What controller is your daily driver?

I got this cheapo, insane value, the only thing it lacks for me is gyro.

>>715914960 (OP)
The Hori Octa Pro

>>715914960 (OP)
8BitDo M30
Machenike G5 Pro

>>715914960 (OP)
i bought this one after my vader 3 pro started dying. its pretty good. i prefer a less mushy dpad though.

I fell for the 8bitdo 2c meme, it's alright.

>>715915837
how did it die?

>>715916158
the connection would micro-lag randomly, even when wired. like it would act like it was disconnected for half a second, then go back to working. updating soft and firmware didnt fix it and i couldnt find other people online with the same issue so i just chalked it up to a loss. i bought it like a month after they released though, so it lasted a decent amount of time.

>>715914960 (OP)
haven't been playing much, but direwolf 3 is excellent for real gamers.

>>715915837
>>715914960 (OP)
I got the cyclone 2 as well and it's great, especially the sticks. I think the gyro is kind of shit, or is all gyro this bad? I've only used xbox controllers before or dual shock/nintendo before gyro was a thing.

ENTER
GAMESIR

>>715914960 (OP)
gamesaar xbox controller, shits so cash after using a logitech f310 for the last 18 years.

>>715914960 (OP)
>>715915240
>>715915474
>>715915818
>yea bro i run a zachichowa ohayao gozaimaus 79 bro it's kinda niche
shut the FUCK Up

>>715917243
incel absolutely malding rn lmao

>>715917341
yea bro my daily driver is a zachichow 44 ltd (from italy, on backorder rn) hand made by the finest italian gonks

>>715914960 (OP)
Picked this up for 30 bucks recently after the L button on my Vader 4 Pro got fucked up from playing too much parryslop. I'm loving it so far, it literally feels like a cheaper version of the Vader 3/4, so it's absolutely fantastic for the price.

>>715917397
your controller is made in china, you demented incel

>>715917397
>gonks
you play too much cyberpunk

>>715917627
actually a product can be made in one country but if a screw is screwed in in another country they can say it's made there

A keyboard and a mouse.

>>715914960 (OP)
8bitdo Ultimate 2

>>715917797
*hits diagonal*

>>715917835
Not him, is there any controller that doesn't do that shit?
Only way I can think of is to use split D-pad.

>>715917835
Ultimate 2 doesn't have this issue.

>>715918176
Accidental diagonals don't happen on good d-pads. Mechanical or dome switch ones also tend to avoid them more than traditional membrane ones.

>>715914960 (OP)
Razer wolverine V2. It's lovely. Hori commander 3 for fighters but I can manage just fine with the RZR V2. Every other controller is garbage and cannot read complex fast inputs properly.

>>715918176
Xbone controller doesn't hit accidental diagonals instead it barely hits them even when you want to hit them
>>715918282
Anon every single 8bitdo dpad has had a 50% chance of being defective their qa is fucking garbage

>>715918365
Don't know about their QA but my controller has zero issue and that's just a fact.

after my xbone controller started drifting I decided to go third party and I completely ignored gamesaar controllers just for the name alone, fuck that

>>715918306
Any controller that fits the bill and doesn't have some other fatal flaw?

>>715917142
>cyclone 2
How's the dpad? A guy on YouTube complained about it.

>>715918570
its fine. its not GREAT. but ive had zero issues with it outside of not liking how it feels. im just used to the super clicky dpads.

>>715914960 (OP)
A DS4.
I don't use it daily but a few times a week at least, though I have been considering trying one of those new hall effect controllers just for a change of pace.

>>715918282
Did they revert back to the original Ultimate d-pad? Because the Ultimate 1's d-pad was great but then I heard for the 2C and later versions they changed it and made it worse.

>>715914960 (OP)
After my old xbox controller started drifting, I got a wired 8-bit, I just didn't like how the controller grips turn inward.
I now have the Cyclone 2 (picture) and it is great, especially since I paid $43 for it. I really like the micro switch triggers.

>>715918570
I haven't gotten around to play anything 2D with it yet, but it seems decent for a cross dpad. maybe not the best, but decent. if dpad is really important to you, you might want to do more research maybe for another model.

>>715917797
Are the triggers any good for on this? I have the ultimate and the triggers have a fuckhuge deadzone and also dont hit 100% which is shit for racing

>>715919149
>dont hit 100%
how is this allowed? i wouldve immediately returned it

What is the most expensive high quality controller I can get

>>715919241
The Dualsense Pro.

>>715919314
He said high quality.

>>715919241
Dualsense Edge

>>715919241
unironically one of the best controllers ive ever used. but its also wildly overpriced.

>>715919431
>starts drifting in 6 months
lol you can't be serious

>>715919149
Yeah the triggers are vastly improved over the first ultimate.

>>715919513
mine didnt

Does having looser/stiffer triggers lower the pressure on your fingers?
context: 3 hours of intermittent gran turismo driving followed by a 2 hours endurance left my middle finger in a sad state, using a dualshock 3 and have never tried any other controller so i can't compare.

sony
always
wins
baby

>>715919431
I bought two of these. First one bumper buttons stopped working. Tried everything to fix it but nothing could save it.

Second one has some kind of weird input read sometimes where my character will face left after running right when I never pressed left. Can make certain interactions needlessly hard.

I love the ergonomics and comfy grips, and the extra buttons are great but I wouldn't buy a third one because the core mechanics of the controller are simply not good enough for the price.

The funny thing is I'm not even a heavy user. I play with mouse and keyboard on anything that isnt a third person action game or side scroller.

>>715919847
>middle finger
>not using your index for the triggers
you get what you deserve

>>715920167
i did, it started hurting too(only the right ones for the throttle)

Got it on sale, it also fits my specific arrangement of devices (PS2/3/4 and PC). It also works with the Switch if you update the firmware. Only thing it doesn't do is sixaxis for the 5 PS3 games that used it. Not a fan of how cheap and light it feels but it's a reliable controller, and their support is pretty good

>>715920167
I haven't used a dual shock 3 in over a decade but I kind of remember it having abnormally unergonomic triggers. most controllers nowadays should be way better than that. the one in OP, which I also own, has really nice triggers, shouldn't wreck your fingers.

>>715921060
meant for >>715920428

>>715919431
Xbox controller is objectively the best controller but the third world production quality of fucking everything now makes it unaffordable unless you're on the best buy controller swap plan

>>715917243
Poor widdle consolecuck doesn't have options boohoo

>>715919431
This feels great and is very handy but the quality is similar to playing with dry mud as in it'll fucking fall apart so quick

>>715923220
nothing personel kid

>>715920510
This one has the pressure sensitive buttons right? Are they any good? When it launched the reviews said the pressure sensitivity was shit

>$25
>Works better than the $70 Dualsense
Sony should fire whoever decided to put such shitty analog stick on such an expensive controller

>>715914960 (OP)
Pic related. I prefer symmetrical and it only costs $50. It has a toggle on the back for the various modes so I can have it paired to my switch and PC without having to pair it again each time

>>715924394
Can I play Contra on it without tearing my hair because of accidental diagonals?

>>715915474
What is Hori's QA like now? I bought a controller of theirs a decade ago and it started having problems after 10 hours of use.

>>715924570
Yes, unlike 8BitDo controllers, the d-pad won't register diagonals constantly when you're pressing cardinal directions.

All of the third party controllers I've used just feel cheap compared to Xbox/PS5/Switch controllers even though the third parties use Hall Effect/TMR.

>>715924678
If I buy it and it's fucked where can I find you?

Using a dual sense, right stick is loose on one side so get a little bit of drift if I let it reset that way. Thinking of getting an easysmx x20.

>>715924794
Get it from Amazon so you can return it within a month if you have any issues. The first one I got had some issue where it would shut down constantly, even if it was plugged in. I read around online and it was a problem with early batches. I returned it and got another that didn't have that problem.

>>715924498
Get hyped, next 8bitdo controller in August is a Pro 3

>>715925023
fug. I just got an ultimate 2 during prime day. I'm a massive autist that likes buying controllers

>>715925023
>right stick isn't yellow
One fucking job

>>715924498
>>715925023
I really want to like this controller since it's symmetrical and the Pro 3 seems like it has everything going for it. But I tried the Pro 2 once and absolutely hated the shape of the controller. It was really uncomfortable to hold. It's way too wide.

>>715914960 (OP)
For me, its Gamesir.

>>715925096
Pro 3 will basically be an Ultimate 2 with Pro 2's shape, forget it if you're cool with Ultimate 2's shape

>>715917243
i'll gladly stop mentioning my chinchong zx58 XV turbo controller when the big three stop making dogshit overpriced controllers, until then i'll keep recommending chink shit since they genuinely picked up the slack

>>715925163
Those goofy arcade stick toppers they mention later in the page are apparently yellow on the Gamecube color

>>715925005
This shit is 15€, what the actual fuck.
I will just grab it.

>>715925227
Yeah, I'm looking at it now, and I'll probably pass on it unless they release a nice color like the yellow Ultimate 2 I got. I'm also sick of the charging docks on all their recent shit. I like have one cable to charge my devices. I don't need more usb c cables sticking out of my computer

>>715925278
That's very strange

>>715925268
>embedded malware
hope you're not using them with a pc lol

>>715925431
Im a Linux chad.

>>715914960 (OP)
Which ones have the least chances of drifting?

>>715926086
Ones with hall effect or tmr sticks

>>715926086
the ones with hall effect/tmr

>>715914960 (OP)
I got this EasySMX D10 before the nicer looking black version came out, but it was £38 so fuck it.

>>715919431
This purchase was the biggest regret of my life. Exhibited all of the symptoms in >>715919431, bumper death and joystick snapback. I didn't particularly like the way it felt in the hand, either. Replaced it with pic related and have been at peace ever since.

>>715914960 (OP)
They need to make a new one with better more flexible sticks (hall effect) and it would be the best fucking controller ever after. Not even being ironic on this one, its the goat.

>>715914960 (OP)

>>715926403
I have ding dong 2 pro. My biggest complain is the high latency due to low pollrate via BT and shitty D-pad. This is why I use it over USB.
I haven't experienced any other issues and I own it for over 4 years at this point.

I use it cause it makes >>>/v/ seethe. Even more so than GameSar controllers.

>>715927252
the 2.4ghz tech is pretty good alternative for BT, BT in general is dogshit.

>>715917243
This but unironically
Look at all the chink shit in this thread
8bitdo faggots with buyers remorse is especially funny.
>m-my controller is good I swear!!!!

>>715927425
Looks cool. Is it more magenta or red in person?

>>715925182
indians are so pathetic they have to post a Russian chad

>>715927463
BT 5.0 and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi use the same bandwidth.
The problem is low polling rate of that controller via BT, it's ~80Hz last time I checked. I updated firmware.
It's very noticeable while using analog sticks.

>>715925023
>Get hyped
You are not on reddit you trash promoting faggot

360, ps4 or ps5 controllers, i wish there was a ps controller with external batteries, they all die in time and replacements are always shit for some reason, are there any third party controllers with external batteries?

>>715926673
it truly is amazing, my dog once got tangled in the cable, pulled it and run with it through the house, when i picked it up i was expecting it to be broken but is was unscathed, no scratches or anything, plus the dpad is amazing

>>715927561
red

>>715927862
Yeah, 2.4ghz also doesn't fuck up as much as Bluetooth and for some reason BT connection is still more likely to get screwed over on the regular compared to 2.4.
>>715927697
and they write like black americans to feel tough when their whole people have been emasculated by everyone else. Literally having to dick ride everyone else to get ahead, pathetic currycels.

>>715928043
Shame.

>>715927917
>trash promoting faggot
but enough about joycons, dualsenses and xbox cores

>>715925168
Being wider than a Dualshock 4 is actually exactly why I like it, I found a DS4 kinda cramped and had small buttons when I tried to go back to it from an 8bitdo Pro 2

>>715914960 (OP)
No SteamOS support, no buy
Simple as

>>715925182
I have a Tarantula Pro and whatever the fuck their white Xbox controller with hall effect sticks is called. They both feel better quality than my previous Dualsense and Xbox controllers, that's not a sterling endorsement though since both Microsoft and Sony have been putting out absolute dogshit controllers after the PS3/360 era. The big thing that sold me on them is that the USB-C slot has built-in support for the cable, because apparently that's the only way to make a USB-C connection not shit itself after a few months.

>>715919241
>>715919431
I can agree, it's objectively better than every other controller on the market with a similar Asymmetrical Xpad design.

The kicker is it will have something break every year so only the truly wealthy can afford to replace it or fix it so often.

>>715928089
>Yeah, 2.4ghz also doesn't fuck up as much as Bluetooth and for some reason BT connection is still more likely to get screwed over on the regular compared to 2.4.
I changed BT dongles multiple times because cheap ones could not sustain good signal at 2 meters.
But if you have motherboard with build in Wi-Fi and external antenna your BT should work just fine.
Even craptops don't have this problem for the most part.

>>715925163
The stick caps are swappable.

>>715928201
They all use xinput and they are often detected as generic xbox controller.
Lin00ks should not have any issues with those.

>>715928503
Depends on if there'll ever be a yellow one that you don't have to 3D print yourself, though Etsy has your back even in that event. I have some convex stick tops for Retroid Pocket and Odin systems from Etsy and I love 'em, some guy out of Indiana who has an enormous number of styles based on other consoles and controllers to pick from.

>>715918570
Is great, but it would be better if the shape was a disk instead of a cross

>>715914960 (OP)
A wired xbox 360 controller that I've been using for over a decade. It just werks.

>>715923652
Is this real? I unironically want a controller with the dpad of the series controller and the layout of playstation controllers

>>715914960 (OP)
>gameSAAR

>>715924498
I love everything about this controller except the DOGSHIT dpad that just refuses to work for diagonal heavy games

>>715929239
It's a SCUF which is essentially a super riced-out Dualsense or Dualshock 4

>>715924683
Maybe spend more money then

>>715914960 (OP)
No issues with the Ultimate 2.

>>715917610
>>715924394
based fellow value for money enjoyers. Picked up two of these as spare controllers for guests and use them a lot just for myself.

>>715929009
I bought mine in 2010 and it worked up until 2019, by the end the battery compartment was fucked up and stick drift was getting unbearable.
Not to mention the rubber on the sticks just disintegrated.
D-pad was always dreadful, just the worst d-pad I ever experienced.
It's sitting in my drawer, nasty as fuck.

>>715914960 (OP)
I redeemed the card for that Gamesaar Cyclone V2. I like it a lot, returned a Wolverine V3 I bought because it didn't seem worth twice the price.

Not the biggest fan of the face buttons but I'm used to them at this point.