The technology is loosely described in US Patent 5628686, which discusses the method used to communicate bidirectionally with the Sidewinder joystick. [MaZderMind] found that the patent documents ...

Drifting is the most common term for an issue where joysticks detect false inputs — even when no one is touching a controller — causing unwanted movements to happen in a game. The issue also affects ...

Like many people, they started out with a keyboard and mouse and eventually moved on to a joystick. While a HOTAS (hands on throttle-and-stick — e.g. a yoke controller with inputs right there on ...

What is the best PC joystick? Picking a joystick can be simpler than you think with only a handful of key criteria to consider, and only a few companies even still making dedicated flight sticks.

"Well, the Joy-Con 2's controllers have been designed from the ground up," Nintendo of America Senior Vice President of ...

Unveiled at the 15th annual Microsoft Ability Summit, the Xbox Adaptive Joystick is billed as "a singular, wired controller primarily designed to meet the needs of players with limited mobility." ...

Microsoft's Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now widely available for purchase for just $29.99. The Adaptive Joystick is designed ...

A decent joystick will cost you less than a full flight-sim setup, which can set you back a small fortune. If you want a decent simulation loadout without getting something that's a permanent ...

After several days of not providing a direct answer about the technology used in the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons, Nintendo has finally confirmed that the new console’s controllers do not employ anti-drift ...