Leading technology publication Digital Foundry is reporting that the day one patch for the Nintendo Switch doesn’t resolve the issue of the Joy-Cons de-syncing. Reports were swirling round the internet earlier today proclaiming that the patch had addressed the issue, but Digital Foundry have confirmed that this simply isn’t the case.
The Nintendo Switch’s day one system update has launched, and there are reports online that installing the patch with the Joy-Cons attached updates the firmware on the controllers, resolving the de-sync issues. Is this really the case? Unfortunately not. We’ve updated our console with controllers attached and re-run the battery of tests detailed below. In all cases, the range and consistency of the connection of each Joy-Con remains the same, and the left controller still has demonstrably weaker range than the right. Eurogamer has contacted Nintendo several times now concerning this issue, and we still await a reply.
Well that’s unfortunate. Sucks having to wait for another patch.
Yes it does but I’d have to imagine we won’t be waiting long. Maybe a month at most.
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This right here is a problem. They need to fix that ASAP should have been top priority for the day one patch
Well they didn’t say the Day One patch would fix this issue. They said they were investigating last week… Again, people need to calm down and be patient with this.
They weren’t aware of the issue until recently it takes more than a few days to figure out what’s causing the issue. It will be fixed as I’m sure the day one patch was already planned.
I just hope and pray that a patch CAN fix this issue. If it’s a problem with the hardware, then a software patch may not be able to address the problem.
I hope this isn’t the case. You always run a risk when buying a new console day one. This is a huge issue IMO and fly’s in the face of everything the Switch is supposed to be.
Not true. They have to be attached or they wont patch.
Or at least people claim that’s supposed to work. Whom do you believe?
Looks like I’ll be buying a pro controller while I pick up BoTW. Don’t want to go back to Gamestop once Amazon delivers my Switch package, sucks.
The problem is present just with the Grip or even when using the controllers as separated?
I’ll only buy one when they solve the problem.
Só vou comprar um Switch quando resolverem isto.
Maybe people with small hands like I do will have less problems, GameXplain says that it doesn’t actually desynch, it has a hard time reading controls when obstructed like say giant hands or under a desk.
This sounds like a hardware issue to me. I’m doubtful that a patch will be able to fix it.
Let’s wait and see a few tech magazines here in Germany couldn’t reproduce this connection errors with their switch consoles and joy cons. I am going to test this with my console tomorrow. However Nintendo can’t fix such an error even if it’s only a software or firmware issue within a week.
WTF!?
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Umm, others said it fixed it. you have to reatach them and reset the console.
Sadly a patch doesn’t always guarantee EVERY console will have it fixed. It’s not unheard of for a patch to work for most but fail for a select few. It does sadly happen.
It’s rare but sometimes a patch works differently for different systems. While most might have had the issue fixed with the patch, some will still have the issue & need a further patch to fix it.
That or someone just has a broken system & needs to send it in to be inspected or get it replaced with a functional system because the one they do have is broken.