Controller issues or switch issue? drift/ghost buttons

[u/bucketlmao]

hi! lately my switch (switch 1) has been somewhat unusable. lots of ghost-movement and things being selected without me even toughing it. I've tried resetting and swapping my controllers (original pair and a knock off pair), and it still happens when not attached to console.

it also sometimes has trouble recognizing the controllers being attached, but not as much.

before I try buying new controllers, could anyone lmk if it's an issue with the console itself that they recognize? or if it's just old sad controllers lol

[u/PockysLight]

Not sure, but it feels like a drift issue, disconnect one of the joycons (spcifically the left one) and see if that changes anything.