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[Kiya's Guard]

I buy new sticks in amazon/aliexpress and replace them. I have to calibrate them afterwards, and beware there's no dust in (we have to blow compressed air sometimes, and clean a bit with a brush) to make them dead center in the calibration.

 

[Orky]

I had the issues with 3x switches, but I got them all repaired for free.

 

[Humdinger]

Why not dump the joy cons and just use the Pro Controller, rather than abandoning the console? Do you dislike the Pro controller?

I bought a Switch a week ago, and I got my Pro controller yesterday. I love it. No way I'd go back to the joycons, unless I was forced to. I found them awkward.

 

[The Shepard]

Hori Nintendo Switch Split Pad Pro (Blue) Ergonomic Controller for Handheld Mode - Officially Licensed By Nintendo - Nintendo Switch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FJ82W64/?tag=neogaf0e-20

I have the deamon x machina version of this, The best way to play switch in portable mode. I can't go back to the joycons now as they feel so small and uncomfortable in comparison. Definitely recommend using those instead.

 

[martino]

Joycon are a poor pair of controller imo
i can't use them for some usage if my hand cover them too much signal is lost (even 8ft from the dock)

 

[DarkestHour]

Isn't that more than the switch itself. Why not just use a pro controller?

Switch is used in handheld mode majority of the time, oh, and the Pro controller I have is also broken. Son dropped it and the left analog still completely broke so it just dangles and does nothing where as all my old Wii and Wii U controllers work perfectly fine after years of use and abuse...

Also, try taking apart a Joycon and you'll see how shitty they are. The internals are cheap, tiny, and weak plastics.

 

[bucyou]

jokes on you guys, i send my sons joycons in every few months and they send me a new set

 

[JCK75]

Before covid was a thing I was considering buying the thumb sticks bulk from Alibaba because I've been doing repairs for people locally on the drift issue. I mean you can still get them at a decent price but I wanted to get them in bulk so I could charge like 10 bucks to fix it for somebody and still make a decent profit. Wish now that I had gone through with it.

 

[Aidah]

No, my Joycons from launch still work fine.

 

[GustavoLT]

 

[Impotaku]

have 5 pairs of joycons as i'm a total sucker for the neon ones as well as having a pro controller so i rotate regularly through joycons in handheld mode to lessen the wear on any given pair and when i play docked i use the pro. But the drift issue is a crap thing, for the price they cost the quality is quite frankly shocking.