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Nintendo responds to question of Joy-Con drift in Switch 2, also says new console will have better wireless connectivity


Joy-Con drift is a big issue on the original Switch controllers, and Nintendo reckons the Joy-Con 2 controllers are better.

Nintendo Switch 2 will feature better Bluetooth connectivity for its Joy-Con 2 controllers and other devices, the company has said. Speaking during a developer roundtable event attended by Eurogamer, Nintendo Switch 2 hardware design lead Tetsuya Sasaki responded to questions asking how the company had improved the wireless connection between its next console and controllers, after years of complaints of Joy-Con drift with Switch 1. "And if I were to add a little bit more: wireless features really depend on... the size has a big impact, so the bigger the antenna, the better the connection.

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