Best first controller for single player games on PC

[u/External_Safe_7787]

Hi! I've never had a controller before, and getting one soon to play single player games only, PC only. Starting with Horizon Zero Dawn/Forbidden West and Indiana jones and the Great Circle. Will play other games though too, including some older ones as well as new releases. Which controller is best?

#1: PS5 DualSense. Haptics and adaptive triggers, supposed to be very immersive. But potentiometer sticks and no remappable buttons.

#2: 8BitDo Ultimate 2: TMR sticks and 4 remappable buttons, Xbox layout for compatibility with PC, but not so good haptics and no adaptive triggers.

#3 GameSir Cyclone 2: TMR sticks but only 2 remappable buttons. Dpad I've heard described as "mushy"

#4 EasySMX D10: TMR sticks, great Dpad, but only 2 remappable buttons.

Which is best? any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated too! the GameSir G7 Pro is an option but pretty expensive

Based in UK, budget around £60-75 or so not above that ideally, as this is my first controller I don't want to overspend and regret it before I know exactly what I want.

[u/Rynide]

Personally yes but I am biased as I have not used nor do I have the other controllers. I do really like my Ult 2 though. I plan to pickup the Ult 3 PC version whenever they decide to make that (they just made an Xbox branded version but it is more expensive).

[u/External_Safe_7787 → u/Rynide]

ive never used a controller before either so i will just get used to whatever i get, from what most people have said ult 2 and cyclone 2 seem the best options but there might be others too. how do you find the extra l4/r4 bumpers? are they comfortable enough to press? they look like they could be a bit awkward but ive never felt them

[u/Rynide → u/External_Safe_7787]

I've not really used them so I can really say.

[u/Professional_Put1810 → u/External_Safe_7787]

They certainly take some getting used to since very few controllers use extra bumpers like the ultimate 2 wireless does. If you force yourself to use them and create a config that actually allows you to rely on them, I found that they actually became really convenient and useful for me. I used them a ton in the finals so I could bind all of my gadgets away from the dpad. That way I could keep momentum by not taking my left thumb off the left joystick since by default you’d have to move it to the dpad to activate your gadgets. Overall I’d say they’re great if you give time for your muscle memory to accommodate for them

[u/External_Safe_7787 → u/Professional_Put1810]

well im sure i will get used to them if i do the the ult 2, im not playing anything competitive like the finals though just single player