I'm buying 8bitdo pro 3 when it comes

but I want a temporary controller for next 3 weeks before it's released, for switch use

so the thing I'm looking is GameSir controller, since it'd be slightly different than 8bitdo I'll own eventually. But problem is their confusing line-up, some controllers like tarantula pro gets called different name in different region (t3 pro?), then there's t3, t3 lite (Tegenaria Lite)

I'm torn between T3s and T3 Lite. The T3 lite is wired and cheap, but maybe too cheap because it has no gyro (might or might not bother me, not sure), but also it doesn't have rumble either. But what's also probably worse is the uncertainty on design, the design of T3S looks slightly different than T3 Lite. I'm no expert of Playstation controllers, but it looks like one of them looks PS4 controller (probably T3 Lite), and the other look PS5 controller (T3S).

Can someone give me some details on the hierarchy of GameSir controllers? Also which one should I go with design wise (if we ignore features) if I wanna compliment Pro 3? Is Pro 3 PS4 or PS5 style? I guess it would be cool if I had one of each style (so 8Bitdo Pro 3, and 1 gamesir of opposite PS style)

>>716099694 (OP)
If you want something temporary and for switch use why not just use picrel?

>>716100035
I kinda want the controller to at least have 2 sticks. and I'm not fan of this kind of designs

>>716099694 (OP)
I thought I would never buy another 8bitdo controller after the ultimate with its charging cradle, but this thing looks amazing. the pro 1 was my first 8bitdo and I prefer the symmetrical sticks. Love the color scheme too.

I don't have a good suggestion for you, unfortunately. I'm using my ultimate with switch 2 currently. I would suggest using a controller you already have, so you aren't spending money on a controller to only use for 3 weeks.

You can also buy ps5 controller and use it on switch with some adapter

>>716100281
The weird thing is that I actually have both the Switch 1 and 2 pro controllers, but they're kinda boring so I'm looking to switch things up with some third party controllers.

>>716099694 (OP)
>Gamesir hierarchy
T3 = symmetrical
T4 = asymmetrical
G7 = Xbox-licensed
K1 = transparent Xbox-licensed(?)

Their more recent releases usually have something less codename-y once they hit the global market:
Spider names = symmetrical
Cyclone = asymmetrical, mechanical
Nova = asymmetrical, membrane
Kaleid = asymmetrical, transparent

T3s's hardware is pretty garbage so if you want a cheap placeholder go Tegenaria (T3 Lite), if you want all the features go Tarantula (T3 Pro), and if you want something cheap in-between I'd skip Gamesir and go with Fantech Nova Pro WGP14v2, IINE Bastet, or some other rebrand of that OEM model.

>Is Pro 3 PS4 or PS5 style?
It's closest to PS4.

>>716101141
Thanks for shedding some light.

>>716100281
>>716099694 (OP)
Buy an ad, chinks

>>716101967
I am a white man

bump

8bitdo has never made a good d-pad

>>716106083
I'm more or less pleased with the one on my Pro 2. I remember hearing they're compatible with SNES membranes and d-pad pieces, but that's kinda cheating and I dunno if there are any aftermarket replacement membranes and d-pads for SNES controllers that are actually good.

>>716106083
Their recent Ultimate 2 D-pad is basically a Vita D-pad. If that's also what the Pro 3 has, I think I've got my "forever" controller for PC. Except for M+KB, obviously. Topre has me covered on the board.

>>716099694 (OP)
Fuck off 8shitdo shill. Not buying your trash controller.

>>716106271
make sure to gag on daddy sony's two hour battery life for dualsense

>>716106271
>yes daddy Nintendo I'll buy an $85 controller

>>716099694 (OP)
Shame it doesn't have dark grey or black sticks/dpad. DoA. Love 8BitDo controllers tho. Good layout for 2D games, but why bother with the analog sticks at all in an inferior layout.

>>716106920
They do have dark sticks and a D-pad on the PS1 inspired one, anon

>>716108337
I'm mad the Game Boy colored one has legends on the buttons themselves now instead of silkscreened off to the sides like the actual Game Boy and the Pro 2. I do get that it's because you can change button layouts now because the buttons are magnetic and removable, but still.

>>716100583
I'd prefer something with a battery that doesn't die within single-digit hours, thank you very much.

>>716106083
I've had issues with 8bitdo controllers, owned two of them and dumped them both for buttons certain buttons starting to wear out and feel like shit after a few months, and basically wrote the brand off as chinkshit after that, but strangely enough I liked the D-pads on both controllers while I had them. Could simply be that my standards were low because I was comparing them primarily to the Switch Pro controller which has the worst D-pad of any controller I've ever owned, but at the very least I don't remember either 8shitdo I used giving me constant false diagonals.

>>716099694 (OP)
>but I want a temporary controller for next 3 weeks before it's released, for switch use
Nigga just wait three weeks

>>716099694 (OP)
Why not just get a pro controller which will avoid buying two dog shit controllers?

>>716099694 (OP)
All they need to do is make a GameCube-styled controller already

I already have quite a few 8bitdo controllers, including the original pro 2, but man I really want that. I'm praying the dpad on it is the exact same as the one on the Ultimate 2C

>>716110859
Just get the Nintendo switch online controller?

>>716110959
>no hall effect sticks
>NSO required
>act as a Pro Controller on PC, no analog triggers
pass

>>716099694 (OP)
I bought two T3 gamesirs to play coop games with my brother on a HMPC thats running Batocera but I can't get both to work at the same time (I can only recognize one at a time). What gives? Is it just Gamesir being cheap shot? Do I get another set of controllers?

>>716111023
1. That's for faggots
2. Just get it off eBay
3. >Needing analog triggers
For what? All the racing games you'll be playing?

>buy dualshock 4
>stick drifts
>buy another one
>d-pad becomes sticky
>buy dualsense
>stick drift and trigger becomes mushy
>buy xbox controller
>face buttons don't work
>buy 8bitdo pro 2
>bumpers get mushy
>buy 8bitdo ultimate
>trigger stops working

my experience in the last 3 years
i give up

>>716111571
Nintendo-only detected

>>716111697
This is my experience too. Does anyone know a reasonably priced controllers that have good shoulder buttons that don't go bad after a couple weeks of use?

>>716111571
>you don't need hall effect sticks
>you don't need analog triggers
>you need to pay $100 for a Nintendo controller instead
fuck your own face Switchfag

>>716099694 (OP)
Good luck on your diagonals

>>716113117
Stop reminding me why it's a bad idea to cast pearls before swine.

>>716113229
>literally doesn't understand the value or desirability of analog triggers and hall effect/TMR sticks
Yeah, you don't get to use that phrase for anyone else anon

>>716113229
>doesn't understand the value of hall effect/TMR sticks or analog triggers just because Nintendo doesn't utilize them
And you think you're the one casting pearls before swine?

I want to ask if we know if it'll have a good dpad or not, but I can't trust anyone's dpad opinions. There are people who actually think the switch 2 pro has a good dpad or recommend fight pad dpads, even though most people would prefer their more general purpose controllers just have good dpads on them. Thankfully the last good controller Nintendo ever made (wiiu pro) can work on pc.

>>716111697
>>716112556
it's called a keyboard