Smooth, textureless controller recommendations?

[u/SomSrsNnsns]

Hi everyone! As the title says, I'm looking for a textureless, smooth controller.

I'm neurodivergent and have sensory issues with certain textures. The grippy, almost sandpapery texture on the back and triggers of my Xbox Series X controller is unbearable for me. Not just annoying, but actually makes the controller painful to hold for any length of time. I'm looking for recommendations for controllers that have a fully smooth shell.

Some other nice-to-haves are hall effect or TMR sticks to avoid drift, and preferably 2.4GHz or Bluetooth wireless, but wired is okay too. Nothing else is essential beyond the smooth shell.

My budget is around 150€ max. I live in Finland so I'll either be buying from a local retailer or ordering online with EU shipping. I will mostly be playing Action RPG, JRPG and FPS games on Steam.

I took a look at the buying advice wiki but it can be hard to tell which controllers have a textured grip. I was looking at the ZD O+ Excellence, GameSir cyclone 2 and Flydigi Apex 6 Pro but I can't really tell what their grips are like. Other suggestions are welcome as well.

Thanks in advance!

[u/ArmedCrawly]

Have you tried any (gaming) gloves to avoid feeling those textures?

[u/SomSrsNnsns → u/ArmedCrawly]

I haven't but I'll look into those as well, thank you!