Why Hall Effect Sensors Arent Used In Controllers?

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Is it really just as simple
Get drift after a while > get a new one > repeat or is there a reason why hall effect sensors arent implemented to avoid stick drift
 
The old controllers didn't use hall effect. They were just built from better materials, possibly with better quality control.
 
They don't even have to do anything hardware wise if they wanted to fix the controller issues. If they would implement some calibration software that detects where the drift is happening and implement a base deadzone, this wouldn't be an issue. They want to keep selling controllers though.
 
I think the hall effect controllers add cost and also size, you look at something like the joy con which is the most drifty controller and theres not much space in there.,
 
Hall effect devices are generally more expensive to manufacture.

Where a potentiometer might cost $0.10–$0.50 per unit, a Hall effect sensor could range from $0.50–$2.50 per unit; magnets required by the technology generally add $0.10 to $0.50 per unit in costs; the additional circuitry for signal processing adds another $0.50 to $1.50.

A DualSense wireless controller is already $80 on the Sony Store; adding Hall effect sensors might translate to a retail price increase of anywhere from $10 to $30.
 
I got a gamesir hall effect controller and it's working great so far, i haven't noticed any downsides
 
GameStop has controllers with hall effect sensors. They're called Candy Con, they work with PC and switch. Surprisingly nice for a third party deal.
 
I'm sure I read a thing saying there's like 1 factory that pisses out analogue cradles & they changed the design to what we have now. My mate has gone through maybe 5 pads on the switch, it's really bad for drift but I'd hammer my Xbox and while it's prone to drifting, it still stays in the dead zone
 
Most game controllers were and are potentiometer analog sticks. GameCube sticks are still potentiometer sticks, hall effect joysticks are not common. I have no idea why older generation consoles didn't seem to drift as much, I think it's recency bias, but I also have some GameCube controllers that work perfectly well to this day. I can't say the same about my PS4 controllers.
 
It's too good and reliable. The actual advantage in the standard controllers is they're wearing down, so you have to buy more of them.
 
Same reason light bulbs don’t last 100+ years even though it’s been perfectly possible to create bulbs that do for over a century.
 
It's done on purpose for the same reason all our appliances suck today and cost so much to repair you just buy a new one.
 
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