Staff / Contact Us | Review Policy | Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy – Manage Cookie Settings, Advertising and PR: [email protected] | News: [email protected] TheSixthAxis is featured on: Metacritic, OpenCritic, vrgamecritic, Google News | listed on: NewsNow. @sixrings I don’t abuse my controllers and I’ve had joy-con drift twice now and I know my new pair has drift upcoming. My Wii U gamepad has a bad case of drift in its left stick which pretty much makes the console unplayable. We already have a guide up on how to fix drifting Joy-Con if you need it, but the same rules don’t completely apply to the Pro Controller. I can't agree with this. I am in my 30s and never had any other controllers break/drift/etc. Just search "Wii U gamepad teardown" on YT if you want to see the disassembly process. Cheers. I thought that the pro controller does not have drifting issues! Have had 0 problems with the split pad pro and all 3 limited edition pro controllers (splatoon, xenoblade and smash). I had to replace the analog sticks. Even joy-cons aren’t faulty! Have not used my joycons ever since i got em back for the third time and drifting again within a week. I don't see the value in a controller that drifts after less than 1 year like mine did. No surprise here. Don’t worry, if you click this link it will take you right to the part of our handy guide video that should help you out if you’re not sure what to do or where, but it’s a fairly simple procedure as long as you pay attention to which screws come from where, and make sure you don’t lose any. Considering it's officially licensed by Nintendo, I would imagine that it would be a good product and it is. It was my go-to controller for both switch and pc gaming. The original right joycon started drifting around 400-450 hours playing Breath Of The Wild give or take and got worse so I had stopped playing anything until I got my pro controller as mentioned above. Never been used! Don’t worry, a quick recalibration just like before should solve any woes that may befall you. @Fido007 Maybe they feel these people should have lives outside of gaming. Document your own and send them in for warranty replacement or fix or contact NIN if you have to pay to ship. @wert303b Please read the cleaning process I mentioned above if you're interested in fixing them (which is much easier than fully disassembling a joy-con joystick assembly for the record). Oh, and I suspect that the normal buttons start drifting too. Mind you I’ve played more Ps4 than anything else using one controller from day one and had no issues. I have said in another article and I’m going to repeat here: this is not a controller problem! Go to the Home Menu, navigate down to System Settings, scroll all the way down to the bottom of the left menu and select Controllers and Sensors. And, anecdotally, I know a few people IRL who have dealt with the issue as well, which likely means its impacting a huge number of people overall. My left analog on pro has drift as well. Alex is the man responsible for the daily videos you'll find on our YouTube channel. ... And Platinum! Do the workaround at your own risk and don’t blame anyone if it doesn’t work. If anyone does not feel technically proficient to follow the steps, no need to do it. I bought my Switch (black and grey)in December of 2018 and bought a used pro controller at Gamestop last September, no drift problems. We are not affiliated with any third party. Got a pro controller 7 months ago and if this article states that It also has the same problem then I may have to put my switch on a backburner till a proper fix is issued. Given my reasonably sizable collection of old consoles, it's payed dividends to learn to properly look after and maintain things; disassembly, cleaning, all that jazz. So far my Wii U and 3DS has not had any problems. It is super comfortable, however, I probably should have gotten the 8BITDO controller for less money. Do You Have It? You can repeat the process again if you like, but it likely isn’t necessary. But yeah. @Zuljaras I have owned Xbox one, ps4 and switch, and have only experienced drift on the Nintendo joy cons(two of them) and pro controller. It’s more likely to be a firmware problem in the switch itself.... the same drift problem can happen with any controller you use with Switch. So frustrating especially in a close battle in the final 10! Might as well throw my hat into the ring, I’ve had zero issues with my launch Pro Controller. Button configurations can also be customized on the Nintendo Switch Lite system. This feature is not available for other controllers. All content should be considered opinion. Any one had luck removing a stripped screw on the Pro Controller? Use isopropanol and a q-tip to clean the motherboard's contacts and the silicone pads (Be gentle when cleaning either one. I still love my Switch. Nintendo have always had an issue with their systems for that. It was like I was walking in low motion. Its not just the sticks (I can replace those myself) the shoulder buttons don't work on 2 of them and neither do the lights. @Zuljaras You and me both. Even Lawyers require Documentation to proceed and without that your at the mercy of the Plaintiff to find holes in the story. I was just searching how disastrous it would be for me to open my Pro Controller, but we'll see. The Nintendo Switch 's small Joy-Con controllers are good for simple multiplayer games (drift issues aside), but the bigger Nintendo Switch Pro controller is … I ended up fixing it with contact cleaner just like they say here, and since April it has worked very good. If you’re still stuck in a drifting pickle, you’ll need to get a few supplies, namely these: You’ll need to disassemble the Pro Controller to a degree in order to effectively clean it, as unlike the Joy-Con there’s no rubber skirt you can pull up to access the stick’s internals. Here’s the part itself: https://tech.alpsalpine.com/prod/e/html/multicontrol/potentiometer/rkjxk/rkjxv122400r.html. I can second @wert303b suggestion. Having never used the D-pad for a game until Zelda 2 on the Online Service. My only gripe with my Switch hardware. (Knock on wood). All my controllers minus my pro controller drift. Calibrating didn’t solve the drift issue too. @RustedHero Mine does it too sometimes but I've caught myself pressing in between up and right sometimes. That’s now been followed by two hotfixes. I think my first one was cleaning out a sticky button on a Gameboy Micro, and then I put some custom buttons in a Wii Controller for the fun of it. Happy to say this isnt as widespread as the joycons. Out of all my consoles the Switch controllers are the only ones that give me problems constantly... @spirit_flame From what I understand, the people who claim they don't have joycon drift are probably the same ones who play the switch maybe 4 hours a week. No element of this site can be used without written permission. Nintendo would normally at the very least release some sort of Joycon 2.0 that corrects all these problems and maybe sell them at a discount to players who have had Joycon 1.0 problems. An internet connection is required to view bookmarked News items. A maximum of 300 news items can be bookmarked. Don't be intimidated, just give it a go. For a “background story” on the condition of my pro con, I have two pro cons. And don’t even get me started on the joycons. Both of my joycons suffered from drift. 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