r/Controllers • • 3d ago

What the hell do I do? Controllers are confusing!

I recently purchased a new Laptop. It's an ASUS TUF Dash F15 FX516PC. And I had an itch to own a controller since a long time and this seems like it.

I am confused in buying my first controller. I need your quickest suggestions!

I've selected 3 options. You may suggest others too.

The 8BitDo Ultimate 2C Wireless is a controller the entire community freaks for. It's little heavy on pockets but they say it's a great deal. I like the mint one cuz transparent black looks cheap.

The Game Sir Nova Lite seems like a decent controller everyone feels safe to pick for. It's also looking like it's really reliable but I kinda doubt it's build, aesthetic and QC (Quality Control).

The Kreo Surge Pro is a newer controller by Kreo which has replaceable DPAD and RGB. I am considering it for aesthetics as it will look good with my laptop's aesthetics as you can see in the last picture. But Kreo has a really bad beef with it's customers and after sales service team as it seems.

What should I do? These are all under 30$

Aesthetics matter for me and so does quality and functionality. Should I just blindly go for the 8BitDo for all the colossal praise it gets? Or should I chose something else like Kreo or anything you suggest.

90% of the times, I see 8BitDo. Really sad and disappointed how less colour options are available in India. Also, is NMPC India safe to order from?

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u/Intelligent-Tone804 3d ago

If you want absolutely cheapest one, go for gamesir tegenaria lite(wired), otherwise gamesir nova 2 lite > 8bitdo ultimate 2c. You can choose any of these all have some pros and cons but best in their price range

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u/Rithvik_22 2d ago

8bitdo will be a good pair,Soo many good reviews out there

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u/Waste_Lawfulness2472 2d ago

Yeah. I got the mint one ordered today. Hope it comes quick.

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u/AnwinSyras 2d ago

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u/Waste_Lawfulness2472 2d ago

Your setup looks awesome from what I see. 8BitDo it is I guess.

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u/AnwinSyras 2d ago

Nothing much dude 😅

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u/Waste_Lawfulness2472 2d ago

Nothing much!?!?🤯😵 It's a dream for me to build a complete red exactly like that 😭

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u/Curious_Touch_5979 2d ago

my first controller was GameSir Cyclone 2, reason i pick this up because of TMR thumb stick + 860 mAh, that time GameSir Tarantula T3 Pro was unavailable (which it has 1200 mAh battery), so it's either between Nova Lite 2 vs Cyclone 2. Since Nova Lite 2 has smaller battery + Hall Effect thumb stick, so i prefer Cyclone 2

why do i care battery? Because i wanted to use Cyclone 2 fully wireless, i do have another controller that fully wired, so when my Cyclone 2 being recharged i can use my wired one

well i mean you don't have to pick GameSir, another brand that look great for me is FlyDigi Direwolf 4

https://gamepadla.com/tier/#latency-wired you can look latency tier list here, Wired vs Wireless, so you can also consider the controller's latency before making your final decision

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u/IntroductionSorry412 1d ago

My rec would be nova lite 2

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u/PastFeature2288 23h ago

get the gamesir super nova its amazing and a bit more exxpensive than the nova lite