There are plenty of PC joysticks out there, but that didn’t stop [dizekat] from building his own. Most joysticks measure position mechanically using potentiometers or encoders. Only a few high-end ...

[Tom Stanton] has been playing Microsoft Flight Simulator a lot recently, and decided his old desktop joystick needed an upgrade. Instead of just replacing it with a newer commercial model, he built a ...

Have you ever found yourself battling against your own controller rather than the game itself? Joystick drift is a common issue that plagues many PS5 users, causing characters to move without any ...

When operating industrial machinery, precision and accuracy are vital to a productive and safe working environment. Commonly, joysticks are used to aid in the maneuvering of heavy equipment for a ...

Al Haun, PR whiz and Massachusetts denizen sent me a note about austriamicrosystems new blog. It concentrates on their EasyPoint hall-sensor meant for joysticks and human-machine interface (HMI). From ...

I have not forgotten the numerous RRoD Xbox units I have paid for (and warranted via BestBuy) that I would not buy another Xbox. Even their controllers, whether inherent drift or not, are designed TO ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. After improving hard drives, tunneling magnetoresistance technology could put an end to joystick drift. After ...

On Feb. 19, Polygon is launching Switchboard, a newsletter that will deliver all the latest Nintendo Switch 2 news, reporting, and rumors directly to your inbox. Sign up here to get it weekly, and ...

Nintendo of America says the Joy-Cons have been redesigned, but not with anti-drift Hall effect sensors. Nintendo of America says the Joy-Cons have been redesigned, but not with anti-drift Hall ...

It's all about the relative failure rate. My understanding is that drift can and does happen on pretty much any non-Hall joystick, but that the Switch Joy-Cons were ...