To say the Pleasure-Con drift issues Nintendo’s had with the Change have been troublesome is an understatement. Nonetheless, a brand new patent filed by the corporate for a brand new know-how in analogue sticks might have the reply.
The patent particulars an analogue keep on with a magnetic fluid; this “magnetorheological fluid” adjustments viscosity or resistance relying on how a lot present runs by it. So what would occur is while you transfer the analogue stick after which let go, the stick will return to its authentic place utilizing the fluid.
There’s additionally this line within the patent: “As well as, it’s attainable to attain each presentation of a sense to the consumer by the operation aspect, and an operation of the operation aspect returning to the preliminary place.”
This might point out that the stick returning to its default place simply looks like a common stick, or it might point out some type of suggestions just like the triggers within the PlayStation 5’s Twin Sense controller. You could possibly probably really feel resistance as you’re shifting the stick round.
That is simply, in fact, a patent and will not even find yourself in a product, not to mention the successor to the Nintendo Change. May this new patent be the answer to ending Pleasure-Con drift as soon as and for all?
It definitely doesn’t sound low cost, but it surely may very well be cheaper than endlessly repairing Pleasure-Con.