What Are Hall Effect Joysticks, And Can They Improve Your Gaming Experience?
Currently, none of the first-party players of the game console scene make their controllers with Hall effect joysticks. This was why a few years ago if you wanted your controller to have Hall effect sticks, you’d need to disassemble the whole thing and install them yourself, which is both risky and time-consuming. Thankfully, this is not the only way to get Hall effect sticks anymore.
Multiple third-party controller manufacturers have been rolling out controllers with built-in Hall effect sticks over the last year or so. There are third-party controllers with this feature available for most major consoles and frameworks, including GameSir’s Xbox controller, Gulikit’s Switch Pro controller, and TERIOS’ PlayStation controller. The only exception, unfortunately, are the Switch Joy-Cons, though Gulikit does still sell standalone Hall effect sticks that can be implemented into Joy-Cons with some tinkering.
Hopefully, the major manufacturers will start implementing Hall effect sticks into their default designs in the near future, but until then, there are plenty of options available to finally banish the specter of stick drift from your life.
