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The Switch 2’s Joy-Cons can double as mouse-like controllers


The controllers that accompany the Switch 2 will be able to offer mouse-like functionality. This should allow for easier ports of PC and Wii titles.

One Joy-Con can be used as a traditional controller, held vertically, while the other slides along the table as a mouse. Computer mouse controllers offer a level of precision that consoles have typically struggled to match, but this looks like an attempt to address this particular issue. It also pulled the lid off a game called Drag x Drive that's controlled via mouse Joy-Con.

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