Give it to me straight, /v/

Which PC controller just fucking werks?

inb4 epic jokes about the wrong fucking controller model

I have a dualsense. It works I guess?
Before I used the dualshock 3.

>>714430414 (OP)
i got an 8shitdo pro 2 it is ok i guess i like it more than the xbox 360 controller i was using

>>714430414 (OP)
I got one of these used and was surprised how good it feels on the hands and also how good the d-pad was, because it really didn't look like it

i bought an 8bitdo wired ultimate 2c
it's pretty comfy but the dpad kinda sucks

8bitchdo or gamesaar

>>714430414 (OP)
Any, pick one you like that fits the budget
>console controllers
X360 wired, xbone, sx, ds3, ds4, dualsense, wiiu pro, switch pro
>chink shit
Hyperkin, gamesir, 8bitdo

Everything just werks now. Even on linux.
This isnt the dark ages of windows 7 controller support.

>>714430414 (OP)
That one does, just reconcile with the fact that you might need to replace it in a couple years. Otherwise a Xbox controller does the job too.

The game sir t4k is pretty good

>>714430414 (OP)
The only nice thing about this controller is the button that swaps the left stick and the D-pad. Mostly because that D-pad is fucking garbo

>>714430860
X360 controllers are still comfy and good value. Get a used one for $5-10 and give it a quick clean.

What you posted just works OP

Why are all controllers asking to be polled at 250Hz?

>>714431207
I've seen everything from 66Hz to 8000Hz so I'm not sure what you mean by that

>>714430414 (OP)
I use that one. I like it.

>>714430414 (OP)
Would this controller be good for a submarine simulator game?

>>714431104
The d-pad is excellent, are you retarded?

>>714430414 (OP)
biggest jewish psyop is convincing people that they need to spend $60 for a good controller that breaks in 6 months when OP's pic costs $20 and will last you way longer, possibly for life

>>714431413
Maybe if you hadn't played any console prior to 2005. Plastic-ass disc that wobbles stiffly over switches.

Why do you need a controller on PC? Racing games?

>>714430414 (OP)
it’s confusing playing sega genesis roms with 4 button L+R controllers

>>714431636
Platformers, twin stick shooters, beat-em-ups. All superior with a controller.

>>714431636
literally anything that isnt an RTS or FPS is better with a controller.

>>714431736
It can be a little awkward for N64, too. But at least the right stick can function as C-buttons.

>>714431636
The good PC games are all console ports. Works nicer than a keyboard.

>>714430989
I won one of them in a contest and was actually surprised by how good the it was.

>>714431580
There's no way you play any 2D games, either that or you have giant gorilla monkey fingers, the d-pad is good specifically because it's a plastic disc over switches, mine is not stiff at all

>>714430414 (OP)
Any xbox controller

>>714431950

>>714431950
GOOD MORNING SIRS

>>714431858
FPS is a genre that on PC I wouldn't reccomend a controller at all.

>>714432019
You've never played with a Nintendo or Sony controller in your life if you think the disc feels good. We had way better d-pads in the past. How tiny and feminine are your fingers that you can't just push two directions at once if you need diagonals?

>>714432102
Anon...

Gamesaar Tegenaria Lite is really good, shockingly so for $20. Still has analog triggers, back buttons and hall effect joysticks. Between this and 8bitdo Ultimate C stuff for around $20, you actually have poorfag options that aren't Logitech these days.

>>714431858
I play third person games with mouse and keyboard and I think it's better than with controllers. All you get with controllers is the ability to easily walk at different speeds, but it's just a detail.

>>714432282
I read "is" instead of "isnt". Excuse the brainfart.

>>714431858
I'd add point and click games.

>>714432689
Don't excuse yourself, but rather kill yourself.

>>714432210
I played with all Playstation controllers, the DS4 and the first model PS1 controller are the only one with good d-pads, the fact that you mention Nintendo and Sony controllers in general including the n64, gamecube and ps2 d-pads shows you are terrible at games that use it and don't really play anything at a competent level

>>714432396
The sticks look really small on this thing
How is the size compared to a logitech?

>>714430414 (OP)
Woah... woah?.. wo-WOAH WOOAAAAAA *KABOOM*

What controller has the best d-pad? I'm using an 8bitdo Ultimate 2C right now but the d-pad is kinda shit.

>>714432957
It's more or less the size of an 8bitdo Pro 2 or Dualshock 4, sticks included.

>>714431950
Their controllers are really fucking good, I got no clue why they went with such an awful name like gamesir

>>714430414 (OP)
The rumblepad 2, the controller this is based on, didn't last a year. Lasted about as much as a cheap, $20 ching-chong controller. I have too many controllers. If I could get rid of them all, I'd replace them with a Dualshock 4, used or not, whichever is at a price I can justify, unless there's a cheaper one that can support a DS4 gyro mode. Other than gyro, no other reason to go over $20.

>>714431950
I have one of these (though my dpad is different its a + instead of a circle). Build quality is good but the shape of the handles are not great and the dpad makes it hard to roll across the diagonals for tekken 3.
I like it over dualshocks and xbox controllers for its build quality. F310 would be pretty good if the thumbsticks didn't have such massive deadzones so I like it over that too. Haven't tried any of the other reputable non-first-party controllers.

>>714430414 (OP)
I have the GameSir G7 SE. I like it but the menu buttons are a bit awkward to push.

>>714432996
Saturn d-pad or similar if you like membrane
Anything Flydigi if you like microswitch
PXN P5 8K if you like dome switch

>>714431950
I have had no problems with my gamesir t4k
However, I barely use it, so....grain of salt

>>714433134
It's an englicised Arabic word that broadly translates to "wonder". It's pronounced gameh-seer.

>>714431104
>the button that swaps the left stick and the D-pad
Its such a strange feature that I wouldn't have thought to ask for in a controller but it is extremely handy. I wish I could talk to whoever pushed for that, I'd like to know what made them think to add it.

>>714432996
dualshock 4, it's the standard for competitive fighting games with a controller... at least until the membrane rips and you have to buy another one

>>714430414 (OP)
Vader 4 Pro is perfect

bros my 360 controller started having connection issues..

>>714433804
yeah, you're finished

>>714432804
No.

>>714432996
Xbox One

>>714433804
Use it wired?

>>714434043
Come on man, all the cool kids do it.

>>714433134
>I got no clue why they went with such an awful name like gamesir
Sir is grown-up Boy.

>>714434743
I got no clue why they went with such an awful name like gameboy

>>714433472
>I'd like to know what made them think to add it
its based on the playstation controller which also had an analog button that did the same thing on some games

All I want is a controller the exact size and shape of a DualShock 4, but with the left analog and D-pad switched

>>714432881
Of all the things to complain about with the N64's controller, there's nothing wrong with the d-pad itself, ignoring the weird 3-handed placement of it. Also, the Gamecube controller is comfy as fuck, too, with not a single d-pad flaw. Nice attempt at gotchas though.

>>714437139
All I want is a controller the exact size and shape of a DualShock 4, but with the facebuttons and D-pad switched

I bought a dualsense recently to use with my lounge room PC. It feels very nice in the hands but I think I might still prefer the DS4. It might be just because I haven't used the dualsense much yet and so I'm not used to it though.

>>714433108
This looks pretty comfortable, ngl.

>>714433472
It's something I wish every controller had, honestly

>>714437979
I love symmetrical controllers, I'm pissed 8bitdo hasn't put out a Pro 3. TMR sticks and a dome-switch d-pad in symmetrical form would be fucking killer.

When are controllers going to ditch the useless cancer that is triggers and bring back proper, superior L2/R2 buttons?

>>714438535
depends on if nintendo manages to make it trendy to ditch that feature, coming out and saying it out loud that "we haven't yet really found a use for analog triggers in the games we develop" was incredibly ballsy

>>714434743
GameOji

>>714431145
360 joysticks cannot be replaced without spending hours soldering each pin and making sure it reads correctly. 8bitdo are hall sensors

Can I use TMR/hall effect sticks for my old 260 controller?

>>714430414 (OP)
Just get something with Xinput that has the features you want. Go for something with hall effect, you'll probably get a decent controller but you don't need to spend more than like $80. I like the Flydigi Vader 4 Pro, but there's plenty of stuff cheaper that's just as good, on paper.

>>714432396
How's the dpad

>>714430414 (OP)
currently using 8bitdo 2 ultimate as a replacement for my xbx elite, its great, even has steam input support.

wish vader pro 4's paddle placement wasn't fucking retarded or i'd have gone with that instead

>>714438535
Many third parties either have digital triggers, or trigger stops that convert them between analog triggers and microswitch buttons.

>>714432396
gamesir genitalia

>>714436556
Because of the Sony Walkman.

>>714440086
lol

>>714430414 (OP)
X-box.

X-input won the war. Unless you're willing to hunt down DirectInput drivers or install Steam (Steam Controller API rules over all), there is no other controller that supports out-of-box like the X-box controllers do.

I love my purple xbox series controller. I've had it for nearly a year, no issues yet, and I hope I never get stick drift because I'm no longer going to buy pajeetsoft products out of principle.

I have an xbone pad and a dual shock 4 as backup though, both are old and also have no stick drift. I also have this for fightans.

>>714430414 (OP)
I used to have that controller, then I got a Recoil GGE909. Best fucking controller I've ever had.

>>714430414 (OP)
generic 360/xbone controller imo

>>714430583
>t. Stockton Rush's ghost

>>714432396
SAAR

>>714430414 (OP)
This controller with Hall Effect ministick modules.

>>714442519
That looks like it should be a $20 controller but I know it's not.

>>714442519
More moving parts just means this shit is breaking down even sooner. What an unnecessary gimmick.

>>714442519
I like the idea of these controllers but they need some kind of extendible middle part to accommodate the Playstation symmetrical layout. Invariably they go for Xbox spacing on sticks and buttons which leads to cramped joysticks in Playstation config. At the very least they should model themselves after Playstation controllers and not Xbox ones to solve that problem.

>>714430414 (OP)
I've been using the same logitech dualshock looking controller for 15 years with no issue. Doesn't quite look like this one. There's a switch for input modes on the back, too. I can use whatever retarded logitech drivers for some stuff, but its still plugnplay.

>>714430414 (OP)
My triggers and D-pad on this controller are wearing out. Anyone know where you'd find reliable replacements for them?

>>714444997
they're so cheap by design that it would be less time/money to get a completely new one than it would be to source replacement parts

Why shouldnt i just buy this one

>>714445939
better features and lower price on chinese controllers
though if you like owning a piece of gaming history you might want to buy one, being that microsoft is in the middle of dissolving xbox right now

>>714445939
First party controllers are dogshit now. Buy it if you plan on replacing it in 2-12 months guess.

>>714430414 (OP)
Xbox Series wired

>>714430414 (OP)
I use a DS3 or chink USB replica of the 360 controller depending on how I feel

>>714439180
GameUnc

>>714434228
it is wired...

>>714431104
Maybe you're just retarded because this has like the best dpad on any modern controller I've used. It's almost exactly like the Sega Saturn dpad.

Victrix. It works miracles if you crazy glue in your favorite dpad so it doesn't pop off when things get hectic.

>>714448058
Must not have used many.

I got the 2C fairly recently, so it is kind of surprising to see a few comments on not liking the D-Pad that much. It definitely is not perfect, but it has worked plenty well in my experience. I have the low standards of "does not register diagonals fucking constantly" to go by.

>>714432396
I was worried this would have the same fucked up stepping on their previous Tarantula, but it doesn't seem like it
but their deadzone settings are also some inaccurate manual/analog button combination, so there's no way to tell if it's really on zero, but both axis (each stick) jitter +/- in those browser stick testers
seems good

>>714449181
the tarantula's really funny, it's legitimately not in their development pipeline to unfuck the controller for another couple of years because they need to rewrite the firmware for it completely from scratch

>>714445939
Useless for any games using the dpad.

>>714430414 (OP)
Literally using this right now
Undecided on the d-pad but it's solid otherwise

>>714451036
It is absolutely not solid otherwise, it's a total shit controller. There are issues with Playstation and Xbox controllers but any of them will run absolute circles around this piece of crap.

>>714430414 (OP)
WHY ARE THOSE FACE BUTTONS SO FUCKING TINY

>>714430414 (OP)
Got one of these on sale for 36 bucks and have not had any issues.

I have an xbox series and PS5 controllers connected via bluetooth but the latency is kind of bad. What's a good wireless controller with low latency?

>>714431398
Yeah, it crushes the competition.

>>714452635
What is your Bluetooth receiver and where is it on your computer? Both 2.4ghz and Bluetooth receivers plugged into the front USB3.0 panel of my tower are absolutely fucking awful on latency and connection range, but the same receiver plugged into a powered USB strip away from my tower is completely fine. Apparently it's interference from the front I/O ports themselves.

>>714430414 (OP)
after having mechanical buttons im never going back
best ive ever had on pc

>>714452851
It's connected in the back, I have nothing connected in the front ports, actually. Maybe I'm just bad but I struggle to parry in Stellar Blade with both controllers. I have an LG OLED so it's not the TV I think.

>>714433804
Wow, this show is pretty good; what a nice wholesome love story. It got a season 2 too. Better check it ou-
>Entire season is literally NTR bait
What the FUCK were they thinking with this one? Shit should not have gotten a season 2 lmao.

>>714452851
>Using bluetooth usbs
Go buy a pci slot bluetooth. Bluetooth usbs are terrible and also get hot.

>>714434743
Game-Man was right there though.

>>714430414 (OP)
>PC flags unironically play with chunky, clunky shit like this.
FFS just buy a PS5 controller.

>>714453241
I actually had an AX210 wifi/Bluetooth card in my tower for a long time until one day Windows started spamming "power surge on USB port" errors at me until I turned the computer off and then it would just power-cycle endlessly... until I took the card out while running full diagnostics, at which point it ran completely fine. Trauma and a mobo replacement that was probably not necessary later and it's gonna take a while before I trust PCI cards again.

>>714430414 (OP)
What is a good PC/phone controller?

>>714452906
This looks AI generated

>>714453497
There's ABXY buttons and not AAXA buttons so it's not generated

For me? Its gameSAAR.

>>714453402
That sucks, I've never had issues but understandable on your part. They're the best option for good latency.

>>714430950
You get what you paid for, the 2C is the cheap version

>>714430414 (OP)
Xbox One

>>714431950
Saar i redeem the controller saaar

TMR sticks, hall triggers. i think that's as good as it gets right now.

>>714454662
i have the KK2
it's ok

>buy a Vader 4 Pro
>Flydigi Space Station doesn't let you put keyboard keys in macros
>no other gamepad remapping program even recognises the extra buttons
>except reWASD
The fuck am I meant to do, I'm not paying for a licence. Do I just create a new reWASD account every week to make use of the free trial? Can I just edit a registry key? Redirect it to a local licence server emulator or something?

>>714457257
>no other gamepad remapping program even recognises the extra buttons
steam input natively support vader 4 now

>>714457361
It didn't when I tried but I guess I'll check again later, also doesn't Steam input only work with Steam games

>>714457589
you can just add it to steam

>>714457659
I feel like it's not a good idea to add pirated games

>>714457904
https://github.com/Alia5/GlosSI
There's this as well, but apparently a critical dependency has stopped development, so it won't be updated anymore.

>>714452426
>8-bitdon't
No thanks

>>714446025
$100 says they keep making controllers long after console dies. They made them before the console existed.

>>714457904
Steam doesn't care, Valve isn't actually checking or verifying anything you add to Steam as a non-Steam game unless it specifically makes Steam API calls above and beyond achievement data that's usually handled by whatever crack comes with a pirated game, and usually whenever it's making Steam API calls that would prompt Steam to bring up a store page or similar, it's because there's no crack in the game's folder. It's not a smart launcher (and thank goodness for it, nobody wants it to be one). Hell you can get all the icons, banners and other art from SteamGridDB and trick out games you've pirated into looking official in your library.

>>714458352
How does Goldberg even work? Would that be safe?

>>714458352
Remember that Steam and M$ are working together, using their TPM to turn on your webcam and ID illegal substances in your room, feeding all that info to the FBI. My Risperdal is out of refills, but I'm okay.

>>714430414 (OP)
on windows, xbox

sometimes random chinese shit can be surprisingly good.

>>714458453
Steam emulators usually dump a DLL file into the game's folder that the game will load and which intercepts any Steam calls to the emulator. Similar injection process to how REFramework and other Capcom game modding tools work where the game just loads a dependency DLL you put in there without question and it lets the magic happen from there. Off the top of my head Goldberg is the Steam emulator bundled in with Antonblast already when I downloaded it off IGG-Games.
>>714458465
I trust you implicitly and fully. You're a patriot and a herI'M IN YOUR WALLS I'M IN YOUR WALLS I'M IN YOUR WALLS I'M IN YOUR WALLS

>>714457589
>It didn't when I tried
use the beta version of steam client

PRO 3???? PRO 3???? PRO 3????

>>714458671
apex 5 looks greater. 6 extra buttons is crazy. but so is the price point

>>714433804
one of the easiest things to fix
just open it up and clean it
...and clean it regularly you slob

>>714442567
10x that price

>>714430414 (OP)
Xbox, and anyone saying otherwise is a disingenuous retard.

>>714430414 (OP)
>ps3 controller after downloading the drivers for it or buying a mayflash
or
>xbox 360 controller
These are the only two good controllers unless you are using dolphin, in which case a wii mote plus is the correct option
Seventh gen was when controllers were perfected and every controller after is just a worse, flanderized version of one of these controllers

Dualshock 4 is GOAT'd and I've honestly just sold off my Xbox controllers and joysticks.
>download DS4Windows
>use touchpad as mouse for lazy internet usage in bed
>set to read as Xbox controller for most AAA pleb games
>set as DirectX gamepad and have custom bindings for flight sims that give me 7+ extra inputs from the touchpad alone
>can even set RS to work as mouse and play boomer shooters with it
>design pretends that muttifying of Sony so it actually werks
It's great

>>714431950
>gameSIR
>india only
jfc

>>714452906
GOOD MORNING SAAR

>>714453394
>chunky, clunky
that thing is better than ur shitty dualsense

What's the best DS4 replacement if I want to keep a playstation layout and buttons?

>>714465347
Might as well just buy a dualsense if you can't get another DS4

>>714465347
they've been cheapening reproductions ever since the start, you really might as well look into a symmetric from this thread or a DS5
the membranes on my latest ""Official"" DS4 broke in 2 months and it started drifting in the 3rd

>>714430414 (OP)
shit design because the cable shorts in just a couple years compared to the bare bones non-rumble non-analog controller also by logitech

alternative for this for someone that doesn't have small chink hands?

>>714430414 (OP)
Xbox with the wireless adapter. Seamless, perfect.

>>714465347
saar, you can get a tegenaria lite for only 3200 japanese yen

>>714469515
that one works fine if you have big hands, if you find it uncomfortable you might have arthritis or something

DS4

>>714430414 (OP)
>just fucking werks
These. They get hated on but whatever. Tweakable through windows, never wear out, no stupid ass batteries to charge, etc. Just works.

>>714473174
based, i also have a full 4 player set of those, it just werks and normies can use the mode button for playing whatever way they want, either thumbstick or dpad

>>714473174
The rubber sole under the button worn out pretty fast

>>714460952
Also with steam input the gyro is functional

>>714459367

>inb4 year another variation of the ultimate

All I want is a Pro 3 with TMR sticks, newer bluetooth standard and maybe wireless, but most of all that they keep the removable battery.
No one else other than xbox has one.

>>714430414 (OP)
My buddies rec'd the 8BitDo Ultimate 2C, and it works without a hitch so far. You can get it for pretty cheap if you don't care about the colour.

*Mogs everything else here*

>>714433134
they started as a mobile controller company

only problem with third part controller probaby is how they can't just copy the xbox 1 controller design

>>714473680
Doubt. Using mine for 6 years, 0 wear. Buddy has had his for 10, 0 wear also. Sticks, pad, buttons, nothing.

>>714475402
>wireless
Lag interference
>batteries
Paying for lag

>>714477116
What the hell is this?

>>714477420
>new gamesaar
fuck, I just ordered a the cyclone 2 a few days ago from AliExpress for 45 bucks

>>714477676
isn't this one is a upgrade from cyclone 2 if you wanted official xbox support

>>714477420
that d-pad looks atrocious

>>714477928
I'm on pc, if the only improvement is xbox support, then I'll be happy with the cyclone 2

>>714433804
Order a cheap replacement cable off Ebay. They're like 1€, free shipping.
If you can't solder, I'll do it for you. Just tell me where you live.