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ccat2011 t1_j3nom4g wrote

“the NYXI Wizard’s joysticks will never experience drift. That’s because they rely on magnetic Hall Effect sensors to detect movements, instead of mechanical linkages, which wear out over time.”

This proven to be true?

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Enchelion t1_j3nulti wrote

They won't experience the specific wear that people identify as stick drift, but they are not magic. Physical parts will always wear out eventually, and depending on how they mapped these the smaller deadzone common to Hall Effect sticks means you'll start noticing that mechanical slop sooner. They can also be affected by repeated strong magnetic fields, but those aren't super common. They also can only track motion, not position, so you have to be more careful to never be touching to stick when powering on the device. You might remember that same phenomenon from some older controllers, Sega used hall effect joysticks for awhile, but hopefully these have standby power so it's not a frequent issue.

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wanderer1999 t1_j3qbnz4 wrote

True. They will wear out physically eventually, but they should last much much longer than the Joycon.

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Enchelion t1_j3rkvkv wrote

The joycon issue is less that it's an analog stick and more that it's quite small and thus the drift becomes much more noticeable than on the pro controller or an Xbox/PS5/Deck. This clamp-on controller being much larger already insulates it from a lot of the common issues.

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tempest_87 t1_j3nuys9 wrote

It's like saying "you'll never have flat tires with these tank treads!"

The two do the same thing in wholly separate ways.

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Altanzik t1_j3u5yel wrote

Literally Xbox elite controller 1st gen use the same sensors and yes people report issues with them, hell MINE broke .

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