Third Party Vendor May Create Drift-Free Controllers
In recent years, video game controllers have suffered from an issue players commonly refer to as «joystick drift.» Almost every current major console on the market has a controller known to deal with drift after numerous hours of playtime, and this has resulted in major frustration among many fans. However, this problem is close to being solved thanks to Gulikit, a company that has reportedly developed a joystick that hardly ever drifts.
Gulikit describes itself on its website as a «design-based» brand of gaming accessories. While its technology can be found on all sorts of controllers, the company itself focuses on the Nintendo Switch by making products such as fast-charge cables, power banks, and more for Nintendo's popular console. The latest controller its released has been known as the «KingKong 2 Pro Controller» which features some new joystick technology inside.
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In an interview with WePC, business director for Jack He goes into detail about Gulikit's new electromagnetic hall-sensing joysticks. This new technology uses magnets to make sure that the sensors in the joysticks don't touch and therefore don't scratch each other when in use. This makes sure that the stick doesn't deteriorate as fast as current controller sticks do to where Gulikit is confident enough to advertise its latest controllers with a promise that they have «no drift ever.»
Jack He also states in the WePC interview that the electromagnetic joystick came around as the designers at Gulikit aimed to create a solution for the well-known "Joy-Con Drift" problem with the Nintendo Switch's controllers. Halfway through the process towards making a version for the small devices, Gulikit had
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