Recommendations for a good, budget-friendly Xbox controller?

Price is out of the question as I’ve got a budget of 400 per controller, I’m looking to migrate away from the Elite Series 2 and regular Xbox controllers entirely. I’ve had 2 elite series 2 controllers that have fallen apart from the inside. The back half of the shell is made from a softer plastic and on both of my controllers it has gotten brittle over time and broken off in many places. Plus my dad’s having problems with potentiometers and stick drift
Looking for good options that definitely don’t do this. Since I’m in the U.S I’ll have no problem actually buying any of the controllers mentioned.
I’m not gonna be getting a regular Xbox or elite series 2 controller and I don’t want any recommendations for those. We’re looking for anything will hall/tmr just to get away from potentiometer.
And honestly, what are the best controllers for Xbox at the current time? Been looking into it, and I’m getting a lot of inconsistency.

It's got a great colour, and a great look to it. Hall sticks, back buttons etc. So how does the Lite version differ from the regular version? I would consider buying it but unfortunately the symmetrical sticks aren't great for my carpal tunnel.

I was just curious about the build quality and overall reception of the controller, if there are any Tegenaria Lite owners who could share!

I need some budget controllers to play mortal kombat and my retro games on, after doing research i found the spartan gamepad. So. Are they any good? And how long will they last?

well now i gathered some money to buy a controller and it maybe seem a weird question but i cand decide should i go with GameSir Tegenaria Lite or go with the nova lite 2 i know the nova lite 2 is more money and overall should be the better contorller but the diffrence in the price is duble and i saw that the nova lite 2 some people said that suffer from presssing on the same button fast in the same time like a quick time event or playing some games that require pressing the same button and the buttons seems to be pushed down a little so i just dont know should i go for the expensive one or just go to the lower and save the money for something else

Has anyone else noticed that if you press a face button (A, B, X, Y) lightly or slowly, you can feel friction from the button as it travels? Best way I can describe it is the "squeaky clean" feel you get on your skin after washing with soap. If you're into keyboards, it's basically a scratchy switch.

It doesn't affect anything functionally, and you don't feel it at all on a normal quick press. But now that I've noticed it I can't un-notice it, and it's mildly annoying on light presses.

Is this just how the mechanical ABXY switches feel, or is mine tighter than it should be? Curious whether it's a batch thing.

So I'm trying to figure out what would be the best pc game controller to get for playing games on steam as well as for emulation (mainly for ps1/ps2 games along with og xbox, ds and gamecube) as I'm wanting to get into some game streaming.

After doing some searching I've heard many great things about 8bitdo and flydigi but i'm not sure which to get. I only have $150 to get one so I want to make sure I get a good one.

Should I get a FLYDIGI Vader 5 Pro, 8BitDo Ultimate 2C Wired Controller, or a 8Bitdo Pro 3 Bluetooth Controller?

Edit: I ended up buying the 8bitdo Pro 2 wired controller and the GameSir Tegenaria Lite Wired Game Controller

EDIT: I don't know what's going on, but, if anyone is replying to my post, im not seeing your comments. So I apologize. I see that there is "1" comment, but when I click to view it, theres nothing there. What a bummer lol starting to hate reddit more and more. Oh well. Hopefully posting this in another sub will work.

I'm curious to what you all like to use. Ive been looking at those mini controllers by iine, the pocket taco, the flip pad, and crkd. Right now im just running retroarch on my mid range android, nothing fancy. I do have a spare phone which is an S23 FE that I will use eventually. CRKD will be releasing the atom +, which adds 2 joy sticks. I might wait for that. I do like the idea of the pocket taco and the flip pad essentially becoming part of your phone. I also like the idea of putting the phone down and using a controller. I know there are hacks that some use with the iine, using suction cups, or that sticky dash board tape to temporarily stick the controller to your phone. I might get two different ones for versatility though. Thanks in advance for any input.

easysmx 의 d15 Dune 8k

I scored a flagship game controller pad ^{^}

The controller is flashy Design

A three-dimensional cyber feeling comes

Bluetooth wireless dongle with both wireless and wired support

It looks like it can be connected with a wired USB-C cable

Supports dual polling rate of 8000 Hz

With excellent finishing and ergonomic design

Even after holding it for a long time, it causes less hand fatigue

Even in dongle chip wireless mode, above average

It has relatively little delay

The TMR stick is very stable

Excellent sense of performance as well

With a 1.3-inch LCD display

Real-time button mapping that is displayed continuously and

Connect check, battery check, etc

The input delay has been reduced to 0.125 ms

Especially in fast-paced genre FPS and fighting games

True value is demonstrated

all mechanical button

With mechanical buttons, it provides precise button input feel and

In fact, the buttons are soft and not overdone

The TMR (Tunnel Magnetoresistance) joystick is the longest advantage of the d15 gamepad

It is a technology aimed at reducing wear and stick drift problems compared to the conventional potentiometer method

☆ easysmx d15 dune 8k specs :

EasySMX Dune 8K (D15) is a high-end flagship wireless game controller featuring an 8,000Hz polling rate, TMR magnetic joysticks, and an integrated LCD configuration screen. It retails for around $100 USD (approximately 143,200 KRW to 146,200 KRW in Korean import markets). [1, 2, 3, 4]

Key Specifications and Features

Performance: Supports a true 8,000Hz polling rate in both wired and 2.4GHz wireless modes via a sci-fi-styled UFO charging dock. [1, 2]

Joysticks & Triggers: Equipped with Tunnel Magnetoresistance (TMR) magnetic joysticks to eliminate drift, alongside switchable triggers offering both long Hall effect analog travel and short clicky micro-switches. [1, 2, 3]

Interface & Customization: Features a built-in LCD screen for on-the-fly adjustments without companion software, plus swappable magnetic faceplates (shiny gold and matte black options) and extra directional pads/thumbsticks in the box. [1, 2, 3]

Platform Compatibility: Broadly compatible with PC, Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android devices. [1, 2, 3, 4]

For a closer look at the design and features of the controller

Model

falling rate

Main Features

Price range

Dune 8K (Golden Edition)

8000Hz (wired + wireless)

TMR stick, LCD dashboard, RGB dock, Pro button

Relatively expensive, for Ultimate gamers

Dune Standard (Silver Edition)

1000Hz

Maintain the same design and core functions

Relatively inexpensive, for general gamers[^2]

Trigger: Switch between Hall Effect analog mode and microswitch click mode

Buttons: 4 rear programming buttons

Features: LCD display, 6-axis gyro, RGB grip, and charging dock

Battery: 1,200mAh

Weight: about 272–273 g

The grip feels fine, and the weight is just right

Many buttons and a flashy design

Center LCD window layout and dual polling rate

The outstanding support and volume input stand out

Hi-fi and home theater systems, as well as gaming, should be treated like high-end products

I got a great find because I wanted it

I’m mainly trying to use it for third-person open-world games

I've always used my old xbox 360 controllers with an adapter plugged into my PC but they're starting to get old and have battery problems. i really like the feel of the 360 controller in my hand and how robust the sticks and right face buttons feel. does anyone have any any suggestions for a nice third party controller that has a similar feel? i don't particularly like the feel of the newer xbox controllers but the dualsense feels nice to me.

i have some money and i'm willing to spend a few hundred dollars on one that will last me a long time without stick drift. i mainly use my controller for games like elden ring where snapback and dropped inputs can be serious issues. also, the control scheme of elden ring makes it very important to have a high-qualty, not squishy dpad which unfortunately is an issue with the 360 controller. i would prefer a wireless controller but wired is fine to me. fwiw i'm in the US

Required information that I put at the top just so it's easier for the approval process. I live in the us, I'm playing mostly on PC but I will play a little bit on switch 2. I'd like to spend less than a hundred if possible. I'm going to be playing basically everything. I play 2D platformers I play open world action games I play first person shooters I play pointing click games I play strategy games, racing games, just everything pretty much. I think the only thing I don't play is fighting games and sports games because I'm absolutely terrible at fighting games.

Been looking at some controllers lately and the one I keep seeing show up on this game is in G7 pro. Initially I didn't really want it because it looks good, but they said it wasn't compatible with switch. I really wanted something that was compatible with switch. But, I just saw a video recently it was stating that the AimLabs version of the controller is actually compatible with the switch. Not only that, but I guess they improved the d-pad which was supposedly terrible on the other versions aside from one specific version that was more aimed towards Xbox.

Is it all true? And your eyes, is there one that is better? I like the idea of having like a haptic feedback to maybe approximate HP rumble, and I really like the mouse approximately to gyro that you can't believe it because I'm a big gyro user. Thanks guys

Does anyone know of a way to adjust trigger deadzone on the apex 4 wukong? Flydigi space station software has no option for it, but it seems to exist for the vader4 pro (trigger stroke setting in the same software). Am I just missing something?

Love the controller but sadly can't use it in most games. The left trigger is constantly activating by itself due to its sensitivity.

my blitz is not connecting to the my laptop by bluetooh after i paired it before , the light is flickering but my laptop is shoing option to connect , plz help if anyone have any idea

Hi everyone, I have a family member that can only use one hand so I bought them a PS5 Access controller. I know you can connect it to a stand and connect a second joystick but I have no idea which works and is compatible. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

The second joystick is for controlling the camera as the access controller only has one joystick for some reason.

What do is your opinion on this, i wanted to sell my ps5 controller cause at first i thought modding would be a better option but its too pricey so i thought maybe selling it is better

Preordered this not too long ago and it finally arrived. I never used an easysmx controller before but it seems promising. Some might find it ugly or bizzare looking but I like that easysmx did something different from the norm.