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minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThe IR sensor is used in Ring Fit Adventure, heart rate measurement. That’s about all I can think of. Honestly, for the price of one set of joycons I’d rather pick up two 8bit do ultimate controllers. That way both players get good controllers.
minus-squareTheOakTree@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI think 1-2-Switch and Labo use it as well, but ultimately the IR sensors are basically unused. I wonder how much it cost them to include it in every set of joycons, compared to how much they made selling games that use it.
The IR sensor is used in Ring Fit Adventure, heart rate measurement. That’s about all I can think of.
Honestly, for the price of one set of joycons I’d rather pick up two 8bit do ultimate controllers. That way both players get good controllers.
I think 1-2-Switch and Labo use it as well, but ultimately the IR sensors are basically unused.
I wonder how much it cost them to include it in every set of joycons, compared to how much they made selling games that use it.