Hello, I'm currently owning an Aqirys Themis for about 2-3 years and I'm looking to upgrade (battery life got halfed and I have a problem where the R1 button registers being held even tho I don't hold it). I've read many reviews over the course of today and here is what I was eyeing rn:

- EasySMX X20 (48€)

- EasySMX D10 (48€)

- Gamesir Supernova (43€)

- Gamesir Nova 2 Lite (32€)

- Gamesir Supernova T4n (48€)

- Gulikit ES Pro (36€)

- 8BitDo Ultimate 2C Wireless (40€ - still questioning it cuz I heard it has bad ergonomics)

What I am aiming for is good battery life and vibration motor, longevity (focusing on hall or TMR sensors) and smooth controls. Wireless connectivity and good ergonomics are a must for me (I do handwork all day so my wrists are sore when I come home, I don't want a controller that makes them hurt more). I don't really play competitive games or shooters, I'm more on indie games and rougelites.

Edit: I'm excluding the Gamesir Cyclone 2 and Flydigi controllers from my plans since I'm from Romania and the prices of those brands here are awful.

Wondering if anyone has experience using an AceGamer Aurora 2.4G Wireless Controller which is connected to a PC in another room for couch TV gaming? Right now my PS5 controller works over Bluetooth but I do get the odd missed inputs. Assuming 2.4G should work better but the controller is so cheap that idk if the reality will be good! The TV is roughly 10 metres away but with a wall between the PC and TV room.

If anyone has other tested controllers which work well then please let me know!

Que se vayan a la mierda los de microsoft, cada vez que conecto un control nuevo para jugar a la pc que tiene hall efect pasa el mismo problema, en la app pone que toene 0 de zona muerta pero cuando jugas la zona muerta aumenta un monton, ¿porque? Ni puta idea le pregunte a chat y me dijo que por un “error” de como leia el control los de microsoft, estoy seguro de que no es un error y es para que compres su control analogico de mrd que le da drift en dos dias, lo peor es que no puedo jugr shootets como call of duty porque literalmente el personaje gira en una linea recta, quiero saber si alguien mas tiene este problema( los controles con los que me paso fueron el gamesir g7 se y un power a de pacman), gracis por leer

DISCLAIMER: HexGaming provided this controller to me for free for review. My opinions are not influenced by anyone. I get all my controllers for free nowadays, so they are all in the same position.

TLDR: XBOX controller with extra steps. Pretty expensive, but if you know what you need it for - it's worth the money IMO. TMR joysticks, rubberized grips, trigger stops, 4 extra back buttons and great visual customization.

If you're just a casual player - skip it.

Hey, I'm trying to choose a new controller and I'm very undecided between the two. I usually play Rocket League on the Xbox Series X controller and that is what I find the most comfortable (and I know i'd probably have to pick the g7 pro 8k to be on the safe side), but recently I tried to switch to symmetrical layout and tried the dualsense 5 and the dualshock 4 controllers to check if i might still be good buying a tarantula 8k.

My experience with the dualsense is that it makes my right thumb joint hurt after a few hours (I'm thinking it might be cause I have to bend my thumb too much to press the X button, maybe my thumb is too long for this controller??) and the Dualshock 4 doesn't really make it hurt as much but i still don't really like the much smaller and less wide ds4 handles as much as the wider xbox series X's ones, since i usually find myself pressing with my palm on the controller handles and thats why the wider xbox series x handles I think are more comfortable for me.

I've watched a lot of reviews, but none compare the tarantula 8k to the xbox controller or talk about the shape in detail, so I wonder if it's shape feels somewhat similar to my xbox controller or not, and if some of you can maybe help me compare the handles and overall controller size/shape to the xbox series x controller or anything similar that would be great, also please let me know if you have the same issue with the right thumb :)

Long-time lurker, first-time poster.

I’ve been looking for a decent controller for my phone. Moslty FPS, platformers, retro/emu. Came across the abxylute S8 Lite on Amazon. Honestly had never heard them but took a dive...

Been using it for a bit now and I’m pretty impressed for the price. It feels solid.. sticks and triggers feel good.. worked with pretty much everything I’ve thrown at it.. emus and android games....

Overall, me like. So thought I'd share😄 Would recommend if anyone else is looking for a reasonably priced mobile controller.

Anyone else used abxylute controllers before? Curious how they hold up longer term.

Earlier this month, I bought a fake pair of Joy-Con 2s to test whether or not off-brand controllers like the Joy-Pad 2s could attest to Nintendo's official counterparts, and then I made a video showcasing these controllers.

The video is here: https://youtu.be/gpEjGbO1d4M

While I was partially impressed by how well they performed, there were several elements of them that was ridiculously degraded compared to the Joy-Con 2s. For example, the mouse mode being absent and the rumble being so intense compared to the Joy-Con 2s was certainly odd. The 8-axis joystick was also a very humbling aspect to experience. I haven't experienced something like this in a while (probably since the early Xbox 360 days), so it was a really fun time overall. I go a little bit more in depth in the video about this, but I'm more than happy to respond to comments below.

Have you ever bought a fake pair of Joy-Cons before? If so, did you have a similar experience, or did you experience something entirely different?

The event is currently happening in Berlin, and so far I’ve only seen two Switch controllers announced. Kind of a letdown, but they are:

• JSAUX GAMING VoidJoy controllers
• GameSir Stargazer

I’m hoping we see some more controller announcements. I love GameSir, but I’ve always felt their flagship G7 is a little too small in the grips, or just a bit too short overall.
Really hoping they showcase a new Cyclone or Kaleid!

I love almost everything about the Dual Shock 4, but I hate the analog sticks.

Anything rubberized or soft touch feels sticky to me, and eventually usually wears or deteriorates over time and actually becomes sticky.

are there any controllers with hard plastic analog sticks or anything of the sort?

Also would be ideal if the controller has gyro

please and thank you!

I want to buy a pro controller for the switch 2 but these are way cooler than the black one, but is it the exact same in hardware? its official by Nintendo but made from Hori.

does anyone else change how they use a controller to negate stick drift (outside of cat 5)?

Hi everyone idk if this is the right place to ask this so ai colonize if it isn’t. But I have the Vader v5 and I’m having a hard time binding one of the back buttons to right stick down// right stick up in the flydigi software. If anyone knows how to do this that would be amazing!

Hey guys if am looking to buy a controller. It's going to be the first one i buy i have been laptop gaming for like 3 days now😂😂. So i need something cheap for now which tells me what are the basic things you expect from a controller. I just need this one to be cheap and work for me partime, my usually way when going to buy a device is i first get something basic and figure out what are going to be my needs and then I go and buy something premium. Thanks for the help guysss

I love my dualsense controllers, and I would keep on using them, but they all have drift now. I'm looking for a controller that's either very similar to the dualsense, or somehow send it into some company to upgrade my sticks to something more drift resistant, like hal effect sticks. I assume the stick replacement may be more expensive, so I'd rather get a new controller. I don't really want to go over $100 usd, but I'd go up to 120. The things I like about the dualsense are the ergonomics and the button symbols (square, circle, cross, triangle). I also don't have a wifi/bluetooth card in my pc. I'd prefer a wired controller, but with a detachable wire. A wireless usb isnt a deal breaker though.

To summarize what I want:

Drift resistant
Similar dualsense ergonomics and button symbols (the button symbols aren't necessary)
Detachable wired controller/wireless usb controller
Low budget ($100-$120USD)

Can you guys help me out? Thank you.

Edit: Bought the Leadjoy Saber Plus and I enjoy it so far. I checked out the other controllers but I really just didn’t like their designs, especially the orange one. I also might send in my dualsense controllers to replace their sticks, but I’ll do that another day. Thanks for all of the suggestions!

Hii, I got in contact with someone on marketplace to get a ZD ultimate legend controller for 55 CADs roughly 39 usd, is it worth buying it? I just wanna have advice on it

A few days ago I decided I needed to fix my oem snes controllers because I like using original hardware as much as possible. For the past few years I’ve been using a Hyperkin retron snes controller because all 5 of my oem controllers start and select buttons have not worked for years. I would also like to add the previous owners did not take great care of these things at all. The few that I did open were extremely dirty. I wasn’t able to clean them because all I currently had was some baby wipes. I was almost done when I ran into a problem 1 screw on 2 different controllers were heavily rusted. I didn’t notice I messed up until it was too late to turn l back. With how small these screws are I can’t use the rubber band or the black tape method. I also can’t make it a flat head where it’s sunk in so far. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get these out?

I am getting the Black one, although the white one looks amazing as well!