If you’re like me and prefer gamepads over keyboards and mice when gaming, you’ve probably experienced analog stick drift at some point in your life. Unfortunately, this error, which disrupts the gaming experience and spoils your fun, is quite common. Whether you are using an Xbox, PlayStation, or third-party gamepad, this problem is inevitable. Unfortunately, this error occurs more frequently due to structural defects of some products.

Nintendo Switch, one of the products in question, has been driving users crazy with the Joy-Con drift problem for a long time. However, according to the information revealed, the company is obtaining a patent that fixes this problem in Switch 2.

Nintendo’s new joystick technology could put an end to Joy-Con Drift

The Nintendo Switch suffers from an issue known as Joy-Con drift. That’s when the analog sticks on the Joy-Con start registering movement, even if you don’t touch them. This can make it difficult to control or aim your character in games. Unfortunately, this problem is quite common among Switch users. The company even offered a free repair for the Joy-Con drift, but the problem persisted. In fact, in 2020, the company was even sued by a group of Switch owners due to this issue.

But there’s hope that the Switch 2 will eventually eliminate Joy-Con drag. Nintendo has applied for a patent for a new type of joystick that uses magnets. The patent application explains how the magnets will help keep the joysticks centered and prevent them from drifting. Here’s exactly how Nintendo defines its new joystick patent…

“This computing system includes: a control device containing a work element to be displaced from its original position by user action, a force recovery section that applies a restoring force to return the displaced work element to its original position, through a resistance section. magnetorheological, viscosity magnetic A magnetic field generating section that provides a magnetic field to a fluid and magnetorheological fluid that varies depending on the intensity of the field and becomes stable as the working element is shifted from/to the initial position; and a circuit capable of controlling the magnetic field generating section.

Of course, it’s too early to say for sure whether the Switch 2 will feature this new magnetic joystick technology. Nintendo has not yet revealed any details about the console. But the patent application is a good sign that the company is at least considering ways to solve the Joy-Con drift issue.