Multiple reports of joycon connectivity issues in Switch previews
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Don't you think they should have tested it long before they sent out preview units?
The other more sinister allegation is that they knew there were issues and decided to release it anyway.
SinCityAssassin
Member
I don't think all of those scenarios hold large arrays of recording equipment.
Peterthumpa
Member
A delay? Hahahaha yeah no nothing stops the Nintendo Train.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Thats pretty grim tbh.
Cant expect consumers to pay another 65$ for a controller tho
It's Link....not Zelda.... *triggered"
Stairouais
Member
A delay 1 week from a worldwide launch? I doubt that's even possible.
That still doesn't stop the presence of physical and electronic interference. Besides that, roughly how close to the console are the people who are experiencing the issues?
These are the previews.
geordiemp
Member
You can get bluetooth class 1 (100 m), 2 (10 m) and 3 (5 m).
I wonder if these controllers have opted for the weaker class for battery life compared to standard controllers ?
Obscuring the path of a bluetooth signal - its microwave, you are just increasing the distance effectively its not a line of sight technology.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Oh dear god i made the mistake xD i meant link
LordOcidax
Member
Ok... But if they couldn't fix with a Firmware update.. what other thing they could do other than that?
DeuceGamer
Member
Was just looking. Guess I should have grabbed a Pro Controller instead of a second set of Joy Cons. Is anyone reporting this issue when they are in the grips?
Blunty made a video on GameXplains new video detailing what's happening with the bluetooth
https://youtu.be/nJBAp33tnNE
https://youtu.be/nJBAp33tnNE
TLZ
Banned
Lol what? There's something called QA were this should've happened long ago before releasing in it's broken form. And I'm pretty sure all the hype Nintendo gaming videos knew of this issue but couldn't say shit on it, because they work for Nintendo. All of these sites picking up quick on this issue isn't coincidence. This is plain wrong so stop being an apologist. People have all the right to react this way.
Garrett Hawke
Member
If this is a Bluetooth issue then they must have cheaped out on the parts.
Apple's newest line of BT headphones have insane range, I can pretty much leave my phone in my bedroom and just take the headphones anywhere in my apartment and be fine. This is in an older apartment with really thick stone walls.
Apple's newest line of BT headphones have insane range, I can pretty much leave my phone in my bedroom and just take the headphones anywhere in my apartment and be fine. This is in an older apartment with really thick stone walls.
-Pyromaniac-
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recall...ambassador 2.0
Special Edition Ambassador Joycons!
friskykillface
Banned
Man, a week before launch too
Welp
Welp
-shadow-
Member
Not sure if you're being serious or not.
Serenitynow
Member
Put out new joy con
Free pro controller would be better
I can block my Xbox One Controller signal to the console itself, go to another room and it will still be working perfectly fine.
This is not an overreaction.
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
Maybe I'll see if there's any news about it yet, or maybe I'll return it.
Like, this isn't life and death, people. Millions of orphans' lives are not on the line. If there's a problem I will think about what I want to do with the information at hand.
LordOcidax
Member
Nah.. lolol. I just hope that an update fix this problem. This is the first time i consider to cancel in my preorder.
How? No, really, is it even possible to fix this via software update?
I still think there has to be more to this than just the signal getting choppy when something's in between the joycon and the console. I mean, when playing something like Mario Kart in the split joycon configuration you'd be covering almost the whole thing with your hands, much more so than in the GameExplain video - logically this should have come up earlier if it was just that.
Really hoping Nintendo gets a statement out regarding this asap. It's really gonna sour my launch day if I can't play BotW properly.
Really hoping Nintendo gets a statement out regarding this asap. It's really gonna sour my launch day if I can't play BotW properly.
I think they mean the hands on tour previews. They were several long distance demos, for Mario Kart and Arms with this set up. I do remember hearing a journo having to move around to get a better signal.
Nintendo skating by on the skin of their teeth with this launch. Should've had the hardware out to play long before January outside of QA. We'll see what happens.
What are you basing your certainty on?
SomedayTheFire
Member
Xbox One controllers work off wifi direct and not Bluetooth to be fair.
papercan55
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little hard without a virtual console...
Garrett Hawke
Member
pls lend us your crystal ball
Nothing? If IT IS a hardware problem I don't see them doing shit besides maybe updating the controllers a long time down the line, why would you expect them to do anything more?
Sure it depends on what the issue is.
SinCityAssassin
Member
If the joycons themselves have firmware in them, Nintendo can create an update that boosts the signal strength a little bit more at the cost of some battery life.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Yeah i am NOT keeping track how i hold my controller when i game.
I play games to relax not to keep reminding myself how and where to sit.
This 3hour battery life dualshock 4 crap is bad enough
That would be the best case scenario.
When have Nintendo ever had a best case scenario?
Connection issues have been solved with software updates in the past. Nintendo isn't new to making wireless controllers, for it to be an actual hardware problem would be extremely surprising.
If this could be fixed, however unlikely, I'd be fine with the JoyCon battery life taking a hit. 20 hours is already pretty damn fucking great and if increasing the reliability of JoyCons would knock about 5 hours off or so, it wouldn't be a significant detriment.
The Elite
BOSS
From what i have read the problem isn't happening this consistently.
Better then the sky is falling when the system isn't even been released to the masses yet.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
The symptoms in that video are exactly the same as when I first moved my PS4 into the next room (because it was so loud) and ran the cables through the wall. What I found was that if I held the controller down in my lap and raised my feet or otherwise blocked the signal with my body, the weakened signal couldn't reliably make it through the wall and inputs would "stick" just like in the video. I just stopped blocking it with my body and didn't have a problem after that. I should note that when I upgraded to a Pro I no longer had these weak signal issues.
As far as the Switch goes, I never had any intention of playing it with the joycons except when they were connected in handheld mode, so I'm not terribly concerned about this issue. I've got a Pro controller on order as well and I won't be blocking it with my body. But if I was concerned about this I would take a "wait and see" approach and maybe cancel next week if Nintendo doesn't address it.
As far as the Switch goes, I never had any intention of playing it with the joycons except when they were connected in handheld mode, so I'm not terribly concerned about this issue. I've got a Pro controller on order as well and I won't be blocking it with my body. But if I was concerned about this I would take a "wait and see" approach and maybe cancel next week if Nintendo doesn't address it.