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| - | [* black] Removing the left joystick board (the other joystick doesn't have its own board, it's just attached to the motherboard) |
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| - | [* black] Opening up the joystick module. The clasps holding it closed are a different design and noticeably easier to open than the 2019 Switch. |
| - | [* black] 2019 Switch on left, Switch Lite on right. The metal slider things on axes seem a little wider? Also button for the stick press is narrower. |
| - | [* black] The black pads that make contact with the sliders are what people have been guessing wear out over time. They appear unchanged, but might they be more durable? |
| + | [* black] Pulling aside a dedicated mini-joycon board, we get down to a source of [https://imgur.com/gallery/58bBc43#88PnO9v|recent controversy|new_window=true] in the Switch—the joystick. |
| + | [* black] These joysticks are looking pretty similar to the 2019 Switch joysticks as we crack open their case, but the clasps around the edges are designed slightly differently, and the case is overall easier to open. |
| + | [* black] Hoping to find some kind of drift-related improvement, we open up both the Switch Lite (top) and 2019 Switch (bottom) joystick assemblies and lay them out for your viewing pleasure. |
| + | [* black] Things on the inside don't immediately seem ''too'' different, but we do notice some new trace routing, a narrower stick click button, and slightly wider-looking metal sliders. |
| + | [* icon_note] A popular guess at the cause of joystick drift is that the black pads that contact the sliders wear out over time. They appear unchanged, but it's possible that they might be more durable. Unfortunately that's beyond the scope of our testing for now. |