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by meibo 1394 days ago
It's not just drift, even though that statistically is more likely to happen in JoyCons, there were/are quite a few issues with Switch controllers:

* Big connectivity issues for a long while after launch(I couldn't play on my couch with the switch in front of my TV)

* Aforementioned drift

* Sticky buttons on Pro controllers, those still happen

* None of the Nintendo controllers correctly advertise polling rate for BT HID, so they're impossible to use on most phones

All of that at more than premium prices, even in refreshed/newly produced units.

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"Big connectivity issues for a long while after launch(I couldn't play on my couch with the switch in front of my TV)"

Did they somehow fix that? I basically gave up on my Switch for that reason. Having to lean forward on the couch to get the controller to reliably work was a dealbreaker.

I feel like it's better, they must have boosted the transmit power or something - it was basically unusable, so they probably had no choice. I can use them in that spot now anyway.