Topic: Software Solution for a Joy-Con Drift?

Hello gals and guys.
Is it possible that Nintendo learned how to compensate the Joy-Con drift on a software base?

Before few weeks I thought that my left Joy-Con stick became to drift. I was very unhappy with it. But I was able to fix it completely with standard calibration in settings.

I would probably forget about it if I would not heard the same experience in one of gaming videocasts.

You can teoreticaly find the pattern of error impulses. How it modifies a standard, player's imput. And filter it?

Maybe my thoughts are just wild.

But can someone (with non-updated, old Switch software and drifting Joy-Con) try this? I'm curious

@StanleyCZ If you've had drift, I think it's likely to come back. Unfortunately, I believe updating & calibrating joycons has only been a temporary fix. The analog stick failure that creates drift seems to continue to degrade and get worse. In the end, only a new stick can fix the issue. So, this could be a good time to order a new joycon or pair of joycons. Or you can replace the analog stick yourself, or send the joycon to Nintendo for them to fix it (they do it free). With the virus outbreak, however, I think Nintendo repairs might be closed, or at reduced capacity. Your region's Nintendo customer support phone line might be open, and they could tell you if the repairs department is open.

I am interested in trying to repair them myself. I've had six Joy-Cons and I guess I've just had terrible luck, because all six of them got drift, in addition to several other issues.

I bought two pairs myself; one pair started drifting after the warranty had voided, but the second pair started drifting within a week after purchase. I sent them to Nintendo for repairs. For some reason I got a new set of Joy-Cons in return. Both of them had drift within three months. Meaning six out of six Joy-Cons I've owned have started drifting.

I can't be bothered to send them to Nintendo again if the problem simply just comes back. I tried recalibrating and the cleaning method with compressed air, but no dice. However, if there's third party thumbsticks you can install into the Joy-Cons yourself, and they contain a fix for the drifting issue, then I'd say that'd be well worth trying. It can't really get worse for me anyway; one Joy-Con drifts downward so aggressively that pressing upwards doesn't even work anymore.

Anyone got any advice about which sticks to buy and from where?

Doing this might fix other issues as well. For example I also have a right thumbstick that doesn't click anymore when pressed down; robbing you of an entire button functionality. This might be fixed as well when you replace the thumbstick.

One Joy-Con has its ABYX buttons almost stuck in place. You have to press them really hard before they'll click down again and then they'll keep working relatively normally until they've had at least a few hours of rest and become frozen again. Not sure if this is a common issue, but opening up the Joy-Con to install a new thumbstick gives you the opportunity to look at the ABYX buttons as well.

Conclusively, this same Joy-Con also constantly disconnects and reconnects when used wirelessly, no matter how far you're from the console. I've read somewhere that this issue is also related to the thumbstick, so who knows, maybe replacing it might help with this issue as well.

All in all, doing a repair yourself could potentially be super effective and save you from much more even bigger hassle. I'm very curious if there's people here with experience on this! Maybe we can explore it together.

Regarding the Joy-Cons; I like how they look and feel and it makes me want to use them. I think it's quality material, just poorly put together. However, I can't help but feel sick when I see these things sitting in stores for 70 bucks. I've owned every piece Nintendo equipment since the mid-90's and I'm used to their products being super durable and sturdy. The only ironical exception being a joystick, in the N64. These Joy-Cons though. It's the most flimsy, crappy and untrustworthy stuff they've ever put out and no matter how much I want to like them, every time their issues render a game unplayable I feel they're an insult to Nintendo's own legacy. I actually feel pretty insulted myself, having paid so much money for broken product. It's come to the point where we have to take matters into our own hands.