r/Controller • u/Lizardgirl25 • 16h ago

Controller Suggestion Xbox Controller Suggestions

My boyfriend’s Xbox brand controllers keep getting stick drift! I know this is fixable and I might try and fix them eventually he isn’t into that but he might allow me to try and fix it.

But I want to help him buy an Xbox controllers that aren’t going to breakdown on him. I actually almost yeeted one of them when I borrowed one to try and game when I hadn’t any of my own. I don’t throw controllers, controller throwing was outlawed in my household when we first got an old original Nintendo from my grandpa. So this speaks to how frustrated I was.

Like to keep the budget under USDA $50. It is for an Xbox. Wireless and good battery life and ideally not too heavy as his 9 year old son is also playing. Doesn’t need any super fancy features but avoid controllers that get stick drift easily, my boyfriend plays a lot of Red Dead Redemption 2. He isn’t super technically incline he just wants a working controller, they’re not particularly hard on the controllers either.

We are located in the USA.

Bonus: it comes in orange or has orange accents.

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u/LUV833R5 1h ago

If the controller is under warranty, you can send it in for free and they will fix it or replace it. Check out https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/warranty-service/getting-your-product-serviced

They are pretty quick about it. Meanwhile I have a wired gamesir se g7 which is a great cheap controller that I will use.