iFixit has harsh phrases for Nintendo’s $85 Change 2 Professional controller, calling it a “piss-poor excuse for a controller” on account of its tough repairability, use of outdated drift-prone joysticks, and poor inner accessibility. The Verge reviews: Opening the controller requires you to first forcefully take away a faceplate held in place by adhesive tape earlier than a single screw is seen. However you may must extract a number of different elements and elements, together with the controller’s mainboard, earlier than its battery is even accessible. As beforehand revealed, the Professional 2 remains to be utilizing older potentiometer-based joysticks which are vulnerable to creating drift over time. They do characteristic a modular design that can doubtlessly make them simpler to swap with third-party Corridor impact or TMR replacements, however reassembling the controller after that DIY improve would require you to switch all of the adhesive tape you destroyed throughout disassembly. You’ll be able to watch the complete teardown on YouTube.
