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Meet The Switch Controller That Promises 'No Drifting, Ever' (Child of xbox and switch controller)
Tarin02543
Member
OG Dualshock 2 never had drift due to internal hardware/software that negated worn down potentiometers.
Dualshock 3 got rid of this expensive solution and we had drift controllers ever since.
Dualshock 3 got rid of this expensive solution and we had drift controllers ever since.
YeulEmeralda
Member
Real gamers adapt. I can use keyboard, Xbox controller or Dualsense.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Yup only problem is the SHIT dpad
lovetalkgames
Banned
This is just an ad for a 3rd party switch controller.
Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
Magnetic joysticks are incapable of drifting since they dont make physical contact but they are not cheap at all. I wonder what tech is in these sticks?
The dual shock controller utilized less precise analog sticks with larger deadzones which mitigated drift. Dreamcast controllers are the only ones which will never experience drift because Sega utilized hall effect sensors instead of actual sticks.
01011001
Banned
that's not the kind of drift that is the issue, also you are wrong as a side note... the PS2 did nothing special to mitigate drift.
as to why you are wrong:
all the PS2, or more precisely PS2 games, do is reset the stick center after some or each load screen.
all that does is readjust the deadzone, which was HUGE btw. and wouldn't be acceptable for our modern standards, and that's all it did...
that does only help with the drift caused by a worn out spring, and it only does so in a very crude and haphazard way
the kind of drift that this "stops" is caused by worn out springs that don't center the stick correctly. that kind of drift is not fully fixable in any way unless you replace your springs.
the kind of drift that is the real issue is worn out conductive material that fails to detect inputs or, even worse, splinters off and gives constant unwanted inputs.
and no PS2, PS1, og Xbox or whatever controller is immune to that. only Hall effect sensor sticks are, like the one in the Dreamcast controller.
no controller is save from worn out springs tho.
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MP!
Member
I miss it so much ... that and it's 6 month battery lifebecause they were pushed to that because people are stubborn with their layout and don't want to learn a new one even tho it is superior...
this layout is better for many reasons, but the most important one is that both of your thumbs are relatively straight,
making precise movements in the 4 cardinal directions way easier.
but people simply couldn't get arsed to get used to it
People couldn't play enough games on the WiiU to justify dishing out the money for it.because they were pushed to that because people are stubborn with their layout and don't want to learn a new one even tho it is superior...
this layout is better for many reasons, but the most important one is that both of your thumbs are relatively straight,
making precise movements in the 4 cardinal directions way easier.
but people simply couldn't get arsed to get used to it
The controller was great, I remember dusting off the old WiiU for Breath of the Wild, it worked great with that controller.
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Dr. Suchong
Member
This.
How on earth could they fuck up the d-pad so bad?
D-pad on my 8bit do controller is sublime.
Well and the N64 sticks which were actually digital and used an optical mechanism.
STARSBarry
Gold Member
Cost cutting on a £70 product