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Describes an affliction impacting joysticks on gaming controllers. Stick drift is when a controller’s joysticks act as if they’re being moved, despite being still. This typically occurs when dust and debris get under the joystick and interfere with its sensors. This occurs with most major console controllers, though the Nintendo Switch joycons have earned the most notoriety for stick drift problems.
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