Couldn't Nintendo release a software solution to reduce the number of repairs? If Nintendo could make a calibration procedure available to users, users could calibrate the min and max of the joycon potentiometers as well as the middle null point, and then the joycon wouldn't register a drift one way or another. It might still have some dead zones, or non-linearity, or full range may not be full range any more, but for minor wear, the difference would probably not be noticeable.
If it is a feature on PCs (to correct the same issue), why can't it be a feature on consoles?
@mostmonumentalm Overuse will eventually cause problems. But if it consistently happens very fast compared to other controllers, I think it's safe to assume joycons have a hardware defect. I don't do a lot of intense gaming on my switch, but even I started having problems a few months after getting it. I don't even have problems with my PS2 and PS3 controllers...
I'm on Zach's side, I prefer the joycons in the grip handle over a pro controller/3rd party controller. But I'm a small woman with tiny hands, so it makes sense for me. I can't explain Zach.
@whoispufferfish I guess I'm extra weird. I'm a guy with average guy hands, and I like using the joycons separated in each hand. Very comfortable. And I feel like the small size gives me more control over the sticks, too.
I've had 3 different sets of joy-cons and the third one, that I'm currently on, is starting to drift on the left joy-con again. I would really like to not have to buy yet another set