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Force Electric Feedback – Getting shocked while playing games, the next big thing?

Are electric zaps the new form of mobile force feedback gaming? The system was designed to combat the problem of not being able to simulate feedback via a bigger control unit such as a joystick or steering wheel. Instead, it delivers medically compliant electric shocks to actuate the muscles to replicate the feeling you’d get when holding a controller that has force feedback.

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mcroddi4424d ago

I would rather have a Smellivision!

Noami4424d ago

thats old! nintendo did that technology with http://www.operatorchan.org... :D w getting shocked if u had shorts and used it on ur lap u get shocked on ur legs!

MilkMan4424d ago

Hmm, they really want to tank this industry.

Bad_Karma4424d ago

wow sadomasochistic gaming ...excellent

Jek_Porkins4424d ago

That's the dumbest thing I've heard today, and I just heard about a controller in a teddy bear butt! So it's saying a lot.

Sometimes I think the industry wants to fail.

f7897904424d ago

I think it could be good in a party setting. Fight your friends and make winning all that more fun (and losing that more scary).

Just has to be marketed correctly.

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Switch 2 accessory makers are “working hard” on magnetic analogue sticks to combat stick drift

Nintendo Switch 2 stick drift is already an issue, but accessory makers are already working on magnetic joysticks.

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Neonridr1d 6h ago

I've never had stick drift in any controller I've ever owned. All my joycons (3 sets) from my Switch are perfectly fine. My Switch 2 ones are good. Never had a dualshock / dualsense have it (did have a dualshock get a stuck trigger once). Even my Valve Index controllers which were notorious for drift were fine for me.

Goodguy011d 3h ago

Varies. Just because you've never had one doesn't mean others won't. I've had PS, Xbox, and Nintendo controllers indeed drift on me. Remember the drift lawsuits that Nintendo has had.

Please stop trying to say that traditional potentiometers are absolutely fine when hall effect/tmr sticks are beyond superior lol, not sure why so many people keep trying to defend potentiometers when hall effects are so pro consumer.
Companies like nintendo, sony, and mcsft don't want to implement them simply because they want you the consumer to keep buying them. Most casuals will just buy a new controller if theirs difts, easy money for the big 3.
I've gone hall effects and have never gone back, can leave my controllers out absolutely fine without worry of dust ruining the sticks.

Neonridr1d 3h ago

when did I say that traditional joysticks are absolutely fine? I'm sharing my own experience here. I never said that others don't experience issues, nor that this is somehow acceptable. Strange leapfrog from A to B on that one.

People love to say it's a huge widespread issue, yet you only hear about it because the minority is vocal whereas the majority don't report anything because they are fine.

I'm happy you switched to hall effect sticks, if that's what works for you, then awesome.

Christopher1d 3h ago

Cool? Pretty sure this is for those who are having it happen. Not sure how your anecdote addresses other peoples' problems.

Neonridr23h ago

people around here act like everyone will get drift. I'm willing to wager more people won't get drift than will.

Pyrofire952h ago

lucky you. I've only had minor drift once in my L Joycon which I fixed with some card stock, but drift is an undeniable problem as a whole.

jznrpg2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

The tech is already there. I had a couple of my PS5 controllers modded with Hall Effect modules and they work great. They should come standard with them these days but they don’t.

OtterX2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Nyxi already made some fantastic Hall Effect controllers for Switch 1. I don't know why Nintendo couldn't have it by now if Nyxi has had for years.

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Project Defiant Wireless Fight Stick - Teaser Trailer

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