most people even in here have no idea if there's is bent from this or out of the box. You're looking at an echo chamber for data, don't bother. Look to more casual places/concerns airing on the issue because the joy-con issue, for instance, one could tell was wide spread because it was all over the internet.

 

[AlexFlame116]

I...really don't want to check mine. Cause I know if I do I'll never not see it and it will bother me until the end of time. I'd probably go insane.

 

[Parapraxis]

Most people even in here have no idea if there's is bent from this or out of the box. You're looking at an echo chamber for data, don't bother. Look to more casual places/concerns airing on the issue because the joy-con issue, for instance, one could tell was wide spread because it was all over the internet.

So you don't think people would have noticed right away if their new units were warped? lol...sure.

 

[Vena]

So you don't think people would have noticed right away if their new units were warped? lol...sure.

Slight bent or warped, those are different things. You seem to be trying to ascribe "warped" to what some have posted in here.

 

[Unicorn]

Well, on the positive side. It doesn't seem to be widespread.

yet. Most are still trying to even get their hands on a unit. I have about 30ish hours into zelda and mostly play handheld. Mine is still straight.

 

[Arttemis]

Are you blocking the air intake on the back of the dock?

No, the dock sits on a platform that doesn't cover the air vent at all. There's about a 0.75" block that sits only under the section that's enclosed.