{"id":68385,"date":"2019-07-23T03:06:06","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T10:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/the-nintendo-switchs-joy-con-drift-problem-explained\/"},"modified":"2019-07-23T03:06:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T10:06:06","slug":"the-nintendo-switchs-joy-con-drift-problem-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/the-nintendo-switchs-joy-con-drift-problem-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nintendo Switch\u2019s Joy-Con drift problem, explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Photo by James Bareham \/ The Verge<\/small><\/p>\n

Nintendo Switch owners have been experiencing problems<\/a> with the console\u2019s removable Joy-Con controllers for months, with users reporting weird joystick drifting<\/a> problems that cause false inputs and have been steadily growing over time<\/a> as original Switch machines grow older. A recent report by Kotaku<\/em><\/a> shined a light on the Joy-Con drift issue, but if you\u2019re looking for more information on the problem, here\u2019s the current situation.<\/p>\n

What is \u201cJoy-Con drift\u201d?<\/h3>\n

Joy-Con drift is an issue that Switch owners have been encountering over the last few months that causes the analog sticks on the controllers to randomly move around and input commands to the console, even when they\u2019re not being physically moved. <\/p>\n

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