Comment on 8BitDo Pro 3 Controller Announced with Swappable Buttons, Available for Preorder
DanWolfstone@leminal.space 2 days agoI’m Pretty sure the guillikit Kong 3 had magnetic buttons or mechanical ones similar to this where it was a small switch inside that you could swap out when worn out. That hasn’t seemed to be that big an issue considering its just rubber on circuit board action. I could be wrong but what about this seems less repairable?
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
It isn’t that the buttons are less repairable.
It is that you get the same swappability AND drastically improved repairability by… making the controllers easier to disassemble to replace parts. Why build an elaborate magnetic swap system when you can just take off the face plate and swap a small piece of plastic?