Thread 721104415

Are there any new game controllers recently released/started shipping? I've been away for a while, are there anything "innovative" with different d-pad or otherwise crazy symmetrical design recent? Did anyone try the Gulikit TT Max/Pro yet, or is that still not out yet?

>>721104415 (OP)
who the fuck buys the pink version?

>>721104678
the only bad thing this fags make is choosing colors lol all options are shit i had to take the monkey one

>>721104678
It was on sale.

>>721104678
Other colors out of stock

>>721105164
>>721105187
lol you're gay now

New controllers are coming out with all sorts of improvements but nothing really new. It's all about how better the sticks and buttons are.
I bought this one recently. It has capacitive sticks, which are betterer than TMR sticks, which are better than hall effect sticks which are better than normal sticks, you know.
It has mechanical everywhere but unlike other platforms, these are soft ones, they're not too loud, and they're easier to mash quickly. And it has HD rumble that works pretty good. And it has trigger stops (though I'll be honest, given I'm used to triggers, I press hard on these fuckers and it's less comfortable than I thought to actually have low travel). The d-pad is a bit on the small side but a marvel compared to plenty of em. Also no latency. Also battery isn't half bad.

>>721105227
better gay than a poorfag

>>721104678
people who like the pink color

>>721105376
>better gay than gay
what did anon mean by this?

>>721105498
aka men who shove dildos up their asses

At this point it's mostly about getting the little things right
for example my 8bitdo controller has a few small things which add a lot of value when taken as a whole
>back buttons and extra bumpers mean you have a ton of convenient remappable inputs
>analog/digital trigger toggles
>charging dock includes a compartment with a usb-c port for the wireless adapter

>>721105284
didn't it come with this kind of d-pad, or is this different one? How's the controller overall, it's comfortable/good?

I've been on the look out for Gulikit TT Max because it looks completely different from other controllers (xbox shaped controller with ps-symmetrical ergo/stick placement) which could be interesting, but I have no idea when it's coming out

I got the 8bitdo adapter specifically so I could keep using my wii u pro controller. But it really opens functionality for other shit.

>works with every wireless controller from playstation, xbox or nintendo
>works on switch, pc and any piece of hardware that uses usb controllers.
> if you really want to go ham you can connect it to a remote play thing for xbox or playstation and play those games with any controller.


I know this sounds like a gay ad. But the point is you have a obsolete wireless controller sitting around this basically makes it a functional controller again. also the wii u pro controller is the peak of video gaming control input and we will never surpass it.

>>721106139
I guess there's appeal with old first part stuff, but to me, I'm all for these third party chink controllers, it feels "fresh" somehow, maybe because it's ever so slightly different than the "dinosaur" controllers

>>721106038
Comes with both, you can switch between them
It's mostly comfortable, to me it doesn't feel much different from my xbox one controller, although I find the triggers can be a mixed bag when used as "digital". I'm not used to do that with analog triggers so I stab my finger with them.
The round d-pad is pretty good too, but I still prefer the cross.
Also consider that I find this comfortable even though I actually prefer the playstation stick layout. I didn't consider getting any of these asymmetrical controllers until I tried a different gamepad by moba (M6 HD), I bought this based on the fact that it feels similar.
The face buttons are fucking top notch btw.
Oh and you can bind the back buttons to any keyboard key you want if you use the dongle.

>>721106038
The dpad is replaceable, most Mobapad controllers have this.

Also, I've got to shill for these joycons because they're the only reason I can bear to play Switch portably.

>>721106764
very interesting

>>721104415 (OP)
>innovation
lmao
pic rel maybe when it comes out

>>721106764
The ones on the huben 2 are far better though. The d-pad on the M6 HD is mostly flat and I found it actually pretty tiring to use. The round one is nearly unusable for me. They should re-release the M6 HD with whatever the huben 2 uses. But the rest is on fucking point.

>>721106481
Oh yeah I get what you mean. The usb is good for the old stuff. But most of the modern chink stuff is getting pretty good. I'm comparing my 8bitdo to my wii u pro right now and the only difference i can kinda feel is.

>triggers on 8bitdo have the analog triggers
>8bitdo the face buttons are more tactile and actuation are more clicky. whereas on the pro controller i believe they're trying to emulate the older n64 softer actuations, i think when they had rubber membranes.

>>721105376
giwtwm

>>721104678
Me.

Game controllers peaked with this design. We haven't had a good controller since.

>>721104678
GAY niggas.

>>721105164
Buying a pink controller doesn't make you gay, but not using an adblocker does.

>>721105615
i don't think it's relative, but if you want to call anyone gay:

>>721108578
this guy has a point

>>721104678
It has a tendie layout. Probably every tendie wears their programming socks while playing anyway.

>>721108874
This. I always wear red socks when the plumber guy comes for a visit

>>721104415 (OP)
Not really innovative, but I do enjoy this quite a bit. Slightly worse dpad than the actual Saturn controller, but makes up for it with XInput and the select button + two extra triggers + Guide button. Ultimate retro controller.

>>721104678
i bought a pink ds lite, i played it in public sometimes. surprisingly good conversation starter.

>>721104415 (OP)
Innovative layouts are almost impossible when Xinput restricts what you can do.

>>721109134
>conversation starter.
need examples

I'm looking for a controller to use with an android TV box. The touchpad on the dualshock 4 and dualsense is very important for navigation. Are there any other controllers with a feature like this?

Not exactly an innovation since it's a revival of an existing design but I'm really happy with pic related. A lot better than expected so far, provided none of the buttons stop working which I had heard some reports of

>>721109254
i had some women come up and tell me they really liked the color and we'd chat a bit. i'm not sure if they thought i was gay so i wasn't threatening but it happened quite a few times and some others were gamers that said they had the same model. had some guys come up too and we'd shoot the shit and talk about games after they'd make a comment about it the color.

>>721109350
Id buy that. but it has no wire. So fuck that thing.

>>721104415 (OP)
An innovative game controller would be one with a good d-pad and/or sticks that don't drift.

I might be crazy but I would like to see a controller with an analog slider on the shoulder. The Hori 3ds slide pads are weirdly comfortable once you get used to them.

>>721105164
>pink
>looks orange
Is your camera shit, or is it your room's lighting?

>>721109909
wtf's a slider?

>>721109783
>buy series X controller
>d-pad is decent
>replace sticks
Walla. Bone apple teeth. No longer lack toes in toddler ants.

>>721110090
A tiny sandwich.

>>721105227
>>721105615
>>721108069
>See thing colored in pink
>Mind instantly is flooded with thoughts of gay sex
And people keep telling me this board is for the white straight male

>>721104415 (OP)
>>721104415 (OP)
I would make a recommendation for 8BitDo Pro 3
>Symmetrical Joysticks
>Steam Input support meaning you can customize the extra buttons on your controller(2 on the back, 2 on the shoulder)
>Can EASILY switch out face buttons to go with Xbox Face Buttons for PC play
>Free Charging Dock and 2.5GHZ Wireless USB stick.
>D-Pad is clicky in a good way
>Can also switch out Joysticks for Twin Arcadesticks it comes with.

>>721105658
I love the Steam Input support it even has custom Gyro function as well. It has turned me into an 8BitDo saint.

>>721106912
It's not going to that looks just awful to absolutely use and very unwieldy. It would be better if the Control Stick were at where the D-Pads are and the touch sensitivity for the "Mouse Controls" where in the back.

>>721107558
What da HELL am I looking at

>>721111710
nta but i have a ultimate 2 controller. should i even use directinput for steam input support? i couldnt get the gyro reading on dolphin when i tried to set it up when i first got it.

>>721111956
You should if you find the games you would like to use with them. Also I would say to try Switch Emulators. They work with the Gyro Controls better than Dolphin for some reason. Even with Mario Odyssey.

>>721106764
Did you try the Hori Split Pad? They are not bad either.

>>721104415 (OP)
>Did anyone try the Gulikit TT Max/Pro yet, or is that still not out yet?
Still not out yet. Apparently October. I'm really looking forward to it, hypothetically it would be my ideal controller. Saturn-style floating dpad + adjustable tension sticks, if it's good then it'll be perfect.

you ARE using protection right?

>>721104415 (OP)
anyone tried this one yet? been thinking about getting it since my current series x controller is on it's way out

>>721112459
Are these to protect the rubber on sticks, when someone is too lazy about cutting their nails, or they're sharp from poorly cut nails? I would imagine they could protect grip rubber too but you hold those with all fingers and these seem to be only for thumb and index, leaving 3 fingers free to scratch some rubber

>>721112898
Its to protect your mouse from gamer grip, if I had to guess

>>721112780
How are Apex different from Vader? Vader Pro model seems to have adjustable tension rings for sticks, so you can have right stick slightly stiffer, and left stick looser

>>721113291
Apex doesn't have C/Z buttons, and usually exists to beta test gimmicks with a markup. Apex 4 had the stick tension thing, which was adopted by Vader 4 as well. Don't remember what's new on Apex 5 aside from paddles instead of buttons, and dropping dinput.

>>721104415 (OP)
Not a single person has ever been able to point to a genuinely good, durable controller. They're all complete dogshit at this point

No, your wired 360 controller doesn't count.

>>721114548
hmm.. I don't know if it's a problem or not, but the concern I have specs wise is that it seems to be using hall effect, while other new controllers are now using either TMR or starting to adopt Capacitive sticks. Like I think the recent 8bitdo Pro3 upgrade from Pro2 was HE->TMR , and mobapad + some others are adopting capacitive sticks. I think you could argue it shouldn't be priced so high if it's not using TMR at least, since there's a lot of competition. I feel it should cost 66 at most or something, closer to that price point than 100 price

>>721115585
The biggest points of failure in gamepads can be replaced quickly and cheaply. There's no excuse for not finding a comfortable grip on a controller and replacing parts as you need to, or sucking it up and replacing the entire controller because you're lazy. If you can change the oil in your car, you can replace potentiometers.

>>721104415 (OP)
I want a steam deck without the screen. It's by far and beyond the best controller I ever held in my hands

>>721115585
I think you might be tarding out on your controllers anon. I've never had a controller break in the past 15 years.

>>721107558
>tfw had the Playstation glove
Such a useless piece of junk

>>721115786
cars are built to be repairable unless the engineers fucking hate you and their own technicians. Brittle plastic controllers and their finnicky ribon cables/soldering are made to be disposable and you have to be much more careful than changing out your oil. Sure, most people could probably manage it if they order some specialized spudgers and tools and wait for 2 months for their alibaba replacement part which may or may not work to be shipped from china.

It's all shit, dude. I just want a controller that can put up with like 5 years of abuse, not 2. I have dualshock 2's which put up with all kinds of shit and still work great and Switch pro controllers with drift after like 1.5 years. The most luck I've had is my wii U pro controller and that's starting to get a wonky deadzone after 10 years of use.

>>721116005
see above. I was WORSE about it as a kid. Eating frozen pizza, chips, etc while playing, slamming the analog sticks, jamming buttons. I want my shit to last now because it's my money. I stopped bringing my controllers over in the dorm back in college because one of the regulars kept eating dominos while using my gamecube controllers.

>>721116257
nta but I think you may have to come in terms that modern controllers aren't built to last 10 years (they might, not tested yet). I have feeling the chinks should last as long if not longer than the modern first party controllers. Remember they're all mostly built in china (even the first party), difference being in materials, and that the third party chinks have non-drift sticks. Third party controllers sticks wont drift, and that seems to be the biggest problem with modern controllers that people are class action lawsuing some of these big gaming companies over

>>721116753
anon I get your point but I have controllers that are over 20 years old and still work without issue

>old gamecube controllers that survived melee growing up and in college
>2 ps2 controllers from an OG ps2fat that survived me being a stupid kid
>several NES controllers from the 80's
not necessarily controllers but
>original gameboy
>GBC
>GBA, GBA SP
>psp
>DS, ds lite

I would have some ps1 controllers but those melted in a literal fire. I don't know when the tooling got fucked but things seem to genuinely be made worse now. It's like we're using a different type of plastic and not just for the housing, but the membranes, potentiometers and switches. I have NO evidence to back this up unfortunately.

>>721117115
>old gamecube controllers that survived melee growing up and in college
This one is my personal internet psyop. I read about everyone having these indestructible GameCube controllers but every single one I had as a kid got a flaccid joystick after a year and some the buttons just worn out. Couldn't go smash attacks anymore. From my personal track record, GameCube is the ONLY bad controller.

>>721117115
I can't say I haven't had as much luck as you. 2 of my n64 controllers drift, and it's probably same with my og xbox controller sticks. There's possibility these new third party controllers will outlast the n64 or xbox sticks , I don't see buttons/triggers breaking either, and sticks should be completely drift free

>>721117364
>>721117321

I don't know exactly what the build quality was for n64 controllers but I remember some of my friends having worn down analogs on theirs, so that tracks. Like there was some type of dust from the plastic breaking down as they got spun around. Probably had to do with how much force you could put on it compared to how awkwardly you would need to hold a dual stick to do the same thing. I also didn't own any xbox controllers so I can't speak to that.

As for my own experiences, the Ps2 controllers were likely very early manufacturing runs. Same with the GC controllers. I had a 3rd party wireless logitech and a madcatz. The madcatz broke after like 3 months and the logitech works fine but the receivers fried themselves so I can't speak to how that one could've gone.

Is there really nobody trying to make actually durable controllers? I know xbox (and maybe sony) both sold some super-premium versions of their controllers recently but they were also plagued with the same issues regarding stick drift, etc.

>>721112898
Is for people for sweaty hands, mine become slimy when playing button mash games on summer and the sticks just slip away. The joystick caps are for fujo/trans gamers that chip the gum with long nails and smear it with polish.

>>721118094
what? I'm gonna need some context

>>721118153
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeGcon

>>721118064
>The joystick caps are for fujo/trans gamers that chip the gum with long nails and smear it with polish
Can any stick caps be applied to any controller/stick, are they universal? Being able to raise the height slightly could be comfy, that seems to be the thing that gamesir is doing to make cyclone 2 and tarantula pro comfy, they're slightly higher than vader 4 pro or 8bit pro3 . Them protecting the sticks OG Rubber (from nails) is nice extra

>>721118153
It's exactly what it looks like.

>>721118094
wasn't this thing notoriously bad?

>>721118385
so it's like motorcycle handle, for acceleration? Kinda cool

>>721118460
No, you might be confusing it with the JogCon which was shittier due to design, but the NegCon was godlike and used by almost all speedrunners of PS1 racing games

>>721118554
what's that rotating thing used for

>>721118619
It Dougs

>>721118619
playing iPOD mini games

>>721118505
No, no, it's like a motorcycle handle... that you use for TURNING instead. Watch some youtube videos about it and you'll get it.
>>721118619
It's a mini-wheel with force feedback. The problem was where they decided to put it, in the most inaccessible part of the gamepad. Also I think it was only compatible with RRT4 and RRV, compared to the NegCon which had a wider list of compatible games.

>>721118554
why does this look like a dildo or something.. like some kind of sextoy coded design

>>721111836
This is just the deck layout, and that thing is at least comfy

>>721118410
I had some shitty ones with different heights for the xbone and steamdeck. They get loose over time and you probably have to but more, that or superglue them. The xbone fit most controllers but can feel a bit loose or tight depending on the shape of the stick. The steamdeck ones worked on joycons as well.

Talking about 8bitdo.
Anyone tried the keyboard?

>>721104678
>>721105164
It takes balls to go pink.

>>721111836
>unwieldy
It's not a Wiimote. You're not waving it around anon.

I wonder if the Biohazard controller was actually good for RE1.

>>721119248
This is the back.
It tries to feel like a pistol.

I hate Switch controllers so much it's unreal

>>721119926
They're nothing to write home about, they "work", but they're not exactly inspiring. Fortunately almost all of the third party controllers (unless they're specifically for some specific console) work with switch without much of issues, so you can buy an armada of different controllers to use on switch to completely switch things up

>>721115650
Stick type doesn't matter as much as the capabilities of the controller to read it accurately and the sensors being designed for longevity and accuracy. TMR's generally better for modding potentiometer controllers since they use similar voltage for compatibility, but I don't think you'll see a meaningful difference with hall effect if the controller's properly designed for it and the specific hall sensors don't have a design flaw of some sort.
Like I said, Apex is for beta testing gimmicks with a markup. If you want the good stuff at $66, wait for Vader 5.

manba one looks cool

now this is tryharding

>>721104678
I would buy it. In fact you know what? Go fuck yourself it's awesome. I'm gonna buy a pink couch and pink carpet for my gaming room too, just to fit the theme. All different shades of pink of course. Mostly lighter shades.

GameSir, our response?

>>721123816
They're working to refresh their existing product line, but what that entails, when they come out, is all anybody's guess at this point.