Title. I'm considering replacing the Joy-Cons with the new HORI re-runs to see if they might make playing portably better IMO, but I'm wondering more about the long term viability of these compared to what Nintendo puts out.
I have the dobe. After about 2 weeks, it developed deadzones right in the middle of both sticks. I heard the hori split pad pro also has deadzones in the middle.Haven't experienced drift on my 2 units yet although I kind of want those Chinese ones that have more or less the similar features but with a battery, gyro and wireless
I've noticed a little deadzone, but it seems the same as regular joycons. This would make sense, they are read as regular joycons by the switch. It's probably more noticeable due to the increased range of motion on the split-cons. My guess is it's an OS set deadzone, but I've not used other controllers with my switch so can't confirm. Anyways, it's barely noticeable.
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As for the original question, the sticks are built more like traditional analogue sticks. So they will probably be as likely to drift as a 360/ps3 controller, or any other normal joystick.
Can't find a teardown video so I just now took the back off of my split-con, but I can't actually see the mechanism. I'd have to remove the shoulder buttons and I don't feel like doing that just to look. But I'm pretty confident it would look something like this:
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Which would explain the thickness of the controllers.
Just remember there's no gyro but you can always use 1 regular joycon and 1 split-con
Yeah, as a Splatoon 2 player that plays with the gyro and sticks... That sounds like my personal hell.Just remember there's no gyro but you can always use 1 regular joycon and 1 split-con
I can't handle playing Splatoon 2 in handheld mode anyways, lol. I like split wireless @ 10 sensitivityYeah, as a Splatoon 2 player that plays with the gyro and sticks... That sounds like my personal hell.
I can't handle playing Splatoon 2 in handheld mode anyways, lol. I like split wireless @ 10 sensitivity
It's manageable in single player games though, like Ion Fury. The extra travel distance can help when most aiming is done with a stick.
@mesmeriize, I might be able to do a video later, but it's probably not worth it. Most likely the same as what you are using now. It's like 1-3 mm before the dot moves. I think Joycon Toolkit can edit deadzones, but that only works for bluetooth joycons.
Can you post a video of deadzone test in stick calibration settings?I've been using the Split Pad Pro for about a year and they still work perfectly, no deadzones or drift
https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aip0WN9seFyMy2TsRl9ZVjnmjzLA?e=KZI4rzCan you post a video of deadzone test in stick calibration settings?
This is really helpful! You're right, I don't see any deadzones which makes it very helpful for games where you need to be very precise.
I'll update here how I feel about them when they come in on Tuesday.This is exact;y what I see with my split-cons. I'd be interested in what you think between the two.
It's a good option but I fear input latency. Never had experience with it though. Pro controller is my preferred way to play docked, it's so comfortableI highly recommend using DS4 or Xbox One controller + mayflash-ns if possible.
It's a good option but I fear input latency. Never had experience with it though. Pro controller is my preferred way to play docked, it's so comfortable