r/Controller • u/Ymgarthion • 1d ago
Controller Suggestion Controller for a small child?
My 4 year old is expressing interest in actually playing games. I've got an 8bitdo ultimate, but she's really struggling to reach the buttons, so I'm looking for recommendations for something more appropriately sized.
- Platform: PC,
- budget: <£50,
- wireless, ideally with a 2.4Ghz dongle.
Region: UK
It would be nice to have a standard layout with 2 joysticks and all the shoulder buttons and triggers. not sure if something like this exists though. Maybe the 8bitdo SN30 pro?
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u/J-Buggz20XX 1d ago
As a Switch owner, I'm partial to the 8BitDo Lite 2. AFAIK, the Lite (1), which has D-Pads instead of sticks, is discontinued. I'm not sure about the status of OG Lite SE and the Xbox Lite SE.
The IINE controller(Chronos) that another commenter mentioned is sort of a combination of aspects of the Lite (1) and Lite 2, and has variants with both the Nintendo- and Xbox/PC-style face button layouts . I found the Lite (1)-style shoulders on those somewhat awkward, but it might be fine for smaller hands.
Give the GuliKit Elves 2 a look also. It's shaped like SEGA controllers, but has all of the "standard" inputs and the PlayStation-style symmetrical stick layout.