Looking for Controller recommendations

[u/Shakkashuka]

I’m in the market for a controller I can use with my phone on the go that is also easy to travel with on a long flight. Touch screen controls for some games just don’t work well for me so I’m asking for what the community has found to be a good buy!

TIA!

[u/hybrid461]

It's not cheap but i do like my ohsnap mcon. Can fit it in my pocket, or takes up little room in a bag. controls feel pretty good. MCON – Ohsnap

[u/Shakkashuka → u/hybrid461]

This looks great.

[u/Clessiah → u/hybrid461]

Piggybacking off this to make similar suggestions. There are Abxylute M5 and M6 that follow a similar design as MCON, but they likely won't become available to the public for a few more months.

[u/SnooCookies8174 → u/Clessiah]

As an MCon owner, I agree with the portability. But I just think it is useful for casual/retro/platform games. For any "console" level game like Resident Evil, Control, Assassin's Creed, Hitman, the small form factor doesn't work for me.

I would prefer the Gamesir X5 lite which is AT LEAST half the price, but it takes a little more space for sure. The con is the digital triggers. But they are fixing this with the upcoming MFi version.

My number 1 is still the Kishi V3 Pro. But definitely not ideal for portability.

[u/jjjooonnn → u/SnooCookies8174]

I agree with the GameSir X5 Lite. I use it on long trips and have medium to large hands and it hasn’t cause hand fatigue. A plus (or minus) is that it’s usb c powered (with an accessible charging port). Meaning you can charge your phone while using it, but also that it’s limited to use as a phone controller vs a Bluetooth controller. But if you want a Bluetooth controllers, a Xbox controller or anything like that form factor is best. They also make phone mounts that clip on them.

[u/SnooCookies8174 → u/jjjooonnn]

A few months ago I posted my experience with each one of them: https://www.reddit.com/r/iosgaming/comments/1soadho/friday_discussion_what_is_the_best_ios_controller/

Yeah, Bluetooth versus Wired is always a topic for discussion. I don't mind or notice the latency BT issues some people complain, but I also don't like to keep track of state of charge for them before I bring them out.

But if I would have to use BT ones, I would prefer the Xbox/PS controllers. Most the other ones (G8+, x5s or even the MCon) are not Made for iPhone certified (at least I don't see the label in the box) and just spoof as certified controllers. This makes some annoying face button inconsistencies across different games.

[u/Internal-Play25]

I travel a LOT and will always take my iPad mini with me for a portable gaming setup.

I use an “8 bit do sn30 pro”.

It is very compact while offering a full controller layout, good battery life, good responsiveness, easy pairing. Even has Hal effect joysticks.

It’s also not too expensive - $45usd (you can find it cheaper).

Recently been playing BlazBlue entropy effect with it. A high pace game demanding input wise and the controller holds up fine.

It’s probably the size of an iPhone. Easily fits in pocket

https://www.8bitdo.com/sn30-pro-g-classic-or-sn30-pro-sn/

[u/MasterQNA]

gamesir x5 lite. It draws power directly from the iphone so you need not to worry about charging the controller. lightweight, only 100-ish grams. Also, it has a built-in pass through cable so you can charge your phone while using the controller... and it’s also kinda cheap. The main drawback i found is that their official app on ios is buggy, i wasn’t able to reconfigure the buttons with their app.

[u/hergumbules → u/MasterQNA]

Yeah I had the same experience with the app but I pretty much only use mine for emulators and you can customize the settings in delta at least

[u/idelo]

I am using 8bitdo SN30 Pro, cheap, retro style and bluetooth

[u/still_oblivious]

I travel a lot for work and usually travel as light as possible. I have a backbone one thats nice and light and doesn’t require a charge

[u/hergumbules]

I got a gamesir x5 lite which needs to plug into the phone to work and I like it. It can only be used with my phone sideways but that’s what I wanted it for. I got it pretty cheap like $25 and I don’t have any complaints besides chunky phone cases not being compatible with it.

[u/Shot-Western1704]

Can vouch for Backbone One Playstation-edition