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7/16/2025, 10:11:53 AM
Forgot to turn off the damn HDR which makes the lighting look funny but pic related.
>Xbox Elite S2
My oldest currently in use gamepad, case on the right. Served me well, though I probably need to see about fixing the L1 which is beginning to not react as it should and get another left stick cap standard height; I thankfully replaced the one that frayed the top after years and years with the closest included concave stick top so its fine, but still it would be nice to get some upgrades. S2 Elite is by far the best Xbox gamepad around - 4 paddles, included battery etc. I also have the old PC Xbox USB Receiver dongle (its the old flat, fat version rather than the Win10 second revision but it works just fine). The only downsides are those of all Xbox - no gyro etc. Aside from that, its fantastic and has been a reliable gamepad all this time; I've had it pretty much since it came out. Before than I had an Elite S1 which I sold, and an Xbox 360 "Silver Edition" swappable DPad edition
>Nintendo Switch Pro
I use this for Nintendo emulation primarily, WiiU and Switch, sometimes older systems. Doesn't have analog triggers and adds Gyro but otherwise works similarly to Xbox (lacking Elite S2 features of course). However unlike Xbox it has no built in XInput support so if using it for anything except emulators (which usually have built in driver support), I need to use SteamInput to configure it which is pretty much the easiest way; Steam can also account for reversing the X and Y labeling vs how Xbox does it.
>DualSense Edge
On the left side in its case, is the PlayStation answer to the Xbox Elite S2 - the DualSense Edge. Has all the benefits of basic DualSense including touchpad, mic, gyro and best haptics of any controller to date. Edge adds rear paddles (2x at a time,but they give you 4) swappable stick mechanism as well as the tops, and more. Needs drivers / SteamInput but the most comfortable symmetrical stick layout + comprhensive features.
>Xbox Elite S2
My oldest currently in use gamepad, case on the right. Served me well, though I probably need to see about fixing the L1 which is beginning to not react as it should and get another left stick cap standard height; I thankfully replaced the one that frayed the top after years and years with the closest included concave stick top so its fine, but still it would be nice to get some upgrades. S2 Elite is by far the best Xbox gamepad around - 4 paddles, included battery etc. I also have the old PC Xbox USB Receiver dongle (its the old flat, fat version rather than the Win10 second revision but it works just fine). The only downsides are those of all Xbox - no gyro etc. Aside from that, its fantastic and has been a reliable gamepad all this time; I've had it pretty much since it came out. Before than I had an Elite S1 which I sold, and an Xbox 360 "Silver Edition" swappable DPad edition
>Nintendo Switch Pro
I use this for Nintendo emulation primarily, WiiU and Switch, sometimes older systems. Doesn't have analog triggers and adds Gyro but otherwise works similarly to Xbox (lacking Elite S2 features of course). However unlike Xbox it has no built in XInput support so if using it for anything except emulators (which usually have built in driver support), I need to use SteamInput to configure it which is pretty much the easiest way; Steam can also account for reversing the X and Y labeling vs how Xbox does it.
>DualSense Edge
On the left side in its case, is the PlayStation answer to the Xbox Elite S2 - the DualSense Edge. Has all the benefits of basic DualSense including touchpad, mic, gyro and best haptics of any controller to date. Edge adds rear paddles (2x at a time,but they give you 4) swappable stick mechanism as well as the tops, and more. Needs drivers / SteamInput but the most comfortable symmetrical stick layout + comprhensive features.
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