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I am really impressed by how the joycons and the switch itself “just work”. I have never had any syncing issues. You can play the console with the controllers a

I am really impressed by how the joycons and the switch itself “just work”. I have never had any syncing issues. You can play the console with the controllers attached to the switch or with the controllers wirelessly and you can change at anytime you are playing the game. I’ve never had any issues with syncing and changing playing style. Attaching/detaching the controllers never takes more than a couple seconds even in the middle of a game.

jmkni 9y ago
There was quite a wide spread issue with syncing the JoyCons on launch, particular with the left one - http://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2017/03/22/nintendo-confirms-switch-joy-con-sync-issues-caused-by-manufacturing-error http://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2017/03/22/nintendo-confirms-sw... I haven’t had any issues personally though, I think it’s a great console!
jontayesp 9y ago
I’ve had frustrating issues syncing joy-cons. For example, if a game only supports 1-2 players, and my controller is using the player 3 slot, the sync screen will simply ignore any attempt to sync that controller. I can fix this by going to “Change grip order” in setting, but there is no UI indication why I can’t use the controller. It’s just a bit frustrating for a few minutes until I figure it out.
dkersten 9y ago
Is this a common issue on other platforms? I’ve basically been using my PS4 controller as you describe (although wired more often than not simply because my setup has the console close enough for it to be convenient) and I’ve never had any issues. It always seem leaky switches between wired and wireless.
- dkersten 9y ago
  EDIT: "seem leaky" = bad auto correct for "seamlessly"
- w0m 9y ago
  I think his comment is more that the Joycon syncing is a bit more complicated; as they have ~4 separate modes of operation - Attached, Attached to charging-controller, separate-but-together, and separate. You can get into scenarios where things are 'off', but nothing 10 y/o me wouldn't have figured out quickly I think. It is pretty well done overall; much better than the bottom charging port.
raisedbyninjas 9y ago
I wish there were a simpler way to change grip orientation.

jmkni 9y ago

There was quite a wide spread issue with syncing the JoyCons on launch, particular with the left one - http://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2017/03/22/nintendo-confirms-switch-joy-con-sync-issues-caused-by-manufacturing-error http://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2017/03/22/nintendo-confirms-sw... I haven’t had any issues personally though, I think it’s a great console!

jontayesp 9y ago

I’ve had frustrating issues syncing joy-cons. For example, if a game only supports 1-2 players, and my controller is using the player 3 slot, the sync screen will simply ignore any attempt to sync that controller. I can fix this by going to “Change grip order” in setting, but there is no UI indication why I can’t use the controller. It’s just a bit frustrating for a few minutes until I figure it out.

dkersten 9y ago

Is this a common issue on other platforms? I’ve basically been using my PS4 controller as you describe (although wired more often than not simply because my setup has the console close enough for it to be convenient) and I’ve never had any issues. It always seem leaky switches between wired and wireless.

dkersten 9y ago
EDIT: "seem leaky" = bad auto correct for "seamlessly"
w0m 9y ago
I think his comment is more that the Joycon syncing is a bit more complicated; as they have ~4 separate modes of operation - Attached, Attached to charging-controller, separate-but-together, and separate. You can get into scenarios where things are 'off', but nothing 10 y/o me wouldn't have figured out quickly I think. It is pretty well done overall; much better than the bottom charging port.

raisedbyninjas 9y ago

I wish there were a simpler way to change grip orientation.