For those of us who have worked on SNES and GameCube controllers, we know that these are pretty simple to get into and maintain. However, in the trend of making modern game controllers more complex…
The good news is you can still use the switch 1 pro controller with the switch 2. I actually ordered one for the switch 2 and promptly returned it when I found out (thankfully before opening that, though unfortunately after I’d already opened a set of switch 2 JoyCons). You can also use joycons from switch 1, and even my licensed wired controllers work too. That was an awesome move by Nintendo that saved me a couple hundred dollars, so imo it helps justify the higher price point of the new console. You can get a switch 1 pro controller pre-owned on eBay for like 25 bucks, and new for like $40. No reason to buy the new one imo.
The old one got a little bit of stick drift after 7 years and I‘m using the new one for PC only probably. Weirdly enough it‘s not officially supported for that yet but there are already tools available to make it run so everything is good.
I just wanted to see what the new one was about since the first impressions were very good and I love the previous model. And I still have a (probably irrational but deeply rooted) dislike for 3rd party controllers. There were just too many crappy ones growing up. Maybe one day when the Switch 2 Pro gives up the ghost or I lose patience with it‘s odd feeling surface. Time will tell.
I get the 3rd party controller hate, but I got a couple of these at Ross for like $14 , and they worked great for when you have guests over and wanna play smash or something, or if you have kids and don’t want them screwing up the good ones. Also there’s no latency, and imo it’s more responsive. Might just be in my head, but I actually prefer it. I was absolutely shocked that they also worked on switch 2. Best $14 I ever spent.
The good news is you can still use the switch 1 pro controller with the switch 2. I actually ordered one for the switch 2 and promptly returned it when I found out (thankfully before opening that, though unfortunately after I’d already opened a set of switch 2 JoyCons). You can also use joycons from switch 1, and even my licensed wired controllers work too. That was an awesome move by Nintendo that saved me a couple hundred dollars, so imo it helps justify the higher price point of the new console. You can get a switch 1 pro controller pre-owned on eBay for like 25 bucks, and new for like $40. No reason to buy the new one imo.
The old one got a little bit of stick drift after 7 years and I‘m using the new one for PC only probably. Weirdly enough it‘s not officially supported for that yet but there are already tools available to make it run so everything is good.
I just wanted to see what the new one was about since the first impressions were very good and I love the previous model. And I still have a (probably irrational but deeply rooted) dislike for 3rd party controllers. There were just too many crappy ones growing up. Maybe one day when the Switch 2 Pro gives up the ghost or I lose patience with it‘s odd feeling surface. Time will tell.
I get the 3rd party controller hate, but I got a couple of these at Ross for like $14 , and they worked great for when you have guests over and wanna play smash or something, or if you have kids and don’t want them screwing up the good ones. Also there’s no latency, and imo it’s more responsive. Might just be in my head, but I actually prefer it. I was absolutely shocked that they also worked on switch 2. Best $14 I ever spent.
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The only drawback here is that the og pro controller will not turn on the Switch 2 using the home button.
I hadn’t noticed that, but as far as grievances go, that’s pretty minor. Everything else works great.
Yeah, I get that it’s a small one, but it’s pretty annoying nonetheless.