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Switch Lite has the same analog sticks as the standard Joy-Con

Not the news we wanted to hear
by rawmeatcowboy
21 September 2019
GN Version 5.0

Those who have been considering the purchase of a Switch Lite have had one major question on their mind. Is the Switch Lite going to suffering from the same Joy-Con drift issues that the standard Joy-Con were hit with? Sending in a Joy-Con to Nintendo is one thing, but when it comes to Switch Lite, your whole unit will have to be shipped off. While only time will tell if things have been patched up, we now know that what's tucked away inside the Switch Lite seems exactly the same as a standard Joy-Con.

Multiple tear-down videos have come out, which has lead to findings of the Switch Lite analog stick being the same as that in a standard Joy-Con. The part number on the stick is different from the regular Joy-Con, but it seems that's the only difference here. Unfortunately, we won't know for sure if there's a fix or if things will fall apart again until people have put in some time with the platform.

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