Switch 2 Teardown: Still Glued, Still Soldered, Still Drifting
Switch 2 Teardown: Still Glued, Still Soldered, Still Drifting
We opened up the new Switch 2 to see if it’s any more repairable. Is this really the best Nintendo could do?
Joysticks: Probably Still Drifty
Joy-Con joysticks use a potentiometer to read the voltage at a wiper that slides across a strip of resistive material. That material wears down over time, or plastic and dust can dirty the sensors.
Stick drift is a huge problem with other Switch models. One survey found that 40% of Switch owners had problems with their Joy-Cons drifting, and things didn’t get any better with the Lite or OLED editions. After a bunch of lawsuits, Nintendo’s president even admitted it and apologized, setting up a free repair program for customers in some parts of the world.
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I can't understand why they still ship a plastic screen. Surely there are other ways to keep glass from exploding that don't involve a top plastic layer.
I got a screen protector first thing for mine. In a matter of months any unprotected screens will turn into shit.
I guess this is typical nintendo, haven't bought anything from them since the 3ds.
There are two major advantages to what Nintendo did. The plastic top significantly increases shatter resistance. Look at Jerryrig Everything's review to see, it's almost impossible to break the screen now via blunt force, which is a big problem for people with kids. Surface scratches are far better than a shattered screen.
The second advantage is that you can put a glass screen protector on it and get the best of both worlds. A replaceable glass surface that is nice and hard. What I think would have made it better is if the console came with a pre-installed glass protector that was replaceable.
Your post is a little confusing. If you haven't bought anything from them since the 3ds, then how did you put a screen protector on your Switch 2?
I meant that prior to the switch 2 I only had a 3ds. I've been out of the loop on nintendo stuff during all that time
Is glass exploding even that much of a problem?
Dropping an iPad doesn't even break the screen all the time and when it does it's garbled.
Not sure, but they anticipate a lot of children having this device in their hands, so they're going to design it for that, perhaps even over-design it, just in case.