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title: "GuliKit’s new Switch controller features next-generation anti-drift thumbsticks"
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description: "GuliKit has launched the ES Max, its first wireless controller featuring next-generation anti-drift TMR thumbsticks. Priced at $49.99, it offers improved performance over the previous ES Pro model and remains cheaper than Nintendo's Switch 2 Pro Controller, addressing the stick drift issues common in original Switch controllers."
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# GuliKit’s new Switch controller features next-generation anti-drift thumbsticks

GuliKit announced its first wireless controller to use an improved version of the anti-drift tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) thumbsticks featured in its budget-friendly ES Pro that debuted nearly a year ago. Available now for $49.99, the new GuliKit ES Max is more expensive than last year's $29.99 ES Pro, but still cheaper than Nintendo's Switch 2 Pro Controller, while offering more features and functionality without the risk of stick drift that plagued the original Switch.

The TMR thumbsticks in the ES Max don't feature a complete reimagining of the technology but measure stick movement in a slightly different way that improves performa …

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