“Switch 2” Might Have Magnetic Joy-Cons??

The latest "Switch 2" rumor claims that the new Joy-Cons will attach magnetically.
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[@nousername4416]

I hope the Switch 2 is edible

[@cloudymccloud]

mmm magnets

[@reedlheureux7466]

Finally! Someone else is saying the same thing! All my friends think I’m crazy, but the inedibility was my biggest problem with the first Switch.

[@Daneh.]

@@reedlheureux7466 same, I’ve tried eating mine multiple times. tastes good but I always end up with glass in my mouth.

[@supermagma]

​@@Daneh. Tom Robbins spotted

[@booblebopple3455]

Real

[@sammcgarry5822]

I feel like this is something of a misreport; the system probably uses very similar rails to the switch 1, and just has magnets in the rails to keep them secure(which i think the switch 1 also had)

[@APEXGuerilla]

Ahhh...I got excited for nothing 😂

[@WorldLoveGaming]

Switch 1 used just the lock on top, but you're probably right

[@Poniksei]

i agree with you on this, sounds more feasible

[@Vitoreo]

Switch one has no magnets.

[@frogmouth2]

Magnets are finicky and kind of just look cool.

[@Boxman487]

“FAM” -Arlo 2024 0:02

[@lulin2546]

thx i didnt know whrnv that hapoe wd

[@nickb6425]

Other arlo intros: hello my friends! New arlo channel intro: FAM

[@Boxman487]

@@nickb6425 💀

[@CelloGamerMatt]

“fffFAM” I believe lol

[@Sir_Quirrel]

he should say "ITS LIT" when doing another first impression review on this channel.

[@Loganzone637]

Ok, but imagine if the new Joy-Cons can attach magnetically on the top and bottom of the console so you can hold it sideways, making a tall display perfect for DS and 3DS games?

[@cyxceven]

I'd love a TATE mode.

[@RJH755]

YES!!!

[@PepeChadIsDaGoat]

The survey... Switch Attach is real😱😱 SPREAD. THE. WORD.

[@tippedjoshua6802]

That just sounds stupid

[@Loganzone637]

@@tippedjoshua6802 Nahhh you just gotta open your mind.

[@CheesyLizzy]

This would be great because there's so many times in handheld mode where my joycon bunps up ever so slightly and then the game stops to tell me about it and i have to stop what im doing to reconnect it

[@Aether_Athea]

This happens too much for me it interrupts the flow of gameplay too often

[@imatiu]

The Switch has locks that prevent this exact thing, unless you or another person previously forced the JoyCons out of the Switch without undoing the lock and broke the locking mechanism.

[@CheesyLizzy]

@@imatiu I'm aware of the locks and as Arlo pointed out in the video many of those locks have warn out overtime I'm just happy that magnets would solve the problem of the locks wearing down

[@imatiu]

@@CheesyLizzy they really wouldn't, magnets would not be stronger than a mechanic lock, so any hit knocking the JoyCons off the rail would still happen just as often. It would be necessary a change in how the console recognises the JoyCons, so that they don't disconnect if they get bumped off the rails, for something like the thing you mention.

[@scargamer0022]

​@@imatiu I did this when I first got my switch

[@Shmeve0]

The closing Arlo theme plays in my head when these videos end

[@thespeedyyoshi]

Same

[@marceldesch219]

omg yes

[@Matt23488]

The key to safely using embedded magnets in electronics is controlling the field. You can get magnets such that both poles are on the same face, which you would face outward from the device. This creates a strong magnetic field but it's directed completely away from any sensitive stuff you may have in there. Also, mechanical platter hard drives can 100% have their data destroyed by strong magnets, as the data is stored on those platters as magnetized particles. The Switch uses NAND flash memory which as far as I'm aware is not all that sensitive to magnetic interference. I'm sure a strong enough magnet could cause corruption but I think it's not as big a deal these days as it used to be since we don't really use mechanical hard drives or CRTs anymore

[@blu3g]

Damn you're smart, I'm learning a lot about magnets and electronics

[@jacobjordon3461]

Magnetic Joy-cons if done right would be really nice.

[@hitsoverhype]

those magnets better be strong as hell

[@Polengue]

​@@hitsoverhypebut if they are too strong how are we supposed to attach them off? 🤔

[@alejandro9829]

I don't know if I trust nintendo I still have joy-cons that have drift and nintendo never bother to fix the problem

[@user-be3qc7re9o]

​@alejandro9829 They did, just didn't make it public. It's just like the problem they had with defective Wii Remotes that they fixed quietly over time.

[@Dad_Shoes]

​@@alejandro9829 My original 2017 Joycon were both sent in for repair in 2019 for massive drift issues and are having problems since 2021. My pair I bought in 2021 to replace the old ones never had an issue, nor do the Tears of the Kingdom ones I got in 2023. I think they've been fixed behind the scenes.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Magnets dont damage modern electronics. LCDs aren't affected by magnets like CRTs were, and SSDs aren't affected like hard drives were. Strong magnets should be fine. I still think a physical safeguard would be ideal though.

[@ericpeterson6520]

They tried magnetic joy-cons early in the Switch's R&D, but they couldn't get them to stick firmly enough to keep from falling into people's laps while also being easily removable I think. Maybe they've figured out some better system for it, though

[@QnjtGWonQNqVsbYyzjx4]

Simple, electromagnets

[@JadesOfGrey]

Magnets definitely hurt certain electronics. But it’s more like it can warp older screens, and they can certainly wipe all the data off hardrives

[@amandamakin1542]

Magnets will also wipe VHS & tape cassettes, but not many people have those now. But still, yikes...

[@micahrobbins8353]

I believe magnets wiping hard drives is a myth unless it's like an industrial strength powered magnet

[@JadesOfGrey]

@@micahrobbins8353 nope. I’ve definitely had hard drives wiped when I was a teen in the 90’s

[@micahrobbins8353]

​@@JadesOfGrey huh that's interesting. I wonder if they're made differently now? I've never had any trouble with them, but that's just my experience

[@BoxyBlue]

​@micahrobbins8353 it's because HDDs store their data on magnetic disks. It needs either a powerful magnet over a short time or weaker magnet over a long time to corrupt [not erase] the data. This isn't an issue with SSDs since they store via flash memory instead

[@thespeedyyoshi]

Oh I just realize I loveeeee this channel. Finally, topical Arlo content on the almost daily. I’m so in. There’s so much happening everyday and this way Arlo can keep up. ^^

[@theletterm5425]

Agreed. The more Arlo in my life the better!

[@carsonlove531]

“Now it takes barely any pushing at all to make mine just pop right off” - Arlo, 2024

[@lbco13]

I'd assume the rail system, assuming a similar style of "Joy-con" would be less full than the Switch and use magnets to help stabilise and strengthen when attached. I do not see a complete magnetic connection on a console primarily aimed at families, with children. I feel like this report is more of a mistranslation/misunderstanding.

[@MrMoon-hy6pn]

I don’t feel like magnets are necessary to keep the joycons secure. A major reason for the joycons becoming loose is that the plastic latch on the back of them gets worn down after repeatedly scraping against the indent in the metal rail when going in and out. Metal latches would fix that problem and there are already metal replacements that cost a few bucks and have existed for years. They would probably be cheaper than magnets as well.

[@BorisTheGoose92]

I hardly use the switch in handheld and still have this issue. While I like the idea of them attaching magnetically this likely rules out the possibility of hall effect sensors in the next joycon as I would imagine engineering it in a way with both magnets to attach joycon to the system and magnets for stick management sounds like something they don't actually want to mess with. I'm hopeful this is some view of some patent and it's actually hall sensors instead and it was just misinterpreted.

[@CrazyRiverOtter]

Hall effect sticks are such a grift. The longevity of a joystick depends on its build quality, not the sensor technology. The reason so many joysticks drift is because manufacturers cut corners to keep profits up. I've used a number of hall-effect joysticks lately. Some are decent, but only because they're on controllers made by companies like 8BitDo that have good quality control. Every Gulikit stick I've tried has cheap piece of crap that has broken after only a few weeks of use, with the exception of the ones on my RetroFlag controller.

[@DuelScreen]

(1) If magnets are being used they are probably for alignment to and prevent the joycons from being incorrectly attached. Maybe there is some kind of tab sticking out of the main unit that needs to align with a cavity in the joycon and the magnets do that while also preventing them from being attached upside down. (2) Now that we mostly use solid state storage rather than mechanical hard drives, magnets are no longer the danger that they once were. We also have better shielding technology too.

[@anonymoussaid9970]

They were gonna do magnets originally and I think they either damaged the software or just kept falling off. They liked the sound it made and recorded it for the Switch opener sound effect. I can imagine there’s also the issue where if the magnets too strong you can’t get it off but if it’s too weak it’ll fall off by itself.

[@gimeyproductions7842]

i’m actually so happy about this channel i NEEDED these kinds of videos

[@randomvideos786]

This channel was a great idea Arlo. I really like the main channel, but this one is cool too. Keep up the awesome content!

[@keleynal4424]

I don’t like magnets. They are either so tight you can’t remove them or so loose they become detached and drop the system

[@okurisuzume]

yeah thats what im kind of worried about

[@rickyleenorton6884]

Hey Arlo! I think magnectic Joy-Con could work well as long as they did it well. I've also seen alot of rumors about Switch 2's 3D Mario as well, including one about it apparently being 4 times bigger than Odyssey, one about Donkey Kong being playable, and even one about it having other Nintendo worlds in it as well. I've seen alot of people reporting on and making videos talking about all three of these 3D Mario rumors actually.

[@crushermach3263]

4:15 The screen thing was true for CRTs, which used electromagnets to deflect the electron guns to sweep cathode rays across the screen. Having a permanent magnet near it would bend the rays in unintended ways and also mess with the alignment. In fact they used to throw themselves out of wack with enough use, which is why they usually came with some form of degaussing (de-magnetizing) coil to set the whole thing straight. Modern screen tech such as LCDs and OLEDs are much more resilient to magnetic interference. Also HDDs do get messed up by strong enough magnets, but again more recent technologies like SSDs and flash storage don't have as much issue. Fun fact: The DS line of consoles used magnetic sensors to detect when it was closed. Where were the magnets you ask? They were in the speakers. ;)

[@kanalkucker14]

I like these short inpromtu videos, happy you got an outlet, I will keep watching them here!

[@BagMonster]

I'm so attracted to this idea *rimshot*

[@LithiumQuartz242]

Perfect. 😂

[@pizzaispizza1]

5:36 BRO I PUT IT IN MY POCKET ALREADY...

[@CraitMerc]

Man, i love this channel. News gets out *so* quick.

[@Gubble420]

Its a small stopper made from plastic on the rail, you can make it a metal piece and it works a heck of a lot better

[@ChristopherHeidt]

Love this new channel, Arlo. Keep being awesome!

[@lyandraangel]

Might be interesting if the magnetic joycons are on the next system, if there are rail/magnet conversion kits, at least forward if not also backward. Then you can stick your old rail joycons on a magnet to connect to the new system to expand your collection to the new system. If they did backwards as well, a magnetic attaching rail that works with the old system could see sales in the new joycons for people not ready (or quite able to afford) the system jump.

[@dbz-misc2288]

one way that i could imagine it working is having 1 or 2 shark finn looking things on either the joy cons or the switch (more likely it would be on the controller tho) and then having a strong magnet on the top and an magnet of the opposite charge at the bottom, this would somewhat cancel out the magnetic fields towards the console and outside the console aswell as preventing putting on the controller the wrong way, but honestly i dont see them putting strong magnets on the switch as it would probably be hell to repair when the little screws get attached to it

[@bennycaustic5102]

That sounds like a nightmare.

[@melee9183]

I could see the joycon connecting to the magnets and then locking with a little switch like the joycon wriststrap. They could even release another peripheral thats just a rail that allows you to attach old joycons.

[@Sugar3Glider]

2:00 Magnets will only make this worse... Imagine the screen falling off

[@Link_1129]

Could be magnets plus rails. That'd be the ideal solution.

[@secureb00t39]

Reading through these comments, I don't think people understand how strong magnets can be

[@Sugar3Glider]

@@secureb00t39 weight is a large portion of the problem. They're not going to be able to put a 300lb magnet on it like they would a door. I have a 6-magnet phone holder for my car. That doesn't mean I would expect it to hold the switch while I drive down the road. You also have to think that this is going to be on the side of the device, while angular force is going to be highest when you go to pick it up from the side. It's far easier to disconnect them with that angle of attack. If they had rails & magnets it would be a kinda neat upgrade, as it would just hold them slotted a bit easier but that's about it.

[@micahrobbins8353]

​@@Sugar3GliderI would think that a magnet would relatively easily in the directions it would need to be most secure. I'm no magnet expert, but it does make me nervous to think that they might pass a similarly insecure conmection even if it's better. I HATE the feeling of having to hold the tablet part without being able to hold it by the controllers, and I just want it fixed. Also this isn't me trying to tell you you're wrong, just a ramble

[@Mancave647]

Apple Watch bands attach magnetically and nobody’s complaining about them falling off. Maybe Nintendo will use a similar mechanism?

[@Vitoreo]

I noticed the same with the OLED. Its most likely due to the fact that its much heavier (almost 2x!) then the normal switch but they just used the same rails. The whole rail issue can get really really bad. My girlfriends Joycons are used a lot but with care and love and the whole switch just falls off the rails when you try to hold it by the joycons. I think the whole system is a bit flimsy but adding strong magnets combined with improved rails would help a lot. Not an expert but I know for sure that unlike the rails the magnets aren't going to wear out any nearly as fast. I don't think they will only use magnets. I think it will also have rails but also using magnets to hold it all in place. Also yes, powerful magnets can kill old hardrives but its much less of an issue with SSD (as far as I know) and also they can fine tune the power of the magnets and likely add shilding. I dont think damaging the switch will be a problem. A lot of wallet style phone cases use powerful magnets and it almost never is a problem.

[@Aether_Athea]

Awesome TopicArlo upload! :D Yeah get that, Joycons sometimes need constant adjustments interrupting gameplay Yes glad that you can talk about these rumors love these videos, magnetic Joycons sound interesting I wonder how that’d feel to use and stuff. Also yes if it were to occur, fonts let’s go!

[@humankinetic]

magnetic joycons would suck. I can't imagine it being a strong enough connection to work right. they'd be constantly popping off

[@ShinyHuman]

I'm really loving this new channel. Being able to hear Arlo's opinion and thoughts on a topic quickly is very nice.

[@NattiNekoMaid]

The magnets next to the screen was more about CRTs

[@logicalfundy]

About magnets and electronics: It's not really all magnets and all electronics. Most electronics are okay with the magnets we use every day. Hard drives (and floppies) were a special case because they used magnetism to store data, so they were especially sensitive to magnetism. LCDs work similar - they use an electric field to align the crystals, so they also are a bit of a special case where they are more sensitive than other electronics. That said, due to the duality of electricity and magnetism, a very powerful magnet can indeed affect electronics in general. But something so powerful is rare in a house. Also - shielding is a thing. They could easily shield the more sensitive components if need be.

[@iLoveBread260]

2017: We have joy-con drift! 2025: We have magnet drift!

[@GabrielIgnacio]

I actually never had issues with the rail and locking system for the launch Switch and OLED tbh. Hell, I’ve seen a physical mod for the joycons that replaces the plastic clip that’s used to lock the joycon in place with a metal one so it doesn’t lose the locking click nearly as fast.

[@doommustard8818]

Generally speaking you don't want strong magnets near electronics that are not designed to deal with them. However you can design something to deal with magnets especially if you can accurately predict the way those magnets will behave. Most modern electronics can deal with a small amount of magnets

[@itsmeJonB.]

The laugh after "turns all the 1s into 0s" got me lmao

[@Blubeans513]

Finally, a way to put joycons on my oven. Sign me up.

[@InertAction]

Maybe nintendo could partner on a fridge with a screen.

[@morteneisner5360]

Man, your second channel is awesome arlo. Exactly what i needed, thanks

[@Agent719]

I don't think I've ever had an issue with my joycons going on or coming off. But the magnets being strong enough to support the switch while also being easy enough to take on and off at a whim is a thin line to walk.

[@DarkTyyp]

If Scooby-Doo Cyberchase has taught me anything, it's that putting magnets near computers is NOT good.

[@kzu748]

i cant wait to have guests look at my joycon fridge

[@aeliusdawn]

so now it will have magnetic drift Also, hot tub stream when, Arlo??

[@nickb6425]

Sounds like a great game title

[@CAIORAZ]

Magnets built into devices have gotten better and don't usually affect the screens. An example would be the Galaxy Tab and the iPad Pro. Those devices have magnets inside and don't interfere with the screen.

[@dragoon1090]

Being that I had to replace the plastic clips in several pairs of Joy-Cons now with metal ones, I would very much like them to be magnetic. Also the new Joy-Con need to have hall effect sensors in them.

[@chronic-rose]

I believe (and take this with a grain of salt because I haven't specifically looked into it) magnets being near at least some electronics USED to be a huge problem (which was definitely true at one point, I have experience with them ruining the color on TVs for example) but has (possibly) mellowed out over the years with new hardware, and that's almost certain because some electronics such as some smart phones can be literally charged with magnetic chargers

[@FredWallace18]

Definitely not true anymore. Take for example magnetic phone mounts. We don't have volatile magnetic storage or electron beams to worry about anymore.

[@bmac6502]

Magnets would cause problems with floppy discs or hard drives, because the data is stored magnetically on the surface, so applying a strong enough magnet will change the data stored, but you need to get a strong magnet or get it very close. Magnets would also affect the electron gun of a CRT display. If you have SSDs and LCD/LED screens, chances are that magnets aren’t an issue.

[@EliasDesAiles]

I feel the same anxieties about magnets around my electronics, but it seems that tech has changed quite a lot and maybe our concerns are outdated to some degree. A lot of devices these days even incorporate magnets into their design for things like attaching chargers, accessories and peripherals. I love hearing about these kinds of rumors and trying to imagine what we will end up with. I'm so looking forward to seeing what it will be and feeling that excitement of thinking of all the possibilities.

[@TakumiJoyconBoyz]

The magnet problem is only for certain older tech, like CRT screens and platter hard drives.

[@thestain8004]

My guess is some kind of induced magnet. Meaning that the mangetism will only work when electricity is passed through it or it switches off when that circuit is broken, they could very easliy have a small current running through the joycons to keep the magnet strong and then a button breaks the circuit or opens another path so the current on the magnet gets weaker which would weaken the magnet and make it easier to remove. I don't see it being a static magnet because that would either be too strong or too weak for its purpose

[@kswick1541]

Don’t forget the DS had a magnet embedded into it to know when you close it for sleep mode

[@dededecent5892]

I had some similar issues with the joycons being loose on my switch OLED (and my older normal switch) and putting just a little tiny square of electrical tape at the bottom of the rail on the switch has pretty much completely fixed any wobbling or looseness, hopefully this is helpful for anyone else with similar issues :)

[@LKBoots15]

2:46 One solution an Engineer would use is a clip or prong that slots into the top and bottom of the new Joy-Cons, to clip them taut to fasten the controller into place. The magnets can complement the clips by holding the rest of the controller' body *Attached* to the console.

[@LKBoots15]

Alternatively, the *Switch Attach* can use a very strong electromagnet, employing a pressbutton to toggle the electromagnet's magnetism on and off to attach and detach the new Joy-Cons. Also, both methods I've described here can be utilized in tandem.

[@pampamtamtam4001]

I'm really enjoying this channel, because I love quick discussions like this.

[@aaroraj1564]

Wireless chargers being like “Am I a joke to you”

[@Hypershell]

I have a launch day Switch, replaced the Joycon's (well worn) plastic latches with metal ones, and the system-side latches are worn enough that they still pop out fairly easily. It's annoying if I take my Switch from its carrying case, drop it in its dock, and don't realize the Joycon are slightly disconnected until I go to play in TV mode and the Joycon battery is dead.

[@kilroyfirelizrd]

So the biggest reason magnets had such a negative impact on hard drives and televisions/monitors was because those devices made use of electromagnetic fields to read/write data or electron beams that could be impacted by a magnetic field. The field created by a magnet (or powerful enough speaker) could negatively impact how electrons moved from the electron gun to the screen (as well as magnetically charge the mask over time, causing the electrons to permanently get sent to the wrong phosphor dot) in old CRT monitors and televisions as well as interfere with the magnetic data storage on older hard drives. With technology shifting to LEDs and solid state storage media magnets won't have the strength or right kind of magnetic field to influence or damage them.

[@benjaminholliday2453]

"my nephew uses it"... 🤔 My brain pictured Elmo 😂

[@OurHeroXero]

Butternut Squash? Yes Please!

[@jonathanwilson7949]

I really enjoy your Switch 2 videos. The road to a console's reveal is always fun and it makes the official reveal that much more satisfying. I'm also enjoying it even more because this is like the first time I'm experiencing all this stuff haha.

[@Ghost-Toast819]

this is interesting since the switch logo is in large part the clicking of the joycon

[@GamerOverThere]

2:03 I have the same issue as well. It’s not a big deal or anything but my right joycon pops right off with very little pressure. I’ve had the same Switch since Christmas 2017 though so some wear and tear is to be expected

[@smail2507]

I imagine it being an electromagnetic system.perma small magnets wouldn't make sense in the slightest, but if in a press of a button it would stop sending current and therefore release the joycon it would be really tactile and user friendly I mean 12v electromagnets that are capable of lifting up to 1 kg of mass consume about 80 mA,so basically it wouldn't be much of a problem, especially taking into the account potential increase in battery capacity due to more powerful hardware and increased depth of device itself

[@JustsomeRando4291]

I thought I heard that magents was tryed with the first switch and it caused problems. An improvement would be a metal latch on the joycons.

[@the3dluxe53]

I hope that added thickness is a second screen. Bringing back the DS clamshell design. Maybe it could be detachable so you could use the touchscreen even in docked mode. It’s definitely unlikely but I can dream.

[@SwedePotato314]

That makes sense with the other leak we had where it was the name “Switch Attach”

[@ChesuMori]

I'm still hoping that there will be mouse wheels for shoulder buttons. That was my favorite Nintendo NX rumor, and something I would love to have

[@BoxoSpoons]

I'd be very interested to see how compatibility with old joycons would work out, since even without this rumor about the pro controller being compatible, we still have the fact that one of the only official Switch 2 confirmations we have from investor meetings is that it'll carry over most Switch Online services, and it's really hard for me to imagine that they'll be making new different versions of the exact same Switch Online controllers for the next console. (aside from the NES controllers obviously, but those are already an outlier anyway)

[@bensjammin9]

My Switch OLED right joy-con has been popping off since it came out of the box. Weirdly enough, it’s the joy-con, not the system, because when I put older ones on it, they stick

[@tippedjoshua6802]

I’m also having the same problem with my switch oled, well barely at all, but it does happen and I usually don’t remove them. Also one thing that annoys me about the current joycons is how much it wiggles when attached

[@moopbread5582]

This seems somewhat unlikely to me, since I distinctly remember some interview with Miyamoto (I think) around the time of the Switch's launch where he was talking about the decision to use the rail system, and the failure to come up with a good way to make a magnet-based Joycon locking system work. It had to do with the exact problem you described, where the magnets were either too strong and too difficult to remove, or too weak and didn't hold onto the console well enough--and so the rail system was chosen. If magnets involved in some way, I have to imagine its some sort of magnet x rail hybrid approach.

[@micmikhail]

The current generation of iPad Air/Mini/Pro all have a magnetic strip on the side to hold the Apple Pencil (2nd gen) to the side. I could see similar tech being implemented on the Switch 2 without causing issue due to it being magnetic. My concern is how easily or difficultly will the joycons detatch

[@MedalionDS9]

Magnets would be a step backwards... magnets are not as secure, enough force will be pulled off or falloff... magnets can be demagnetized over time. People pick up the Switch from the joycon attached to the Switch itself, and if those magnets not strong enough will drop

[@JsYTA]

That's not even considering the amount of movement you are encouraged to make in a game like Splatoon. The last thing players want is for their system to go flying while using gyro

[@StardustWhip]

It could be that they're still using rails, but the rails or the Joycons have magnets in order to keep your Joycons more securely in the system/grip.

[@MedalionDS9]

@@StardustWhip If they implement both solutions to keep it secure, that'd be ideal

[@MawsYT]

The magnet rumor is what makes this article sketchy to me. Nintendo is Nintendo, but their engineers would know better than to create an attachment system that would be widely unreliable. Magnets cause issues with electronics, so the magnets couldn’t be very strong, so for a handheld system… I could see that being. Serious problem.

[@JanTheMangaMan]

My OLED's joycons are the same way with how your nephew's is. They pop out like nothing and it is an annoyance for sure. Happens with the grips i use for them as well. Hopefully these magnetic joycons if read are the solution we need. They sound cool

[@ArtemisWasHere]

Yes!! I have been dreaming about this idea for years!!

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

There are plans for magnetic input buttons to prevent input delays.

[@tragictoast2956]

They stop clicking as firmly because the clips are plastic. I saw a mod years ago that let you swap the plastic clips out for metal ones and it just made way more sense to me to have them be metal.

[@kreejo]

Sounds cool but I can imagine so many issues, it's gotta be a pretty strong magnet!

[@ogelsmogel]

Yep, that was what I was thinking. The rail+magnetic combo would probably work best.

[@OniCr0w]

Could be that Switch 2 joycons will have hall effect sticks to deal with joycon drift and this was a bit of a misinterpretation. That seems likely to me.

[@JaredGauthier]

It would be cool if they could come out with an attachment for current gen joy-cons that uses the rail system to attach a magnet that would then attach to the Switch 2. I have four joy-cons that work perfectly fine so it'd be nice for them to be forwards compatible even if I have to buy an accessory.

[@AlmightyScorchy]

I’m glad Arlo is feeling good and being active, I feel there was a time where he wasn’t doing good (surgery stuff, mental stuff, whatever) and you could tell it from his tone and upload schedule

[@gmcubed]

"You're not not putting it in your pocket" believe it or not, I was sometimes. Just gotta detach the joycons.

[@nazor1]

Same! Those white joy cons pop off- very annoying. Glad you mentioned it- I’ve switched to older joycons

[@AlRoderick]

I was hoping when they said there were magnets in the new joy-cons that meant they were going to Hall effect sticks.

[@Gnomable]

They're gonna have to completely change the branding if they get rid of the Switch click sound effect. Magnets sound neat but there's a lot of problems to solve if they want to do that.

[@NERDmNERDf]

Still placing my bets on swappable control segments within the controller that stay with magnets.

[@kenseikc]

I don't think that we can strike out analog triggers just from the pro controller being forward compatible

[@Antasma1]

Magnetic joy-cons just sound very risky. The system could just fall from your grip in any direction

[@Breeze926]

The current rails sometimes make me feel like something will snap off depending on how I hold it.

[@mousegirl03]

this channel is great, love the switch 2 rumor vids

[@Nathaniel_E_Dearing]

First of all, magnetic Joy-Con may use a grove to stay in place. Second, neither flatscreens nor flash/solid-state memory are vulnerable to magnets like their old CRT and Hard Disk counterparts were. Third, old Joy-Con will likely still be compatible at least over Bluetooth, and there'll likely be a hardware adapter if needed. And fourth, old Pro Controller being compatible doesn't rule out new features, as the old Switch supports plenty of controllers that don't have everything.

[@EPS5000]

Miyamoto said the prototype Switch used magnetic Joy-Cons and they changed it to rails when they found during testing that the magnetics would disconnect and the Switch unit would fall and hit the floor. So unless they figured out a way to attach them better, I doubt they’d use magnets this time around.