The first video below lays the basic groundwork, with a bunch of experiments with 3-axis Hall effect sensors ... he was able to build a joystick with the usual X- and Y- axis control, but also ...

“Whereas a potentiometer joystick is nearly guaranteed to fail eventually, a Hall-Effect joystick could hypothetically last the entire lifetime of the controller.” Hall-effect sensors can ...

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The peripheral maker has been making waves in the controller world lately, becoming one of the few brands that make ...

The key competitors here are fundamentally all more expensive than the PXN P5, though the Gamesir Super Nova’s extra £15 buys ...

That being said, the Valor Pro has one huge advantage over the Instinct Pro. It uses Hall Effect joysticks. This is a big, big improvement. If you’ve ever dealt with stick drift before ...

or the direction the joysticks are being pushed. The Ultimate 2’s triggers still use Hall effect sensors for improved accuracy and reliability, but 8BitDo has introduced a switch that lets you ...

The only major improvement over the standard Xbox Series X controller is that it includes hall effect joysticks, which theoretically should make them more durable. Any premium controller would ...