Thread 725414720

PC Controller thread.

What are you using?
What are your recommendations?

For me its the Series controller. Has a screenshot button which is nice for getting pics when I want.

Elves 2 for d-pad games
Cyclone 2 for stick games
Dualsense for stick games that benefit from claw grip or touchpad

>>725414720 (OP)
>Has a screenshot button which is nice for getting pics when I want.
Steam binds that to home+RT by default. They call it "button chords" and you can configure them however you want.
You're welcome.

Anyone ever get a Gulikit ESPro?
I bought one as they were cheap and offered TMR sticks and hall effect triggers. So I bought it in hopes of replacing my current xbox crontroller and never having to worry about drift again.
It seemingly sucks.
It keeps doing desktop shortcuts and I can't turn them off? I just wanted it to behave like a xbox controller.

>>725414720 (OP)

I am trying to select a third party controller to buy for pc that doesn't burn too much into my pocket. My question is....are impulse triggers something I should consider? Because every model and brand that uses them is a bit expensive.

I just want to know if It's something worth spending money on.

>>725414720 (OP)
Xbox elite series 2 controller, haven’t found anything better. Love the weight of it and it just werks. Quality control can suck but what doesn’t these days. Be careful dropping it because the magnetic buttons will come off easy like the dpad and back buttons. Have tried the DualShock, switch controller, 8bit-do, I always go back to the elite 2

any good dpad controllers?

>>725416657
Update the firmware.
Was happening to me till I did the upgrade to 3.4 and seems you have to hold the cogwheel to do PC shortcuts now.

>extra buttons you can bind to mostly anything
Gamesir Cyclone 2/Tarantula Pro/Super Nova/probably G7 Pro
Bigbig Won Blitz 2/Rainbow 3
ZD's lineup
supposedly Mobapad Huben 2
>extra buttons you can bind to anything via a software layer (Steam Input, DS4Windows, etc)
Dualsense Edge
Xbox Elite
Flydigi controllers*
8Bitdo Ultimate 2
DS4/Dualsense if you count touchpad gestures as extra buttons
>extra buttons you can only map to other buttons on the controller
most other controllers

*Flydigi Space Station doesn't support all keyboard or combo binds. Some controllers are compatible with ReWASD with restrictions.

>>725417656
Tegeneria if you want the d-pad to be somewhat big and loose feeling. Shanwan Q38 if you want to only ride the edge of the d-pad, otherwise it won't be accurate. FANTECH Switch Controller if you want an Xbox style controller. Apeshit Dough SN30 Pro if you want a SNES style controller. Elves 2 if you want a SNES style controller with grips.
>>725414720 (OP)
I'm waiting for TT pro to come out. If the SN30 Pro ever gets TMR sticks then I'll get that, because I want it in other transparent colors and I believe it will happen.

I would recommend the Switch 2 controller if it was working in PC - best feeling sticks and the satin feel is unmatched. It is massively overpriced.

Shanwan Q38 is my choice for emulating older 3D games that don't require precise use of the right analog stick. The sticks are the most "accurate" I've used so far for any hall effect stick controller. I like its thickness. Tegeneria and FANTECH as well as Elves 2 and SN30 pro are my other recommendations for playing older 3D games.

By older 3D games I mean 5th and 6th gen console games.

If you require six face buttons or a controller with an octogate you're gonna have to go for something else.

I can't recommend the 8bitdo pro 2 or any of their ultimate style controllers if you care about d-pad feeling good and/or being accurate. Recessed d-pads feel bad.

I'll wait for retro fighters to come out with their next iteration of their N64 controller before I try another N64 controller. 8bitdo's wasn't too bad but the d-pad being the same as the rest of the ultimate style controllers was a big letdown.

Maybe someday a manufacturer will make a Nintendo 64 controller that has the same stretched out diagonal corners as the original has.

Using any OEM controller with an appropriate adapter is always preferred for emulation.

>>725416657
This is the best one if you are on a budget.

>>725417067
the bumpers don't even last a month on those, and it's no wonder- it's a piece plastic tapping a folded plastic paper over a contact not reading inputs, forcing me to reroute my bumper inputs to the paddles.

actually, can anyone recommend a controller with god-tier bumpers?

Even for games that have controller support I still don't want to use controller.

Aint there only like a couple games that are so bad for mouse and keyboard that you have to use it like dark souls or yakuza

>>725414720 (OP)
Get something with back buttons if you play any 3D games other than shooters.
Having to take your thumb off the right analog every time you need to press a button sucks ass. And claw grip is a 1 way ticket to carpal tunnel.

>>725414720 (OP)
Gamesaar Cyclone 2, nothing comes close for the price.

Dualshock 2, because nothing since has really added anything of worth or necessity.
And those fuckers are nigh indestructible

>>725414720 (OP)
I redeemed so I've been playing some metroidvanias and Super Meat Boy recently, it feels really fucking good.

for me? it's the gamesir cyclone 2 available in both white and black with rgb LEDs

>>725420339
Kind of want to try a sega saturn/disc shaped d-pad. Some anons convinced me to give them a try after being a nintendo style dpad for a while.

a ps5 pad

My first PC controller was a shit Steel Series controller. Then it was my Dual Shock 4. Now it's my Switch Pro.

Dualsense and an F310 as a backup controller
been using Dualsense daily for 2+ years now, still no stick drift, maybe I just got lucky
triggers kinda start creaking from time to time but it goes away on its own

>>725414720 (OP)
Been using this when my DualSense isn't supported. It's shape is the reason I like DS. I use everything wired though so I'm creeping this thread for suggestions too.

>>725420339
Do you have experience with the Cyclone 2?
I hear the sticks are great, but while the D-Pad are accurate, they have too much travel to register.